Knowledge Capturing in Design Briefing Process for Requirement Elicitation and Validation

Knowledge capturing and reusing are major processes of knowledge management that deal with the elicitation of valuable knowledge via some techniques and methods for use in actual and further studies, projects, services, or products. The construction industry, as well, adopts and uses some of these concepts to improve various construction processes and stages. From pre-design to building delivery knowledge management principles and briefing frameworks have been implemented across project stakeholders: client, design teams, construction teams, consultants, and facility management teams. At pre-design and design stages, understanding the client’s needs and users’ knowledge are crucial for identifying and articulating the expected requirements and objectives. Due to underperforming results and missed goals and objectives, many projects finish with highly dissatisfied clients and loss of contracts for some organizations. Knowledge capturing has beneficial effects via its principles and methods on requirement elicitation and validation at the briefing stage between user, client and designer. This paper presents the importance and usage of knowledge capturing and reusing in briefing process at pre-design and design stages especially the involvement of client and user, and explores the techniques and technologies that are usable in briefing process for requirement elicitation

Alışveriş merkezi tipolojilerinin akustik açıdan değerlendirilmesi.

Acoustic design of shopping malls which have become very popular in recent years, has gained importance and it has been considered as an integral part of the design – construction and life cycle treatment of such complex – functional buildings. In this study, acoustic qualities of shopping malls are to be inquired by focusing on circulation areas and atrium spaces where noise is one of major disturbances. In this context, first taxonomy of shopping malls regarding their geometrical forms is to be proposed together with plan layouts, construction materials and spatial organizations. Then some of these malls in representing major characteristics of the each class in the taxonomy are to be acoustically analyzed and compared with standards by aiming to provide some guiding principles for acoustical design of such spaces.M.S. - Master of Scienc

Impact of remote working upon user's well-beings

International Sypmposium on Art and Design Education (4. : 2021 : Ankara, Turkey)Occupancy satisfaction has critical importance upon productivity of workers. Providing healthy workplace environment, thus, one of the basic components to achieve occupancy satisfaction. Pre-pandemic literature has dominated with researches investigating user well-beings on physical workplaces. Research on sick building syndrome has shown that poor indoor air quality due to toxins, contamination or inadequate ventilation could lead to a variety of physical health com- plaints. World Health Organization (Who) defines the health as “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Therefore, being healthy at workplace addresses social, mental and physical well-being of an individuals. Since the start of the pandemic, the physical workplaces have moved to electronic and virtual workplaces through virtual teams. Although there are variety of researches unveiling the user satisfaction upon working at home, these researches are related with physical workplaces where there were neither lockdown nor pandemic conditions at the time of investigation. Thus, literature has scarcity of research about both virtual workplace upon user well-beings at pandemic conditions which may have potentials to outcome further social and mental diseases. Current literature indicates that virtual workplace activities will continue to expand after pandemic, user well-beings at virtual workplace practices are needed to be investigated in order to re-gain the user satisfaction and employee productivity. Regarding the gap in literature, this study explores the impacts of virtual workplace upon user well-beings.No sponso

Rapid and safe shelter construction with 3-d printing: emergency shelter production for post-disaster situations

