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The use of building information modelling (BIM) in construction projects is expanding, and its usability throughout building lifecycles, from planning and construction to operation and maintenance, is gaining increasing proof. In the design of domestic drinking-water and sewerage systems (DDWSSs), BIM focuses on coordinating disciplines and their design. Despite studies promoting BIM environments for DDWSSs that take into account the regulatory frameworks of corresponding countries, these efforts do not include the use of parametric tools that enhance the efficiency of the design process. Therefore, engineers still use conventional 2D design, which requires many rounds of iteration, and manual work is also generally still used. In this research, we developed and validated an intuitive methodology for solving a specific DDWSS problem, using a design science research method (DSRM) as an applied science approach. This was addressed by developing an artefact and validating it through two case studies. The obtained solution combines BIM models and parametric tools to automate the manual activities of the traditional design method. This article aims to bring abstract BIM concepts into practice and encourage researchers and engineers to adopt BIM for DDWSSs., This research was funded by Proyecto VRIEA-PUCV, grant number 039.427/2021, and the Grants for the Promotion of Research in the Department of Civil and Building Engineering, UCLM. This research was also funded by Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness provided through the research project BIA2013-47290-R, BIA2017-86811-C2-1-R and BIA2017-86811-C2-2-R. All these projects were funded with FEDER funds., Peer Reviewed, Postprint (published version)

[ES] Ante la creciente producción de Tuber Melanosporum en la sierra de Gúdar-Javalambre y la nula o escasa profesionalización del pequeño y mediando productor en el procesamiento y venta de la trufa, se pretende diseñar la construcción de una nave agroalimentaria, incluyendo la instalación eléctrica, de fontanería y de saneamiento. Así como hacer elección de los equipos necesarios para crear un centro donde se pueda recoger, limpiar, almacenar y envasar hasta 1200 kilogramos de trufa negra en condiciones óptimas hasta el momento de su venta., [EN] Given the increasing production of Tuber Melanosporum in Sierra de Gúdar-Javalambre and the lack of or scarce professionalization of the small and medium producers in the processing and sale of truffles, this paper intends to design the construction of an agri-food warehouse, including the electrical, plumbing and sanitation facilities. Furthermore, the aim of this paper is also to select the necessary equipment to create a space where up to 1200 kilograms of black truffle can be collected, cleaned, stored and packed in optimal conditions until it is sold.

[ES] Ante la creciente producción de Tuber Melanosporum en la sierra de Gúdar-Javalambre y la nula o escasa profesionalización del pequeño y mediando productor en el procesamiento y venta de la trufa, se pretende diseñar la construcción de una nave agroalimentaria, incluyendo la instalación eléctrica, de fontanería y de saneamiento. Así como hacer elección de los equipos necesarios para crear un centro donde se pueda recoger, limpiar, almacenar y envasar hasta 1200 kilogramos de trufa negra en condiciones óptimas hasta el momento de su venta., [EN] Given the increasing production of Tuber Melanosporum in Sierra de Gúdar-Javalambre and the lack of or scarce professionalization of the small and medium producers in the processing and sale of truffles, this paper intends to design the construction of an agri-food warehouse, including the electrical, plumbing and sanitation facilities. Furthermore, the aim of this paper is also to select the necessary equipment to create a space where up to 1200 kilograms of black truffle can be collected, cleaned, stored and packed in optimal conditions until it is sold.

This paper presents an implementation of the Six Sigma DMAIC approach implementing lean tools and facilities layout techniques to reduce the occurrence of different types of nonconformities in the carpeting process. Such carpeting process can be found in several industries including construction, aviation, and automotive. Design/methodology/approach: The improvement process was built through a sequential implementation of appropriate interconnected tools at each phase of the DMAIC approach. Utilized tools included: Pareto analysis, control charts, Ishikawa chart, 5-Whys, failure mode and effect analysis, process capability ratio, value stream map, and strategic layout planning. Findings: The carpeting process capability, quality of the product, customer satisfaction, and cost of poor quality were significantly improved. Explicitly, the sigma level was improved from 2.297 to 2.886 and the defects per million opportunities was reduced from 21615 to 3905. Originality/value: This paper has demonstrated the coherent implementation of several quality tools, value stream map, and systematic layout planning within the DMAIC approach.

