1st Annual International Conference on Construction 20-23 June 2011, Athens, Greece

Athens Institute for Education and Research Arts and Sciences Research Division 1st Annual International Conference on Construction 20-23 June 2011, Athens, Greece PROGRAM Conference Venue: St George Lycabettus Boutique Hotel, Kleomenous Street, Kolonaki, Athens Organization and Scientific Committee Dr Gregory T Papanikos, President, ATINER Dr Nicholas Patricios, Professor of Architecture, University of Miami, USA Dr Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President of Academics, ATINER & Professor, Sam Houston University, USA Dr Panagiotis Petratos, Head, Computer Research Unit, ATINER & Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems, California State University, Stanislaus, USA Dr Stephen Andrew Arbury, Academic Member, ATINER & Professor of Art History, Radford University, USA Dr Margarita Kefalaki, Researcher, ATINER Ms Lila Skountridaki, Researcher, ATINER & Ph.D Student, University of Strathclyde, U.K Ms Gina M Bondi, Researcher, ATINER Administration Fani Balaska, Chantel Blanchette, Stavroula Kiritsi, Apostolos Kotsaspyrou, Eirini Lentzou, Konstantinos Manolidis, Katerina Maraki & Sylia Sakka C O N F E R E N C E P R O G R A M (The time for each session includes at least 10 minutes coffee break) Monday 20 June 2011 08:30-09:30 Registration 09:30-10:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks    Dr Nicholas Pappas, Vice-President of Academics, ATINER & Professor, Sam Houston University, USA Dr Gregory T Papanikos, President, ATINER & Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde, U.K Opening Speech: The Current Economic Crisis and its Impact on Greek Construction Industry Dr Nicholas Patricios, Professor of Architecture, University of Miami, USA 10:00-12:00 Session I (Room A): Education & Training Chair: Papanikos, G.T., President, ATINER & Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde, U.K Fajkus, M., Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, USA Light and Building Envelope Construction: A Meeting Point for Architects and Engineers LaCoe, J., Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University, USA Sustainable Design/Build Pedagogy: Materials Reuse *Tracada, E., Universisty Principal Tutor in Built Environment and Leader of the B.E.R.G., University of Derby, UK Self Build Design and Construction Processes and the Future of Sustainable Design Education Cetiner Ozdemir, O., Researcher, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey The Computer Use in Architectural and Urban Planning Training-An Example Wienand, N., Head, Department of Architecture & Planning, Sheffield Hallam University, UK Architectural Technology The Making of an Academic Discipline 12:00- 13:30 Session II (Room A): Architecture & the Building Process Chair: *Tracada, E., Universisty Principal Tutor in Built Environment and Leader of the B.E.R.G., University of Derby, UK Snyder, V., Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin, USA Developed Surfaces: Construction Logic and Geometrical Control *Knowles, A., Ph.D Student, University of New South Wales, Australia High Profiling: Architects in Time Magazine Kapodistria, D., Postgraduate Student, University of Cambridge, UK The Built-Form, the Environmental Performance and the Retrofit Potential of Urban Dwellings in Greece 13:30-14:30 Lunch 14:30-16:00 Session III (Room A): Sustainable Building Construction I Chair: *Pierre, P., Researcher, University of Laval, Canada Leffers, R., Director, Center for the Built Environment, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA, Kubik, M., Associate Professor, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA & Ashton, P., Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA Social Transformation for a Sustainable Built Environment: Problems and Prospects Spiegelhalter, T., Professor, Florida International University, USA Passive and Active Micro-Generation Building Systems for Coding, and Dehumidification in Hot and Tropical Climates Rosales, C., Associate Professor, Florida International University, USA & Shanti, M., Ph.D Student, Florida International University, USA Unique Design and Construction Challenges for a Solar Decathlon House 16:00 -17:30 Session IV (Room A): Project Methodologies & Techniques Chair: *Jetty, C.R., Associate Professor, M.S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India Davis, M., Director, Synopsis Ltd, UK Delivering “More for Less” with Integrated Project Insurance *Sarkar, D., Associate Professor, CEPT University, India Formulation of Project Risk Management Model for Mass Rapid Transit System Project Luyten, L., Researcher-Instructor, Sint-Lucas School of Architecture, Belgium A Deign Language for Expressing Structural Concepts Roofigari-Esfahan, N., Graduate Student, Concordia University, Canada & *Moselhi, O., Professor, Concordia University, Canada Project Schedule Acceleration Considering Risk 17:30-19:00 Session V (Room A): Properties of Concrete & Mortar Chair: Moselhi, O., Professor, Concordia University, Canada Ikotun, B.D., Lecturer, University of South Africa, South Africa Effect of a Modified Zeolite Additive on the Alkali Silica Reaction of Mortar Yurdakul, E., Ph.D Student, Iowa State University, USA, Taylor, P., Associate Director, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, USA and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, USA, Ceylan, H., Associate Professor, Iowa State University, USA & Bektas, F., Research Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, USA