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Research 28 Sep 2016

Peri-Urban Food Production

Using Sydney as a case study, this report aims to develop an understanding of what best practice looks for land-use planning on the urban fringe.

Research 31 May 2018

New money in rural areas

New money in rural areas examines the economic, social and environmental impacts on rural localities and communities of new investment, and seeks to answer: how can the benefits of new money flowing into rural areas be maximised a...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Competency profiles for implementation of safety management system

Construction is one of the most hazardous industries due to its dangerous work nature. Safety management system (SMS) have been introduced to prevent accident from happening. Project manager and safety practitioners are the key pe...

Market survey 24 Jan 2019

UK Construction and Infrastructure Survey

The leading sentiment indicator of the UK construction and infrastructure markets. The RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey measures sentiment among members working in the sector.

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Improving construction bidding practices through scrum project framework

This research investigates whether scrum, an agile project management framework, could be of benefit in tenders and bidding processes. The selection of the “right” construction contractor has been a topic of continual interest wit...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Ethical perceptions among quantity surveyors in the UK

Little focus has been placed on the specific roles of the consultant’s quantity surveyor and contractor’s quantity surveyor regarding their ethical actions. With the use of a questionnaire survey, this research identifies the ethi...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Strategies to cope with stress among construction professionals

Stress is a major concern in the construction industry (CI), with work overload, time pressure, a number of organisational tasks and physical demands as the common stressors. Although stress in the CI has been studied extensively,...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

The impact of rural land prices on residential property in NSW rural towns

Over the past twenty years there has been a general increase in rural land prices across the majority of New South Wales. In particular, there have been a number of locations with land price increases well above the State average....

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

IT for strategy formulation in Irish quantity surveying firms

The purpose of this study is to provide a critical review of existing studies on strategy to demonstrate the influence of information technology on strategy formulation in quantity surveying practices in Ireland. The paper focuses...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Quantity surveying professional apprenticeships: a paragon for talent

The construction industry in Ireland has undergone considerable change in the last decade, the effect of which has resulted in a legacy malfunction in the construction labour market. This paper examines the significant shortage of...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

BIM-based model for extracting the elemental graph data model

This paper presents a model that extracts topological relationships and geometrical properties of building elements from an existing fully designed Building Information Model, and maps this information into a directed acyclic Elem...

Research 11 Jul 2018

Perceptions of value premiums and workplace productivity in India

With India experiencing a construction boom, and with an estimated 66% of property stock required by 2030 yet to be built, this timely piece of research investigates the perceived market demand, value premiums and workplace produc...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Engaging and retaining built environment students in higher education

This paper will examine the implementation of an immersive learning approach and how the delivery of a 20-credit module at Level 4 of study in this way affected the engagement, motivation and retention of students in higher educat...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Construction site managers’ problem solving

This research aims to identify the on-site problem-solving process in construction as well as the way in which the problem-solving process leads to innovation in the construction industry.

Research 26 Jun 2018

Building Information Modelling to support healthcare built asset management

Each year, England’s NHS spends billions of pounds to maintain its estates. This research investigates how Building Information Modelling (BIM) can provide benefit by demonstrating the links between built asset maintenance spend a...

Market survey 20 Mar 2019

RICS/RAU Rural Land Market Survey & Land Prices

The RICS/RAU Rural Land Market Survey is the leading survey on demand, supply and prices in the farmland market. The RICS/RAU Farmland Market Directory of Land Prices was launched by our Rural Professional Group after the Farmland...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Life cycle costing techniques for infrastructure sanitation projects

Many authors have attempted to predict a way to be able to forecast project life cycle cost especially at the early phases of the project. This paper covers the different components of the life cycle costing techniques. It also hi...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Positioning quantity surveyors in a collaborative production system

Through a literature review and in-depth interviews, the study examines the position of Quantity Surveyors in a collaborative production setting, revealing how they might collaborate with other stakeholders in construction. In add...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

A conceptual model for measuring flood resilience

There exists a lack of a general measurement framework for determining the level of flood resilience for an individual property. This research presents a conceptual model for measuring flood resilience at the individual property l...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

An analytical literature review of risks in collaborative procurement

This paper reviews the impact of procurement risks on collaboration, by reviewing existing literature. The paper deals with various procurement risks i.e. reliability, commitment, trust, et al and attempts to establish a connectio...

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Peri-Urban Food Production

New money in rural areas

Competency profiles for implementation of safety management system

UK Construction and Infrastructure Survey

Improving construction bidding practices through scrum project framework

Ethical perceptions among quantity surveyors in the UK

Strategies to cope with stress among construction professionals

The impact of rural land prices on residential property in NSW rural towns

IT for strategy formulation in Irish quantity surveying firms

Quantity surveying professional apprenticeships: a paragon for talent

BIM-based model for extracting the elemental graph data model

Perceptions of value premiums and workplace productivity in India

Engaging and retaining built environment students in higher education

Construction site managers’ problem solving

Building Information Modelling to support healthcare built asset management

RICS/RAU Rural Land Market Survey & Land Prices

Life cycle costing techniques for infrastructure sanitation projects

Positioning quantity surveyors in a collaborative production system

A conceptual model for measuring flood resilience

An analytical literature review of risks in collaborative procurement