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Appendix F: Annotated Bibliography
Pages 87-102

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From page 87... ... Canada must create a similar climate for innovation, and steps in that direction might include greater tax advantages for innovative industnes, more generous capital cost allowances for high-tech firms, a more lavish use of stock options, the ability for small companies to carry forward losses for at least 10 years, govemment-insured loans, and general support from new and existing government agencies. The human dimension also must be developed. Read the entire page →
From page 88... ... They can streamline wire management, and they offer space for air distribution. Regarding the latter issue, because office equipment generates so much heat, air conditioning is the critical need. Read the entire page →
From page 89... ... Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. The growth of sophisticated electronic systems in office buildings places the following new design demands on these structures: space for cables; reliable, secure, and ~'r,~nterruptable sources of power; unusual structural loads to support computers and antennas; a variety of different heating and cooling requirements; special lighting and acoustic problems; and, above all, flexibility. Read the entire page →
From page 90... ... Factors that affect final decisions include cost, service requirements, and function. Commercial Renovation December:46-47. Read the entire page →
From page 91... ... Federal Construction Council, Consulting Committee on Architecture and Architectural Engineering. Read the entire page →
From page 92... ... Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 16~3~:433-441. Authors address the issue of how to measure the effects of technological change on current costs of plant assets. Read the entire page →
From page 93... ... is a team alternative to the hierarchical/linear design process. The focus of the TIE team is having project and engineering input on an equal basis with the other design components, the client, the construction manager, and the contractor. Read the entire page →
From page 94... ... New technologies require new approaches to rnnnagement. Contemporary managers should devote their time not to controlling individual elements of a business but to making the pieces fit together. Read the entire page →
From page 95... ... Hendrix Electronics renovated an old millyard building in Manchester, New Hampshire; General Electric retrofitted a textile mill in Somersworth, New Hampshire, to include better product handling and energy-saving features; and Burroughs adapted a Detroit manufacturing plant into a headquarters facility. Read the entire page →
From page 96... ... Buildings are machines serving particular factions, from industrial production to office work. By keeping a building up to date, retrofitting can 96 Read the entire page →
From page 97... ... To illustrate different mechanical systems options, the authors describe the retrofit of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank, the National Academy of Sciences Offices in Georgetown, the National Education Association Headquarters in Washington, and a 40-story office at an undisclosed location. The conclusion of this analysis is that the older the building, the easier the retrofit, and that the economic incentives to renovate depend on the cost of energy, who pays for operating costs, and the investment potential of the stn~cture. Read the entire page →
From page 98... ... Boston: Matinus Nijhoff Publishers. Focusing on inorganic, polymeric, and metallic ~tenals, this volume contains more than a dozen essays and reports on these themes: state of the art of service-life prediction of building and constriction materials, approaches to sewice-life prediction in advanced technologies, commonalit~es between service- life prediction problems in building/construction technology and advanced technology, mathematical analysis techniques used in advanced technologies, mathematical analysis techniques used in building and construction technology, and recommendations. Read the entire page →
From page 99... ... March: 94. The addition of a computer to monitor mechanical systems improves efficiency and comfort as well as enables facility managers to better cope with emergencies. Read the entire page →
From page 100... ... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. This is a detailed review of a system of building components designed to provide better hospital design at a lower cost. Read the entire page →
From page 101... ... In Seattle an environmental control system improved comfort and reduced energy use by 20 percent. VAV have been used in a Phoenix municipal building to cut energy costs by $2000/month. Read the entire page →
From page 102... ... New York. This is an analysis of how facilities are assets that can be actively exploited to enhance the corporate bottom line. Read the entire page →

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... Canada must create a similar climate for innovation, and steps in that direction might include greater tax advantages for innovative industnes, more generous capital cost allowances for high-tech firms, a more lavish use of stock options, the ability for small companies to carry forward losses for at least 10 years, govemment-insured loans, and general support from new and existing government agencies. The human dimension also must be developed.

Appendix F: Annotated Bibliography Pages 87-102

Appendix F: Annotated Bibliography
Pages 87-102