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Unpacking the problems behind the limited green construction adoption: towards a theoretical model
Samuel Fiifi Hammond, Thayaparan Gajendran, David A. Savage, Kim MaundGiven the importance of green construction for reducing the negative environmental impact of the construction industry, and the numerous policies instituted by governments around…
Developments in the UK road transport from a smart cities perspective
Subashini Suresh, Suresh Renukappa, Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz, Yogeswary Paloo, Haddy JallowA smart city is a city that functions in a sustainable and intelligent way, by integrating all of its infrastructures and services in a cohesive way using intelligent devices for…
Construction project productivity evaluation framework with expanded system boundaries
Wenting Zhan, Wei Pan, Le ChenWhile the investment in construction projects has increased over the past few decades, low construction project productivity (CPP) appeared to be persistent, thereby reflecting an…
Structuring architectural competitions as a competitive procurement process
Samuel Laryea, Ron WatermeyerArchitectural competitions have been in existence for over 2,500 years. Past studies on this have focussed on the architectural aspects, competition formats, design evaluation by…
Key attributes of designers' competency for prevention through design (PtD) practices in construction: a review
Che Khairil Izam Che Ibrahim, Sheila Belayutham, Patrick Manu, Abdul-Majeed MahamaduDesigners have a key role to play in the Prevention through Design (PtD) practices in construction projects. Nonetheless, previous studies indicated that the issue of competencies…
Theoretical review on critical risk factors in oil and gas construction projects in Yemen
Mukhtar A Kassem, Muhamad Azry Khoiry, Noraini HamzahThe oil and gas construction projects are affected negatively by the drop in oil price in recent years. Thus, most engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies are…
Design information release under alternative design-construction modes
Mayssa Kalach, Mohamed-Asem Abdul-Malak, Issam SrourThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of schedule compression under alternative project delivery methods (APDMs) on the design information release (DIR). The…
Product diversification and large construction firm productivity: the effect of institutional environments in Malaysia
Mohd Azrai Azman, Carol K.H. Hon, Bo Xia, Boon L. Lee, Martin SkitmoreMany large construction firms (LCFs) adopt product diversification (PD) to counter downturns and spread risks. However, no detailed information is available concerning the type of…
Understanding relationship between risks and claims for assessing risks with project data
Ratnesh Kumar, K. Chandrashekhar Iyer, Surya Prakash SinghIn construction management, risks and claims are treated separately, but several studies tacitly acknowledge a strong link between the two. In this context, this research intends…
Managing public–private partnerships: a transmission pattern of underlying dynamics determining project performance
Dan Wang, Xueqing Wang, Mingshuai Liu, Henry Liu, Bingsheng LiuThe performance of public–private partnerships (PPPs) can be determined by a variety of factors, i.e. influencing factors (IFs). This study is undertaken for a purpose of…
Best practices of organizational change for adopting alternative project delivery methods in the AEC industry
Khaled Medath Aldossari, Brian C. Lines, Jake B. Smithwick, Kristen C. Hurtado, Kenneth T. SullivanAlthough numerous studies have examined alternative project delivery methods (APDMs), most of these studies have focused on the relationship between these methods and improved…
Identifying enablers for coordination across construction supply chain processes: a systematic literature review
Qian Chen, Daniel Mark Hall, Bryan Tyrone Adey, Carl Thomas HaasManaging stakeholders' reciprocal interdependencies is always a challenging issue. Stakeholders need to find out different ways to communicate information and coordinate material…
Prioritizing complexity using fuzzy DANP: case study of international development projects
Soo Yong Kim, Minh V. Nguyen, Tuyen T.N. DaoThis paper aims to propose a comprehensive framework for prioritizing complexity criteria. The framework was validated by applying in infrastructure international development (ID…
Managerial implications for construction practices as a consequence of using a psychological contract of safety
Mohammad Tanvi Newaz, Marcus Jefferies, Peter Rex Davis, Manikam PillayDespite many studies that aim to argue, develop and position the concept of psychological contracts, few have explored how a psychological contract may be applied to safety in the…
An exploratory study of safety communication networks of ethnic minority crews in the Hong Kong construction industry
Sainan Lyu, Carol K.H. Hon, Albert P.C. Chan, Arshad Ali Javed, Rita Peihua Zhang, Francis K.W. WongPrevious studies have highlighted that communication barrier was one of the major safety problems faced by ethnic minority (EM) workers. This study aims to model the predominant…
Cost and environmental impacts reduction through building compactness
Andrea Parisi Kern, Renata Postay, Eduardo Reuter Schneck, Mauricio Mancio, Marco Aurélio Stumpf González, Georgio GuerraThe central motivation for this study was to examine alternatives against the apartment area reduction as a safe way to reduce construction costs, adopted by many construction…
A conceptual model of subcontractor development practices for LEED projects
Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, De-Graft Owusu-Manu, David John Edwards, Fafanyo AsisehThis paper presents a conceptual model of effective subcontractor development practices to guide general contractors' development of a network of high-performing subcontractors…
Revolutionising cost structure for integrated project delivery: a BIM-based solution
Faris Elghaish, Sepehr Abrishami, M. Reza Hosseini, Soliman Abu-SamraThe amalgamation of integrated project delivery (IPD) and building information modelling (BIM) is highly recommended for successful project delivery. However, IPD lacks an…
Review of construction journals on causes of project cost overruns
Serdar DurdyevThe study investigates the causes of project cost overruns (COs) that have been reported in the construction-management-related articles since 1985.
Influence of cooperative period of municipal PPPs on transaction cost – a case study
Fangfang Liu, Yousong Wang, Hongyang Li, Xiaowei ZhouThe purpose of the study is to numerically investigate the relationship between the increase in transaction cost and prolongation of cooperative period acting as a nonmonetary…
From green buildings to living buildings? Rating schemes and waste management practices in Australian educational buildings
Nilupa Udawatta, Jian Zuo, Keri Chiveralls, George ZillanteThere is an increasing level of recognition of the pressing issues associated with climate change and resource depletion. As a result, it is well recognised that higher education…
Fair wage potential as a tool for social assessment in building projects
Paulo Cezar Vitorio Junior, Moacir KripkaThe fair wage potential (FWP) is a social assessment method that can serve as an important measure to estimate the related social impacts along a product's life cycle; however, it…
An immersive performative architectural design tool with daylighting simulations: a building information modeling-based approach
Sahin Akin, Oguzcan Ergun, Elif Surer, Ipek Gursel DinoIn performative architectural design, daylighting is a crucial design consideration; however, the evaluation of daylighting in the design process can be challenging. Immersive…
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