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Au travers de l'exemple du Récit Variable - genre littéraire crossmédia, interactif et coopératif - il est non seulement possible de vérifier le rôle cognitif de la perspective comme outil d'organisation de l'espace en vue du déplacement et de l'action mais également de définir les perspectives ubiquitaires, dynamiques et tournantes qui apparaissent avec les médias numériques. Ces perspectives s'intègrent dans un nouveau contrat de lecture dans lequel le lecteur accepte la responsabilité finale de la construction du sens.

The construction industry remains a key pillar of the German economy. According to the latest construction volume calculations by DIW Berlin, the value of construction in 2014 and 2015 is forecast to grow far more rapidly than the economy as a whole: by a price-adjusted 3.3 percent and 2.1 percent in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Currently, new residential construction is an important engine for growth with the construction volume in this sector estimated to increase by almost 12 percent in 2014, in nominal terms. However, 2014 will also mark significant growth in construction on existing buildings. In addition to gains in residential construction, more positive developments are also currently being observed in commercial and public construction, following declines in these sectors in recent years. However, although residential construction is stable, the high growth rates observed in 2014 are unlikely to continue into 2015. Fears that construction price increases would be (too) strong, precisely in this sector, are not supported by the national average. However, the dynamic growth of new construction is expected to tail off appreciably. Moreover, largely as a result of the gloomy economic outlook, the commercial construction sector is also likely to record only moderate growth in construction volume. The highest increases for 2015 are expected in the public construction sector- although the investment program announced by the government is in fact likely to have very little impact, even if further relevant measures are implemented throughout the year.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Overview of Chapters -- Chapter 1 -- Transforming the Construction Industry: Global Trends, Job Burnout and Safety Issues -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Global Trends -- 2.1. People -- 2.2. Adoption of New Technologies, Materials, and Tools -- 2.2.1. Towards New Technologies -- 2.2.2. Towards New Materials -- 2.2.3. Towards New Tools and Equipment -- 2.2.4. Industry Collaboration -- 2.2.5. Business Models -- 2.2.6. Corporate Strategies -- 2.2.7. Maturity of Business Process -- 2.2.8. Maturity of Construction Operations -- 2.2.9. Corporate Cultures -- 2.2.10. Corporate Organisations and Financial Performances -- 2.2.11. Creation of Intellectual Property -- 3. Job Burnout -- 4. Safety Issues -- 5. Environmental Issues -- 5.1. Issues of CO2 -- 5.2. Safety Issues in Outdoor Environment -- 5.2.1. Issues of Other Environmental Impact -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- The Construction Industry and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Issues and Strategies -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Construction Industry and 4IR -- Standardising the Definition of the 4IR -- Issues of 4IR in Construction - Implementation Constraints -- The Nigerian Engineer and 4IR: Case Laboratory -- Reshaping the Engineering Field -- The Downside -- General Strategies for Plugging the Gap -- What Can the Nigerian Engineers Do to Adapt? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Technological Advancements in Green and Sustainable Construction -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Green and Sustainable Construction -- 3. Carbon: A Metric for Assessing Sustainability -- 3.1. Databases and Tools for Carbon Estimating -- 3.1.1. Inventory of Carbon and Energy (ICE) -- 3.1.2. Blackbook -- 3.1.3. Australian Life Cycle Inventory (AusLCI) -- 3.1.4. GaBi -- 3.1.5. eToolLCD -- 3.2. Dual Currency Approach: Cost vs Carbon.

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This paper investigates a set of five related constructions in Boro, called middle-like constructions, following Kemmer's (1993) semantic analytical framework of the middle voice. The paper presents a detailed analysis of these constructions, which include Spontaneous event constructions, Reciprocal and Collective constructions, Facilitative constructions, Reflexive-causative constructions, and Adversative constructions. These constructions share striking structural and functional features, including a morpheme za 'become, happen, take place', which is a verb in origin. The morpheme za 'become, happen, take place' can be characterized as a 'middle marker', which is used as a simple predicator in Spontaneous event constructions and as a serial verb in the other constructions. Functionally, these constructions express events in which there are either no construed agents or the agents are non-topical. Following Kemmer's semantic map approach, the event types are mapped onto the semantic transitivity continuum. What is notable in the semantic map of the Za constructions is that the area covered by Za constructions is not contiguous, which we would expect following principles like the Semantic Map Connectivity Hypothesis (Croft 2001: 96) and Semantic Map Continuity (Boye 2010).

This article will review recent case law and legislative enactments in Virginia of significance to Virginia's contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and design professionals. The article will also discuss the growing sustainable or "green" building trend in Virginia and elsewhere and the potential issues that this relatively new phenomenon will raise.