Marcela Brauner

ORCID: 0000-0003-0004-2561
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Research Areas
  • Construction Project Management and Performance
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Life Cycle Costing Analysis
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Hygrothermal properties of building materials
  • Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
  • BIM and Construction Integration
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research

Auckland University of Technology
2019-2025

Informa (United Kingdom)
2022

Purpose This study aims to determine the effects of sexism and unfavourable job conditions on women's mental physical wellbeing in construction operations. In addition, this will establish mediating role work morale association between workplace challenges wellbeing. Design/methodology/approach Data for were obtained from women working office environments, onsite professionals those trades. A total 65 participants responded survey. The partial least square structural equation modelling...

10.1108/ecam-02-2023-0152 article EN Engineering Construction & Architectural Management 2023-05-12

Diversity and inclusion of the construction workforce are considered fundamental to disrupting perception male-dominated industry. Despite efforts increase diversity inclusion, industry continues record a slow in women’s representation, resulting missing significant potential talent. Therefore, identifying women's work environment challenges is vital for promoting careers. This study examines three categories challenges: benevolent sexism, hostile job conditions influences demographic...

10.5130/ajceb.v24i4/5.8911 article EN cc-by Construction Economics and Building 2024-10-03

Many New Zealand houses are energy-inefficient, unhealthy, cold, mouldy, and damp. Therefore, a new approach to building design is imminent. This article proposes framework for the transformation of housing that integrates construction planning design, optimization, control tools at strategic, tactical, operational levels. The introduced Complex Integral Design (CIDNZ) represents comprehensive balanced system-based delivery process facilitates accelerates cross-disciplinary...

10.3390/su13116244 article EN Sustainability 2021-06-01

Abstract Sustainable buildings, planning and construction process in the 21st century require an interdisciplinary approach by which use of materials products has to be a result complex decision procedure. Every building its life span immense impact on environment. This study shows that even small changes material specification can engender significant influence indoor air quality whole ecosystem. paper represents second part research described presented CESB16 conference. An experimental...

10.1088/1755-1315/290/1/012008 article EN IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science 2019-06-01
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