Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 1 Issue 2

A management framework for the built environment: BEM2/BEM3

Thomas Madritsch, Matthias Ebinger

The purpose of this paper is to present a process capability assessment tool to identify process maturity levels in the “built environment management” disciplines in various…

Multi‐criteria decision making for collaborative design optimization of buildings

Benny Raphael

The purpose of this paper is to improve current design processes by proposing a new approach based on multi‐criteria optimization of the designed asset. Management of design in…

Performance of mid‐project reviews (MPRs): quantification based on fuzzy recognition

Ming Xu, Colin Duffield, Jianqin Ma

The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate an innovative Fuzzy Recognition Based‐Benefit Estimation Model (FRB‐BEM) to quantify the benefits obtained from a Mid‐Project…

Impact of flood damaged critical infrastructure on communities and industries

Abhijeet Deshmukh, Eun Ho Oh, Makarand Hastak

The purpose of this paper is to assess the severity of social and economic impact of floods on the communities and industries with respect to their reliance on the flood impacted…

Conflict dynamics in a dam construction project: a case study

Braj Kishor Mahato, Stephen O. Ogunlana

The purpose of this paper is to present a model for a comprehensive and integrated approach to managing interface conflict from the early stages of a dam construction project.

Bayesian analysis for causes of failure at a water utility

Amarjit Singh

The purpose of this paper is to inform facility managers of the type of failure affecting certain pipe types more than others. This is useful in asset management as preventive…

Boosting performance of road infrastructure: A case study based on motorist satisfaction in Singapore

Florence Yean Yng Ling, Wee Tat Ng

Singapore's land transportation is governed by a comprehensive set of rules, regulations, operations and systems to ensure its effectiveness and efficiency. The Land Transport…

Editorial: overtaking targets and marking milestones