This paper presents an implementation of the Six Sigma DMAIC approach implementing lean tools and facilities layout techniques to reduce the occurrence of different types of nonconformities in the carpeting process. Such carpeting process can be found in several industries including construction, aviation, and automotive. Design/methodology/approach: The improvement process was built through a sequential implementation of appropriate interconnected tools at each phase of the DMAIC approach. Utilized tools included: Pareto analysis, control charts, Ishikawa chart, 5-Whys, failure mode and effect analysis, process capability ratio, value stream map, and strategic layout planning. Findings: The carpeting process capability, quality of the product, customer satisfaction, and cost of poor quality were significantly improved. Explicitly, the sigma level was improved from 2.297 to 2.886 and the defects per million opportunities was reduced from 21615 to 3905. Originality/value: This paper has demonstrated the coherent implementation of several quality tools, value stream map, and systematic layout planning within the DMAIC approach.

Purpose: This paper presents an implementation of the Six Sigma DMAIC approach implementing lean tools and facilities layout techniques to reduce the occurrence of different types of nonconformities in the carpeting process. Such carpeting process can be found in several industries including construction, aviation, and automotive. Design/methodology/approach: The improvement process was built through a sequential implementation of appropriate interconnected tools at each phase of the DMAIC approach. Utilized tools included: Pareto analysis, control charts, Ishikawa chart, 5-Whys, failure mode and effect analysis, process capability ratio, value stream map, and strategic layout planning. Findings: The carpeting process capability, quality of the product, customer satisfaction, and cost of poor quality were significantly improved. Explicitly, the sigma level was improved from 2.297 to 2.886 and the defects per million opportunities was reduced from 21615 to 3905. Originality/value: This paper has demonstrated the coherent implementation of several quality tools, value stream map, and systematic layout planning within the DMAIC approach., Peer Reviewed

Background The environment is inextricably related to mental health. Recent research replicates findings of a significant, linear correlation between a childhood exposure to the urban environment and psychosis. Related studies also correlate the urban environment and aberrant brain morphologies. These findings challenge common beliefs that the mind and brain remain neutral in the face of worldly experience. Aim There is a signature within these neurological findings that suggests that specific features of design cause and trigger mental illness. The objective in this article is to work backward from the molecular dynamics to identify features of the designed environment that may either trigger mental illness or protect against it. Method This review analyzes the discrete functions putatively assigned to the affected brain areas and a neurotransmitter called dopamine, which is the primary target of most antipsychotic medications. The intention is to establish what the correlations mean in functional terms, and more specifically, how this relates to the phenomenology of urban experience. In doing so, environmental mental illness risk factors are identified. Conclusions Having established these relationships, the review makes practical recommendations for those in public health who wish to use the environment itself as a tool to improve the mental health of a community through design.

The Army National Guard (ARNG) has a presence in 2,899 communities. In sum total, the ARNG has 26,132 buildings, including 2,237 armories and 110 training centers to support over 350,000 troops. Our role to support both the President of the United States and the Governors of our respective States and Territories presents us with a requirement to be ready for war on short notice and ready for Military Support to Civilian Authorities (MSCA) on no notice. Our armories were renamed readiness centers, but they are not. They are undersized, in need of maintenance, do not support training at homestation, do not support the forces stationed in them, and do not support the joint and interagency needs of the force during MSCA events, either routine or catastrophic. In this research paper, I will determine exactly what requirements an armory must possess to earn the title of readiness center and thus contribute to the ability of the unit to be ready for war and to support their local community, state, and neighboring state(s) for MSCA events. By defining exactly how a facility contributes to making the unit it houses ready, I propose to influence the future design of our aging facilities before our leadership invests precious resources into new facilities and remodeling., Strategy Research Project.

This study examines the standardization of facility designs. Different levels or degrees of design standardization are identified and defined. The major issues concerning standardization are identified as well as advantages and disadvantages of design standardization. The study recommends that Department of Defense(DoD) adopt a design standardization program that employs a matrix approach. The program recommended would result in an integrated, user-oriented approach to facility design standardization. Keywords: Design standardization, Standard designs, Facility standardization, Computer aided design.