Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 4 Issue 4

Grand challenges for the Indian construction industry

Anil Sawhney, Raghav Agnihotri, Virendra Kumar Paul

Today, construction sector of most emerging economies, including India, is witnessing sharp growth prospects on the one hand and pressure to effectively and efficiently contribute…

Improving investment sustainability for PPP power projects in emerging economies: Value for money framework

Gigih Atmo, Colin Duffield

Many electricity projects in Asian emerging economies involve private finance using Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) yet problems remain in terms of project initiation…

Cost reallocation in social housing projects considering the desired values of end-users

Joyce de Andrade Ruiz, Ariovaldo Denis Granja, Doris C.C.K. Kowaltowski

Challenges in social housing projects (SHP) in Brazil are mainly related to design and construction quality and cost constraints. Value delivery to end-users must be a goal…

Determinants of trade credit supply among the Ghanaian construction sector

De-Graft Owusu-Manu, Gary D. Holt, David J. Edwards, Edward Badu

Trade credit (TC) provides access to capital for construction contractors globally and is an important source of finance in both developed and developing countries. The purpose of…

Identification and assessment risks in maintenance operations

W.M.P.U. Wijeratne, B.A.K.S. Perera, L. De Silva

The purpose of this paper is to identify the risks and methods for their assessment in the case of maintenance activities in Sri Lanka. The main objectives were to identify the…

System development toward effective maintenance management practices

Zul-Atfi Ismail

The current maintenance management method has affected the efficiency of the building facility management at Polytechnics. Many issues such as poor service delivery, inadequate…

Project management and asset management in emerging economies

Florence Ling, Carlos Formoso