Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 11 Issue 5

Initiatives that enable Singapore contractors to improve construction productivity

George Ofori, Zhe Zhang, Florence Y.Y. Ling

This study examines the initiatives that would enable contractors in Singapore to improve the level of construction productivity.

Project stakeholder’s engagement and performance: a comparison between complex and non-complex projects using SEM

Tuan Son Nguyen, Sherif Mohamed, Sherif Mostafa

The large number of stakeholders in a project is a source of complexity because their inter-relationships can lead to complex interactions, an inadequate understanding of the…

Extent of stakeholder management practices in building projects procured by private corporate organisations in Nigeria

Nathaniel Ayinde Olatunde, Henry A. Odeyinka

Studies on stakeholder management (SM) in developing countries have largely focused on public projects. However, projects of private organisations also need much improvement. The…

Assessing the cost of competitive tendering in Ghana using transaction cost theory

Collins Ameyaw, Blondel Akun Abaitey, Sarfo Mensah, Emmanuel Manu

The purpose of this study was to determine the transaction cost (TC) contractors incur when tendering for a project as well as establish a correlation between the TC of tender and…

Sources and flow of healthcare built environment design evidence

Nadeeshani Wanigarathna, Fred Sherratt, Andrew D.F. Price, Simon Austin

A substantial amount of research argues that built environmental interventions can improve the outcomes of patients and other users of healthcare facilities, supporting the…

Dwellers' perception on challenges and motivators of greening existing buildings in Brunei Darussalam

Nurnazerah Julayhe, Md Motiar Rahman

Greening existing buildings (GEB) considerably improves energy efficiency of old buildings, along with other benefits, but it is not widely practiced. As a part of a wider study…

Building information modelling (BIM) penetration in quantity surveying (QS) practice

Oluwole Alfred Olatunji, Jane Jia Suen Lee, Heap-Yih Chong, Abiola Abosede Akanmu

This study investigates building information modelling (BIM) penetration in quantity surveying (QS) practice by examining the significance attached to the benefits and barriers of…

Developing an integrated framework for optimization of spatial requirements of construction equipment

S. Hemalattha, R. Vidjeapriya

This study aims to develop a framework for optimizing the spatial requirements of the equipment in a construction site using a geographic information system (GIS).

Perceptions and beliefs influencing intention to use solar energy solutions in Zambian households

Sambo Lyson Zulu, Mwansa Chabala, Ephraim Zulu

The study examined perceptions and beliefs that influence the intention to adopt solar energy solutions in the Zambian Housing Sector. This is important because empirical evidence…