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Experts’ consensus to identify elements of career management competencies in Work-Based Learning (WBL) program using Fuzzy Delphi Analysis
This study aimed to obtain experts‘ opinion
and consensus on the elements of career management competencies that can
be developed through the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program in polytechnic
A Review on Energy Consumption Optimization Techniques in IoT Based Smart Building Environments
In recent years, due to the unnecessary wastage of electrical energy in
residential buildings, the requirement of energy optimization and user comfort
has gained vital importance. In the literature, various techniques have been
proposed addressing the energy optimization problem. The goal of each technique
was to maintain a balance between user comfort and energy requirements such
that the user can achieve the desired comfort level with the minimum amount of
energy consumption. Researchers have addressed the issue with the help of
different optimization algorithms and variations in the parameters to reduce
energy consumption. To the best of our knowledge, this problem is not solved
yet due to its challenging nature. The gap in the literature is due to the
advancements in the technology and drawbacks of the optimization algorithms and
the introduction of different new optimization algorithms. Further, many newly
proposed optimization algorithms which have produced better accuracy on the
benchmark instances but have not been applied yet for the optimization of
energy consumption in smart homes. In this paper, we have carried out a
detailed literature review of the techniques used for the optimization of
energy consumption and scheduling in smart homes. The detailed discussion has
been carried out on different factors contributing towards thermal comfort,
visual comfort, and air quality comfort. We have also reviewed the fog and edge
computing techniques used in smart homes
Observation of temporary accommodation for construction workers according to the code of practice for temporary construction site workers amenities and accommodation (ms2593:2015) in Johor, Malaysia
The Malaysian government is currently improving the quality of workers temporary
accommodation by introducing MS2593:2015 (Code of Practice for Temporary Site Workers
Amenities and Accommodation) in 2015. It is in line with the initiative in the Construction
Industry Transformation Programme (2016-2020) to increase the quality and well-being of
construction workers in Malaysia. Thus, to gauge the current practice of temporary
accommodation on complying with the particular guideline, this paper has put forth the
observation of such accommodation towards elements in Section 3 within MS2593:2015. A total
of seventeen (17) temporary accommodation provided by Grade 6 and Grade 7 contractors in
Johor were selected and assessed. The results disclosed that most of the temporary
accommodation was not complying with the guideline, where only thirteen (13) out of fifty-eight
(58) elements have recorded full compliance (100%), and the lowest compliance percentage
(5.9%) are discovered in the Section 3.12 (Signage). In a nutshell, given the significant gap of
compliance between current practices of temporary accommodation and MS2593:2015, a
holistic initiative need to be in place for the guideline to be worthwhile
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