Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 27 Issue 6

Critical assessment of construction contract administration using fuzzy structural equation modeling

Murat Gunduz, Hesham Ahmed Elsherbeny

This paper covers the development of a multidimensional contract administration performance model (CAPM) for construction projects. The proposed CAPM is intended to be used by the…

Key drivers for smart and sustainable practices in the built environment

Timothy O. Olawumi, Daniel W.M. Chan

The construction industry has been evolving in recent years through the adoption of smart tools such as building information modeling to reduce the complexity in the construction…

Policy instrument choice for construction and demolition waste management: the case study of Shenzhen, China

Jingru Li, Jian Zuo, Weiping Jiang, Xizeng Zhong, Jinggang Li, Yulun Pan

This study aims to identify and quantitatively evaluate the factors that influence the construction and demolition waste (CDW) policy instrument choice, and provide a systematic…

Strategic development of flexible manufacturing facilities

Katherine M. Madson, Bryan Franz, Keith R. Molenaar, Gül Okudan Kremer

This article addresses the lack of formal design guidance that supports flexibility within the architectural and engineered systems of manufacturing facilities through the…

Diversification or convergence: An international comparison of PPP policy and management between the UK, India, and China

Zhe Cheng, Yongjian Ke, Zhenshan Yang, Jianming Cai, Huanming Wang

As an innovation model for infrastructure and public service delivery, public–private partnership (PPP) has been widely adopted around the world. The knowledge spillover effect…

Standardizing the free and independent professional: The case of construction site managers in Sweden

Martin Löwstedt, Rikard Sandberg

Research concerned with standardization of the construction process has generally considered the challenges from only rational and instrumental perspectives. The purpose of this…

Supporting building automation systems in BIM/IFC: reviewing the existing information gap

Renato Vieira, Paulo Carreira, Pedro Domingues, Antonio Aguiar Costa

Despite the continuous development of Building Information Modeling (BIM) standards, not all of its dimensions are supported to the same extent. This is the case of Building…

Contractor prequalification for green buildings—evidence from Turkey

Asli Pelin Gurgun, Kerim Koc

Competent contractors are one of the critical stakeholders to achieve targeted sustainability objectives in green building (GB) projects. Prior to contractor selection…

Investigating the significance of risks in BOT transportation projects in Vietnam

Phuong Thi Le, Nicholas Chileshe, Konstantinos Kirytopoulos, Raufdeen Rameezdeen

The Built Operate Transfer (BOT) model has been increasingly used in transportation investments in Vietnam. However, there is still an inadequacy of risk management applications…