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Contextual prerequisites for the application of ILS principles to the building services industry
G.A. John, D.J. Clements‐Croome, V. Fairey, H.M. LoyThis paper proposes assessing the context within which integrated logistic support (ILS) can be implemented for whole life performance of building services systems.
APRON: an agent‐based specification and procurement system for construction products
Esther Obonyo, Chimay Anumba, Tony ThorpeThe successful implementation of an optimal online system for specification and procurement has been impeded by the existence of semi‐structured or non‐structured product…
A project control process in pre‐construction phases: Focus on effective methodology
Khaled Al‐Reshaid, Nabil Kartam, Narendra Tewari, Haya Al‐BaderIt is a well‐known fact that the construction industry always passes through two distinctive problems during the construction stage: slippages of project‐schedules, i.e…
Consideration of break in modeling of construction processes
Hong Zhang, C.M. TamThis paper proposes introducing how to consider the break which cyclically happens and has nothing to do with resource availabilities in modeling of a construction process through…
An intelligent risk assessment system for distributed construction teams
Huiping Shang, Chimay J. Anumba, Dino M. Bouchlaghem, John C. Miles, Mei Cen, Mark TaylorThe paper proposes addressing the design and implementation of a web‐based risk assessment system that enables remote project team members to assess the risks at the conceptual…
Fostering safe work behaviour in workers at construction sites
Evelyn Ai Lin Teo, Florence Yean Yng Ling, Derrick Sern Yau OngThe purpose of this paper is to propose and test a framework to foster safe work behaviour among workers on construction sites.
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- Professor Chimay Anumba