Investigating the Minimum Binder Content Requirement by using Class F Fly Ash in concrete Pavements Ioannou, S., Researcher, University of Bath, UK, Paine, K., Senior Lecturer, University of Bath, UK & Quillin, K., Associate Director, Building Research Establishment Ltd., UK Resistance of Supersulfated Cement Concrete to Carbonation and Sulfate Attack 19:00- 20:30 Session VI (Room A): Architecture & the Building Process II Chair: *Sarkar, D., Associate Professor, CEPT University, India Pontikis, K., Professor, California State University, USA On the Art of Making: Generative and Sustainable Building Design and Construction Processes Aghaei Meibodi, M., Ph.D Student, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden Technological Advances in Design and Construction: Bridging the Gap between the Conception Stage and the Manufacturing Process Engincan Bol, P., Assistant Professor, Maltepe University, Turkey & Güner, D., Lecturer, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey Changing Typologies of Domestic Environment Uzun, T., Assistant Professor, Maltepe University, Turkey Influance of Ancıent Greek Archıtectural Element In Istanbul 21:00-23:00 Greek Night and Dinner (Details during registration) Tuesday 21 June 2011 09:00-10:30 Session VII (Room A): Materials I Chair: *Attard, T., Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, USA Taha, R., Professor, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Al-Kamyani, Z., Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Al-Jabri, K., Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Baawain, M., Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Al-Shamsi, K., Sultan Qaboos University, Oman & Al-Futaisi, A., Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Use of Waste Spent Catalyst in Construction *Forgues, D., Professor, Ecole of Technology Superieure, Canada & Iordanova, I., Researcher, Ecole of Technology Superieure, Canada Toward an IDP-BIM Framework: A Sustainable Building Case Study *Jetty, C.R., Associate Professor, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India, Venkatasubramani, R., Professor, V L B Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology, India, Balakrishnaa Vasudevan, A., Professor, Prahar School of Architecture, India & Rangaswamy, R S., Professor, V L B Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology, India Strategic Management of Architectural, Engineering and Construction Industry Challenges 10:30- 12:00 Session VIII (Room A): Materials II Chair: *Forgues, D., Professor, Ecole of Technology Superieure, Canada Lewis, J.A., Researcher, University of Ulster, UK, Odeyinka, H., University of Ulster, UK & Eadie, R., University of Ulster, UK A Methodology for Effecting Innovative Construction Procurement Selection through Application of Artificial Intelligence Ward, P., Lecturer, University of Newcastle, Australia A UK and Australian Perspective of the Suitability of the SCL Protocol’s Provision for Dealing with Float for Adoption and Use by the Australian Construction Industry *Lu, X., Senior Researcher, Aalto University, Finland, Lu, T., Aalto University, Finland & Viljanen, M., University of Florida, USA A Case Study in Analysis and Improvement of Energy Efficiency in Data Center 12:00-13:30 Session IX (Room A): Building Structures, Objects & Statics Chair: *Lu, X., Senior Researcher, Aalto University, Finland *Attard, T., Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, USA & Dhiradhamvit, K., Researcher, University of Tennessee, USA Sustainable Energy Dissipation and Evolutionary Viscous Damping in Wood-Frame Structures *Pierre, P., Researcher, University of Laval, Canada & Plante, J., Professor, University of Laval, Canada The Opéra-palette, Québec City, Canada Olah, A.B., Scientific Assistant, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Radical New Possibilities in Building Statics 13:30–14:30 Lunch 14:30–16:00 Session X (Room A): Sustainable Building Construction II Chair: Patricios, N., Professor of Architecture, University of Miami, USA Atalan, O., Assistant Professor, Maltepe University, Turkey Changing Process of the Coastal Settlement of the Bosphorus and Sustainability Marrier d’Unienville, M.E., Master of Design (Research), University of Technology, Australia Residential Design and Regulations for Sustainable Development An Australian Perspective Arslan, G., Associate Professor, Anadolu University, Turkey & Kivrak, S., Anadolu University, Turkey Job Satisfaction of Civil Engineers: An Investigation in Public and Private Construction Industries in Turkey 16:30-19:30 Urban Walk (Details during registration) 20:00-21:00 Dinner (Details during registration) Wednesday 22 June 2011 Cruise: Departure at 07:10 Estimated Return Time: 20:30 (Details during registration) Thursday 23 June 2011 Delphi Visit: Departure at 07:45 Estimated Return Time: 19:30 (Details during registration) ... Dehumidification in Hot and Tropical Climates Rosales, C., Associate Professor, Florida International University, USA & Shanti, M., Ph.D Student, Florida International University, USA Unique Design and Construction. .. Investigation in Public and Private Construction Industries in Turkey 16:30-19:30 Urban Walk (Details during registration) 20:00-21:00 Dinner (Details during registration) Wednesday 22 June 2011... Built-Form, the Environmental Performance and the Retrofit Potential of Urban Dwellings in Greece 13:30-14:30 Lunch 14:30-16:00 Session III (Room A): Sustainable Building Construction I Chair: *Pierre,