Amaç: 3-B inşa yazımı teknoloji ve yönteminin acil barınma merkezi kurulumunda kullanılmasının getireceği fırsatlar, potansiyeller ve engeller öneri bir senaryo üzerinden araştırılmıştır. Metodoloji / Yaklaşım: 3-B inşa yazımı teknolojisinin işleyişi, mevcut durumu, özellikleri ve geliştirilmeye açık alanları incelenmiştir. Acil barınmanın problem teşkil ettiği durumlar özetlenerek, acil eylem planlarında tarif edilen acil barınma merkezi kurulumu süreci 3-B inşa yazımı dahil edilerek yeniden kurgulanmış ve bir senaryo dahilinde sunularak normal süreç ile birlikte değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Acil barınma birimleri üretiminde 3-B inşa yazımı yöntemi, hızlı olması, neredeyse sıfır atık bırakması ve yerel malzeme kullanımı gibi imkanları nedeniyle faydalıdır. Bunun yanında normal süreçte barınma birimleri standart olarak ve asgari düzeyde konfor ve barınma imkânı sağlıyorken, 3-B inşa yazımı barınma birimlerinde çeşitli kullanıcı odaklı konfor, ebat ve barınma seçenekleri oluşturabilir. Orijinallik: 3-B inşa yazım yöntemi halen geliştirilmekte olan bir alandır. Acil barınma birimleri üretiminde 3-B inşa yazımının kullanılmasının getireceği olumlu ve olumsuz yönler bir senaryo üzerinden değerlendirilmiştir. Kısıtlamalar: Araştırma, senaryo olarak kurgulanmış ve mevcut literatür çalışmalarından derlenen sentetik bulgularla desteklenmiştir. Çalışmanın gerçek hayatta uygulanabilir bir düzeye gelebilmesi için acil barınma ve 3-B inşa yazımı paydaşları ile birlikte daha ayrıntılı çalışmalarla bulguların desteklenmesi gerekmektedir. Pratik Çıkarımlar: Mevcut acil eylem planlarında kullanılan acil barınma birimleri üretim süresi ve maliyeti gibi kısıtlamalar nedeniyle kullanıcı odaklılıktan ziyade kurulumu en kısa sürede olacak şekilde kurgulanır. Ancak 3-B inşa yazımının hızlı olması ve yerel malzeme kullanım seçeneği, acil durum ortaya çıktıktan sonraki süreçte kullanıcının birtakım kişiselleştirme gereksinimlerini karşılayabilme gibi çeşitli imkanlar sunmaktadır. Bu durum 3-B inşa yazımının çadır ve konteyner gibi hazır çözümlerin sunduğundan çok daha konforlu ve kullanıcı odaklı barınma birimlerinin üretilebilmesine olanak sağlamaktadırPurpose: The opportunities, potentials and handicaps by use of 3-D printing in construction technologies and methods on emergency shelter construction have been investigated with a proposed scenario. Methodology/Approach: State of the art of 3-D printing in construction technology has been explored by referencing key terms and terminologies. Emergency sheltering conditions and requirements were described in the official reports and a scenario is established incorporating the use of 3-D printing technology on establishment of an emergency shelter center instead of use of existing sheltering units. Findings: In addition to taking benefit from general advantages of 3-D printing in construction such as rapid construction, the use of local material, and almost no waste disposal, it presents a certain level of user-oriented design and comfort at shelter units in terms of size and commissioning options. Originality: 3-D printing in construction is a developing new topic. The paper investigates the advantages and disadvantages of 3-D printing technology in emergency shelter creation upon a scenario. Limitations: The research is based upon the scenario of the use of 3-D printing in emergency shelter construction without making real-world experiments and thus relies on synthetic findings. The study must be supported by detailed in site experiments incorporating 3-D printing and emergency sheltering stakeholders. Practical Implications: Regarding the existing official reports, emergency sheltering units are required to be constructed and installed as fast as possible when the emergency condition becomes real due to manufacturing time and cost limitations. Since 3-D printing has the ability to overcome such limitations, it has been revealed that there are also opportunities for the user to make a certain level of customization on the design and manufacturing of shelter units.No sponso

Impact of remote working upon user's well-beings

International Sypmposium on Art and Design Education (4. : 2021 : Ankara, Turkey)Occupancy satisfaction has critical importance upon productivity of workers. Providing healthy workplace environment, thus, one of the basic components to achieve occupancy satisfaction. Pre-pandemic literature has dominated with researches investigating user well-beings on physical workplaces. Research on sick building syndrome has shown that poor indoor air quality due to toxins, contamination or inadequate ventilation could lead to a variety of physical health com- plaints. World Health Organization (Who) defines the health as “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Therefore, being healthy at workplace addresses social, mental and physical well-being of an individuals. Since the start of the pandemic, the physical workplaces have moved to electronic and virtual workplaces through virtual teams. Although there are variety of researches unveiling the user satisfaction upon working at home, these researches are related with physical workplaces where there were neither lockdown nor pandemic conditions at the time of investigation. Thus, literature has scarcity of research about both virtual workplace upon user well-beings at pandemic conditions which may have potentials to outcome further social and mental diseases. Current literature indicates that virtual workplace activities will continue to expand after pandemic, user well-beings at virtual workplace practices are needed to be investigated in order to re-gain the user satisfaction and employee productivity. Regarding the gap in literature, this study explores the impacts of virtual workplace upon user well-beings.No sponso

Investigating Remote Working Spaces during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The business world has experienced a pandemic for three years, affecting the workforce's productivity and efficiency. Since workers' well-being and satisfaction are crucial to effective workforce management, organizations and authorities make the employee's well-being and satisfaction the primary target to be achieved even in the post-pandemic period. Many countries and organizations have developed strategies to meet the emerging requirements of the business world. Like other countries, many of the workgroups in Türkiye were also forced to adopt working-from-home (WFH) practices. Although a substantial number of research studies were conducted for investigating well-being and productivity, there is still a need for empirical studies investigating WFH satisfaction and the well-being of workers to be used as a reference and guide for research. A survey was designed and implemented among employees from Türkiye to inspect and measure negative and positive relations between the physical work environment, well-being, and satisfaction of WFH workers. Regarding the range of participants, the survey results could be generalized to illustrate challenges, conditions, and aspects of working-from-home practices in Türkiye to define remote working spaces