Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 6 Issue 4

Tracing the African Project Failure Syndrome: the significance of ‘ubuntu’

P.D. RWELAMILA, A.A. TALUKHABA, A.B. NGOWI

The lack of ‘ubuntu’ (African group solidarity) between project stakeholders in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) public building sector has been surrounded by…

Partnering: incorporating safety management

JASON MATTHEWS, STEVE ROWLINSON

The philosophy that underpins this paper is that partnering needs the partners to set mutual objectives — these objectives are agreed upon and stipulated within a project charter…

Markov decision process for sewer rehabilitation

REINI WIRAHADIKUSUMAH, DULCY M. ABRAHAM, JUDY CASTELLO

Finding the optimal solution to address problems in sewer management systems has always challenged asset managers. An understanding of deterioration mechanisms in sewers can help…

A survey of CAD and virtual reality within the house building industry

J. WHYTE, N. BOUCHLAGHEM, ANTONY THORPE, RON MCCAFFER

A survey of computer use in the British house building industry was conducted by means of a postal questionnaire to 100 house builders followed‐up by in‐depth interviews. The…

A new generation software for construction scheduling and management

ASIM KARIM, HOJJAT ADELI

The authors were motivated to overcome some of the limitations and shortcomings of the existing software systems for management of construction projects. The result is a new…

Determinants of performance of UK universities in Built Environment and Town and Country Planning research

P.R. LANSLEY

After providing a brief review of the 1996 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) of UK universities in the subject areas of Built Environment and Town and Country Planning, four…