Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 19 Issue 5

Mobile application prototype for on‐site information management in construction industry

Mehdi Nourbakhsh, Rosli Mohamad Zin, Javier Irizarry, Samaneh Zolfagharian, Masoud Gheisari

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a study aimed at investigating the information requirements for broad use mobile applications for construction projects. It…

Critical strategies for Chinese architectural, engineering and construction firms to achieve profitability

Shan Li, Florence Y.Y. Ling

An appropriate choice of strategies helps firms to survive and develop in a turbulent economic environment. The problem is that there are many strategies that can be adopted, but…

Exploring lean construction practice, research, and education

Thaís da C., Colin Milberg, Kenneth D. Walsh

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the history of dissemination and use of lean concepts in construction and potential challenges for continued use, as application of…

Development of a comprehensive model for construction project success evaluation by contractors

Gholamreza Heravi, Mohammad Ilbeigi

The purpose of this paper is to develop a quantitative comprehensive model for construction project success evaluation, from the viewpoint of a contractor company.

Analysis of factors critical to construction project success in Malaysia

Yee Cheong Yong, Nur Emma Mustaffa

The purpose of this paper is to study the principal factors that are critical to the success of a construction project in Malaysia, and determine their relative importance as…

Managing resources in disaster recovery projects

Yan Chang, Suzanne Wilkinson, Regan Potangaroa, Erica Seville

The purpose of this paper is to provide a basis for the construction professionals and stakeholders to understand the critical factors influencing resource availability in a…

Editorial

Ronald McCaffer