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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

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...

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.

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...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Mixed methods research

Research indicates that many construction managers tend to primarily use a quantitative form of research, with the minority using a qualitative form of research. Both miss out on the advantages that the opposing paradigms can brin...

Conference papers 29 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...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Advising on flood risk: opportunities and challenges

There is an increasing body of research which identifies the need for flood risk mitigation advice and the potential for building professionals such as surveyors to be involved. This research explored the potential for surveyors t...

Conference papers 28 Apr 2018

The roles of employers in the motivation of the quantity surveyors

This research investigates the roles of employers in the quantity surveyors’ motivation towards improvement of job performance in Malaysian construction industry. The subject of employees’ motivation is important as it is the key ...

Conference papers 28 Apr 2018

Contractor management under changing procurement regimes

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...

Market survey 19 Mar 2019

APAC & MEA Construction and Infrastructure Survey

The APAC & MEA Construction and Infrastructure Survey is a sentiment indicator of the construction and infrastructure markets in these regions. The RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey measures sentiment among profe...

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UK Construction and Infrastructure Survey

Improving construction bidding practices through scrum project framework

Ethical perceptions among quantity surveyors in the UK

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

Engaging and retaining built environment students in higher education

Construction site managers’ problem solving

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

Mixed methods research

Benefits of green building: a literature review

Advising on flood risk: opportunities and challenges

The roles of employers in the motivation of the quantity surveyors

Contractor management under changing procurement regimes

APAC & MEA Construction and Infrastructure Survey