Browsing by Author "Roca Ramon, Xavier"
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Adoption of web databases for document management in SMEs of the construction sector in Spain
(2007-07)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents a web-based tool designed to improve internal and external document management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector. For each ... -
A methodology for predicting the severity of environmental impacts related to the construction process of residential buildings
(Elsevier, 2009-03-01)
Article
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An environmental impact causal model for improving the environmental performance of construction processes
(Elsevier, 2013-08-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyDespite the increasing efforts made by the construction sector to reduce the environmental impact of their processes, construction sites are still a major source of pollution and adverse impacts on the environment. This ... -
Assessing concerns of interested parties when predicting the significance of environmental impacts related to the construction process of residential buildings
(2011-05-02)
Article
Open AccessThe most common challenges and obstacles encountered by construction organizations during the process of implementing and using environmental management systems are related to the inherent peculiarities of the construction ... -
A web-based system for sharing and disseminating research results: The underground construction case study
(2010-07)
Article
Open AccessResearchers often have to go to multiple information sources in order to identify high-quality, time-critical information. Due to the dynamic and unstructured nature of research results, they are faced with such problems ... -
Complejos industriales
(Edicions UPC [etc.], 2001)
Book
Restricted access to the UPC academic communityEste libro ha sido escrito y editado para los estudios de 2º ciclo de Ingenieria de Organización Industrial que se imparten en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieria Industrial de Terrassa de la Universidad Politécnica ... -
Construcció industrial : introducció i conceptes bàsics
(Edicions UPC, 2003)
Book
Restricted access to UB, UAB, UPC, UPF, UdG, UdL, URV, UOC, BC, UVic, UJI, URL, UIC usersEn la construcció d’un edifici tècnicament complex, com és el cas dels edificis industrials que s’estudien en aquesta obra, intervenen un gran nombre d’elements, aspectes i condicionaments que cal tenir en compte i que ... -
Energy and sensitivity analysis of Spanish dwelling stock
(2012)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe main aim of this paper is to know how household and dwelling related independent variables affect dependent variables: energy consumption and expenditure on energy. It is also an aim to know how energy prices and income ... -
Estimación del consumo de energía primaria y de las emisiones de CO2 de los edificios de viviendas de una ciudad de tamaño medio
(2010)
Conference lecture
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Estudio de la aplicabilidad de materiales compuestos en la construcción de edificios industriales
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2005-11-02)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessEn general, los materiales compuestos (MC) poseen la gran ventaja de tener una muy baja densidad con unas muy buenas propiedades mecánicas, permitiendo el diseño de elementos constructivos muy ligeros y una construcción ... -
Identifying potential environmental impacts at the pre-construction stage
(2009)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper introduces a systematic approach for dealing with potential adverse environmental impacts at the pre-construction stage. The proposed methodology serves as an assessment tool for construction projects to measure ... -
Identifying potential health and safety risks at the pre-construction stage
(2010)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyPrevious researches have demonstrated that decisions made during the pre-construction stage have a big influence on the construction worker safety. This paper introduces a systematic approach for dealing with health and ... -
Influence of building type on post-handover defects in housing
(2012-08)
Article
Open AccessClients’ lack of involvement in defining quality requirements for dwellings built by developers leads to a perception of poor quality at the time of purchase. The research presented in this paper aims to broaden previous ... -
Knowledge management and e-learning for underground construction projects
(Springer, 2010)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper describes a Knowledge management system (SGAC - Active Knowledge Management System) to manage the knowledge generated in a research project. This system aims both at organizing project information during the ... -
Mitigating construction safety risks using prevention through design
(2010-04)
Article
Open AccessIntroduction: Research and practice have demonstrated that decisions made prior to work at construction sites can influence construction worker safety. However, it has also been argued that most architects and design ... -
Model for enhancing integrated identification, assessment, and operational control of on-site environmental impacts and health and safety risks in construction firms
(2013-02)
Article
Open AccessCertifiable management-system standards apply similar management techniques and principles, but each system still tends to have a separate structure in construction companies. Research and practice have demonstrated that ... -
Multi-criteria decision analysis to assess the environmental and economic performance of using recycled gypsum cement and recycled aggregate to produce concrete: the case of Catalonia (Spain)
(2018-06-01)
Article
Open AccessThe production of virgin raw materials used in construction and the generation of construction and demolition waste (CDW) are key environmental issues in the construction industry. Portland cement and concrete are used ... -
Post-handover housing defects: sources and origins
(2013-12-01)
Article
Open AccessIn Spain, the high levels of inexperienced workers and the long chains of subcontracting contribute to the poor quality of dwellings. Althoughthe Ley reguladora de la subcontratación en el Sector de la Construcción (s ... -
Proposta metodològica per afavorir el treball en equip en assignatures semipresencials que comporten la realització de projectes d’enginyeria amb un alt contingut de disseny
(2009-02-12T13:19:20Z)
Conference lecture / Conference report
Open AccessAquest projecte ha tingut com a finalitat principal impulsar un aprenentatge més efectiu dels alumnes en assignatures que, impartides en una modalitat semipresencial, comporten la realització d’un treball de curs amb un ...
