Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 12 Issue 2

Underlying factors for successful project management to construct sustainable built assets

Marios Stanitsas, Konstantinos Kirytopoulos

This study aims to investigate the underlying factors that give rise to the set of sustainability indicators which are used for the implementation of sustainable construction…

A level of service framework for service-centric asset management planning

Jehan Zeb

The purpose is to develop and implement a systematic approach to define the level of service (LoS) consistently and efficiently. The framework will assist professionals to make…

Transport infrastructure, accessibility and residential property values: evidence from Hong Kong

Jayantha Wadu Mesthrige, Tayyab Maqsood

Hong Kong, like many other developed cities and countries, invests heavily in transport development. This study investigates whether the speculative benefits of future…

Integrating risk management's best practices to estimate deep excavation projects’ time and cost

Gholamreza Heravi, Amir Hosein Taherkhani, Soroush Sobhkhiz, Ali Hassandokht Mashhadi, Rouzbeh Zahiri-Hashemi

This study provides an integrated risk-based cost and time estimation approach for deep excavation projects. The purpose is to identify the best practices in recent advances of…

A conceptual framework for managing post-disaster reconstruction projects in emerging economies: the case of Angola

Nyamagere Gladys Sospeter, Pantaleo D. Rwelamila, Joaquim J. Gimbi

This study develops a conceptual framework appropriate for managing Post-Disaster Reconstruction Projects (PDRPs) so as to avoid cost and time overruns in Angola.

Work stress related cardiovascular diseases among construction professionals

Imriyas Kamardeen

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are responsible for one-third of global deaths. Work stress is a major risk factor for CVDs in the workforce. Construction professionals endure…

A systematic review of construction safety research: quantitative and qualitative content analysis approach

Kishor Bhagwat, Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi

Construction safety management (CSM) has been intensively researched in the last four decades but hitherto mostly aimed at understanding root causes of accidents, recommending…

An appraisal of Australia's approach to promoting urban sustainability

Igor Martek, David J. Edwards, Stewart Seaton, David Jones

Much rhetoric exists on the urgency of transitioning from current practices to a more sustainable society. However, because this imperative is guided by strong ideological…

Antecedents of noise pollution control behaviour of employees of construction companies

Mekhala Kaluarachchi, K.G.A.S. Waidyasekara, Raufdeen Rameezdeen

Construction activities generate noise that is harmful to workers and the neighbouring community. Engineering control methods are often used for its control which are expensive…

Causes of road projects' delays: a case of Blantyre, Malawi

Henry Duncan John Mwamvani, Christopher Amoah, Emma Ayesu-Koranteng

The study aims to find the causes of road projects implementation delays in Blantyre, one of the four city councils (CCs) in Malawi.

Assessing stakeholder satisfaction in PPP transport projects in developing countries: evidence from Vietnam

Nguyen Van Du, Le Dinh Thuc, Huu-Bang Tran

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model still contains the obstacle in partnership, which can lead to different satisfaction between project participants. Therefore, project…

Demystifying performance difference between local and foreign contractors through organisational culture

Chipozya Kosta Tembo, Franco Muleya, Emmanuellie Phiri

This research aimed to investigate the extent to which organisational culture is practised in local and foreign contractors in grade one and two categories and how it affects…