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Awareness of the LEED requirements for green housing development among built-environment professionals in Nigeria
Olubunmi Comfort Ade-OjoThe study aims to assess the gap in the awareness of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) requirements for green housing development among built-environment…
Application of decision support tool in design-build projects: a quasi-experiment with novice decision makers
Zheng Ping Lee, Rahimi A. Rahman, Shu Ing DohDesign-Build (DB) is known as the alternative for Design-Bid-Build in the Malaysian construction industry. For DB projects, it is critical to adopt effective decision support tool…
The alignment of the open innovation process and the project lifecycle
Shaima Mahmoud AlHarmoodi, Mohammed DulaimiThis research study aims to develop an alignment model based on a literature review that explains the association between the construction project lifecycle and the innovation…
A framework for assessing quality of tender documents
Neil Govender, Samuel Laryea, Ron WatermeyerSeveral researchers in the construction industry have mentioned that quality of tender documents is declining without tangibly assessing quality. Similarly, in practice, no…
Enablers for facilitating life cycle assessment: key stakeholder perspectives of Sri Lankan construction industry
Isuri Anuradha Amarasinghe, Chandanie HadiwattegeDespite the desire to improve the sustainability of the construction industry, Sri Lanka is still plagued by the low-level adoption of essential methods such as Life Cycle…
Challenges negating virtual construction project team performance in the Middle East
Sukhwant Kaur Sagar, Mohammed Arif, Olugbenga Timo Oladinrin, Muhammed Qasim RanaOver the last couple of decades, many organisations are increasingly adopting virtual team concepts, and construction companies in the Middle East are no exception. Members of a…
Motivating immersive BIM uptake through user attitude: analysis of initial solution using design science approach
Chamil Dilhan Erik Ramanayaka, Oluwole Alfred Olatunji, Asiri U. WeerasuriyaBeyond a mandated use, rationales behind executive choice to accept or reject building information modelling (BIM) are ambiguous. BIM acceptance is complex for organisations, and…
Assessing maintenance budget elements for building maintenance management in Nigerian built environment: a Delphi study
Babatunde Fatai Ogunbayo, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala, Opeoluwa Israel AkinradewoA maintenance budget is an element of maintenance management (MM) that deals with financial planning for maintenance operations and execution within a maintenance organisation…
Structural equation modeling of the critical driving forces of offsite construction in Ghana
Francis Lanme Guribie, Nongiba Alkanam Kheni, Mohammed SuleThe construction sector suffers significant challenges which are intertwined with processes and products of the traditional onsite construction approach. The quest for a lasting…
Evaluating the impact of constraints on project success: empirical study of highway projects
Shumank Deep, Vanita Bhoola, Jyoti Vidhani, Pradeep Rajanna HampannaverHighway projects in India have a history of cost overruns and delay in project delivery, thus incurring huge losses to public funds. The study aimed to measure the extent of…

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