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Nurul Zahirah Mokhtar Azizi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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soft cost elements exploring management components of Project costs in green building Projects
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2021Co-Authors: Nazirah Zainul Abidin, Nurul Zahirah Mokhtar AziziAbstract:Abstract This paper reveals the non-technical elements that affect construction Project costs, known as soft cost elements (SCEs). These elusive elements have received little attention although they are significant in influencing management decisions of a Project. There is much interest in the mitigation of cost for green Projects, but the focus is generally leaning towards hard cost aspects. Information about SCEs remains obscure. Qualitative approach is adopted in this research using face-to-face unstructured interviews with 12 respondents consisting of green building Project experts who have been involved in many Projects certified by the Malaysia Green Building Index (GBI). A total of 4 Project cost datasheets were also analysed to confirm the SCEs in the Project budget and to enable a clear definition of the SCEs term. The results show that SCEs are tangible and not hidden in nature. Although they constitute smaller percentage in the Project cost, the implications of SCEs are far-reaching and can influence critical management decisions. There are 8 SCEs identified which are divided into 3 main categories: 1) Design Influence (Project Brief preparation, consultant fees and green certification); 2) Authority Requirement (pre-development charges and contribution charges); and 3) Development Provision (marketing, Project overheads and security of funding). This study is practical and relevant for both green and conventional construction Project, with an additional of ‘green certification’ element for green Projects. The paper provides new insight into the understated elements that drive Project cost from a managerial perspective and indicates key areas for future studies on Project cost.
Kathryn M. Kolasa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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“Images” of nutrition in medical education and primary care
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2001Co-Authors: Kathryn M. KolasaAbstract:In this article I describe challenges to medical-nutrition educators and an opportunity provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges Medical School Objectives Project. Brief snapshots of nutrition education are given during the family medicine residency and through continuing medical education programming. An argument is made to provide education that focuses not on knowledge, but on confidence and skill in providing nutrition services to primary care patients. Medical-nutrition educators are challenged to share curriculum ideas and to explore ways to use technology to become a more effective community.
Nazirah Zainul Abidin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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soft cost elements exploring management components of Project costs in green building Projects
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2021Co-Authors: Nazirah Zainul Abidin, Nurul Zahirah Mokhtar AziziAbstract:Abstract This paper reveals the non-technical elements that affect construction Project costs, known as soft cost elements (SCEs). These elusive elements have received little attention although they are significant in influencing management decisions of a Project. There is much interest in the mitigation of cost for green Projects, but the focus is generally leaning towards hard cost aspects. Information about SCEs remains obscure. Qualitative approach is adopted in this research using face-to-face unstructured interviews with 12 respondents consisting of green building Project experts who have been involved in many Projects certified by the Malaysia Green Building Index (GBI). A total of 4 Project cost datasheets were also analysed to confirm the SCEs in the Project budget and to enable a clear definition of the SCEs term. The results show that SCEs are tangible and not hidden in nature. Although they constitute smaller percentage in the Project cost, the implications of SCEs are far-reaching and can influence critical management decisions. There are 8 SCEs identified which are divided into 3 main categories: 1) Design Influence (Project Brief preparation, consultant fees and green certification); 2) Authority Requirement (pre-development charges and contribution charges); and 3) Development Provision (marketing, Project overheads and security of funding). This study is practical and relevant for both green and conventional construction Project, with an additional of ‘green certification’ element for green Projects. The paper provides new insight into the understated elements that drive Project cost from a managerial perspective and indicates key areas for future studies on Project cost.
Xiang Yuzhe - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Optimization of Structural Design of Shanghai Changfeng City Project─Brief Introduction On Structural Design of Part of Shanghai Changfeng City
Structural Engineers, 1998Co-Authors: Xiang YuzheAbstract:This paper gives a description of the reduction of construction cost by optimizing the structural design of some parts of the Shanghai Changfeng City Project. The method may be taken as a reference for similar Project.
R. Stuhlmann - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the scarab earth radiation budget dataset
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 1998Co-Authors: Robert S. Kandel, P Raberanto, Ph J Duvel, L A Pakhomov, Vladimir A. Golovko, Alexander P Trishchenko, Johannes Mueller, Ehrhard Raschke, Michel Viollier, R. StuhlmannAbstract:Abstract Following an overview of the scientific objectives and organization of the French–Russian–German Scanner for Radiation Budget (ScaRaB) Project, Brief descriptions of the instrument, its ground calibration, and in-flight operating and calibration procedures are given. During the year (24 February 1994–6 March 1995) of ScaRaB Flight Model 1 operation on board Meteor-3/7, radiometer performance was generally good and well understood. Accuracy of the radiances is estimated to be better than 1% in the longwave and 2% in the shortwave domains. Data processing procedures are described and shown to be compatible with those used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) scanner data, even though time sampling properties of the Meteor-3 orbit differ considerably from the ERBE system orbits. The resulting monthly mean earth radiation budget distributions exhibit no global bias when compared to ERBE results, but they do reveal interesting strong r...
