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29 Apr 2018

Corporate governance and investment decision-making in real estate investment trusts

Corporate governance helps to limit problems arising from the separation of ownership and management interests. The principal-agent problem occurs when managers act in their benefit at the expense of shareholders. This paper aims ...

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29 Apr 2018

Critical success factors for amplifying the integration of BIM and sustainability principles in construction projects: a Delphi study

In recent years, there have been significant calls for a more technologically driven construction sector which would not meet the expected standards in quality, time and cost but also integrate sustainable principles in delivering...

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28 Apr 2018

Main contractor management under changing procurement regimes in the Second World War

The market demands from the UK Government on the construction sector increased during rearmament and the early years of the Second World War. The main contractors diversified into this market, then diversified their workload in th...

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29 Apr 2018

Visualisation of complexity and risk in mega construction projects

There is a need to develop visualisation method(s) to conceptualise the complexity and risk-related events and visualise their impact on project performance. In accordance with this overall purpose, this study aims to lay the grou...

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28 Apr 2018

Social contagion and knowledge acquisition in construction professional service firms

This research examines two latent social contagion processes inherent in the acquisition of knowledge in CPSFs: response to new knowledge from an industry knowledge leader and the knowledge diffusion process whereby individual fir...

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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...

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28 Apr 2018

Financial management practices of general contractors

Financial management of general contractors occurs at both project and organisation level. This study was conducted among GCs to: investigate the financial practices of GCs; determine what causes poor profitability, cash flow prob...

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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 (QSs) in a collaborative production setting, revealing how they might collaborate with other stakeholders in construction. ...

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29 Apr 2018

Early implementation of BIM in architectural firms: a qualitative review of BIM and lean construction

The implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is accelerating within architectural practices. However, there is evidence to support the premise that lean construction principles are being underutilised. This research ...

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29 Apr 2018

Engaging, motivating and retaining built environment students in higher education: an immersive learning case study

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...

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29 Apr 2018

Public construction procurement: current practice in Turkey

This paper examines the existing legislation and current practice of public procurement in Turkey and construction procurement specifically. The paper presents useful information by giving necessary definitions, explaining princip...

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29 Apr 2018

Construction project innovation a system controlled by construction project dynamics

This study focuses on innovation at the project level and looks at the dynamic interaction of innovation within construction project components as a system.

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29 Apr 2018

Occupants’ perceptions of indoor environmental conditions in two BREEAM excellent buildings

This paper presents a qualitative study that investigated occupants’ practices in two BREEAM Excellent buildings. This research investigated the levels of satisfaction of the building occupants with the thermal, lighting and aural...

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28 Apr 2018

Benefits of green building: a literature review

Over the past few years, studies on the benefits of green building have been conducted and published. However, little scholarly attention has been paid to the need to review the existing literature on the benefits of green buildin...

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29 Apr 2018

Factors affecting waste management on New South Wales construction sites

In Australia, Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste presents a significant proportion of industrial solid waste going to landfill. Although C&D waste has received increasing attention from industry practitioners and researchers ...

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29 Apr 2018

An empirical comparison of ethical perceptions among the consultant’s quantity surveyor and contractor’s quantity surveyor in the UK construction industry

Little focus has been placed on the specific roles of the consultant’s quantity surveyor and contractor’s quantity surveyor regarding their ethical actions.

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29 Apr 2018

Can construction bidding practices be improved through use of the 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...

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29 Apr 2018

Efficient operation and maintenance contributing factors towards improving stratified housing performance

This paper investigates the efficient factors contributing to efficient Operation & Maintenance (O&M) management. It explores the characteristics of O&M management attributes namely competent staff; well-planned O&M management; bu...

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29 Apr 2018

Exploring the potential for automating progress tracking of scaffolding in construction projects

This paper explores the potential to develop an image-based scaffolding recognition method that will enable an automated tracking of the scaffolding construction.

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29 Apr 2018

Key performance indicators of stakeholder management in construction projects international experts' perspective

The interest of this study is to evaluate and establish the PIs that are key for measuring Stakeholder management (SM) performance in construction project delivery. This study therefore seeks to answer the question “what performan...

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Corporate governance and investment decision-making in real estate investment trusts

Critical success factors for amplifying the integration of BIM and sustainability principles in construction projects: a Delphi study

Main contractor management under changing procurement regimes in the Second World War

Visualisation of complexity and risk in mega construction projects

Social contagion and knowledge acquisition in construction professional service firms

Life cycle costing techniques for infrastructure sanitation projects

Financial management practices of general contractors

Positioning quantity surveyors in a collaborative production system

Early implementation of BIM in architectural firms: a qualitative review of BIM and lean construction

Engaging, motivating and retaining built environment students in higher education: an immersive learning case study

Public construction procurement: current practice in Turkey

Construction project innovation a system controlled by construction project dynamics

Occupants’ perceptions of indoor environmental conditions in two BREEAM excellent buildings

Benefits of green building: a literature review

Factors affecting waste management on New South Wales construction sites

An empirical comparison of ethical perceptions among the consultant’s quantity surveyor and contractor’s quantity surveyor in the UK construction industry

Can construction bidding practices be improved through use of the scrum project framework

Efficient operation and maintenance contributing factors towards improving stratified housing performance

Exploring the potential for automating progress tracking of scaffolding in construction projects

Key performance indicators of stakeholder management in construction projects international experts' perspective