... is considered fundamental to sustainable decision making by asset managers; however, the current capabilities in practice do not align with the political ambition and the scale of competencies required to realise sectoral emissions–reduction targets. Design/methodology/approach In pursuing practical...

... suggestions for improvement of theory and policy. Design/methodology/approach Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with professionals from various backgrounds in construction, engineering and asset management of the Dutch storm surge barriers, augmented with visits to barriers and barrier teams...

... only Construction clients Asset management Facilities management Real estate Maturity assessment Multiple case study Service triads Collaboration Given the substantial costs of building maintenance, purchasing departments of construction clients have sought to get involved...

...Mikko Sauni; Heikki Luomala; Pauli Kolisoja; Kalle Vaismaa Purpose Recent research outputs can be difficult to implement into ongoing safety critical processes. Hence, research is well beyond current practices in railway asset management. This paper demonstrates the process of creating tangible...

... in the domain of asset management. Design/methodology/approach A three-step approach is used to develop the framework. A comprehensive literature review is conducted (Step 1), which is followed by a discussion with experts (Step 2). Based on the desktop review and field discovery, the framework is developed...

...Karim Farghaly; F.H. Abanda; Christos Vidalakis; Graham Wood Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the transfer of information from the building information modelling (BIM) models to either conventional or advanced asset management platforms using Linked Data. To achieve this aim...

... Asset management Data analysis RQ1. What are the factors that drive adoption of BD for use in construction industry? Big Data (BD) is changing the operational dynamics of businesses by facilitating innovations in products and services; and improvements in productivity, decision...

... aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper relates current developments in Québec with regard to the use of BIM for asset management (AM). The steps taken by three public organizations to develop their capabilities and take advantage of new possibilities are presented...

... with LCC and BM current concepts such as asset management, project, program and portfolio management, facility management and data management. These management approaches highlight the importance of incorporating life cycle concepts and promote LCC effective application within the AEC sector...

... Critical success factors Regression analysis PPP Project management Asset management Ex-post performance The PPP projects have greatly evolved in the recent years, because of their potential to offer better value for money (VFM). There are several resources which advocate that the use...

...Hamed Zamenian; Juyeong Choi; Seyed Amir Sadeghi; Nader Naderpajouh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a systemic approach to evaluate physical condition of water pipeline infrastructure with limited condition assessment data that can help asset managers prioritize capital investments...

..., evaluate ontology and document ontology. Findings The EA_MM was developed to represent eco asset domain knowledge, which was further extended to develop the EA_Onto, explicitly defining the eco asset knowledge in asset management. As a part of evaluation, it was found that the knowledge representation...

...Alhazmi Naief Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the characteristics of the current asset management (AM) practices across the Saudi public sector (SPS). Design/methodology/approach The study uses a mixture of inductive and deductive logic, including, at the outset, developing...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Healthcare Strategy Risk Asset management Critical infrastructure Backlog maintenance The National Health Service (NHS) is one of the largest building landlords in the UK...

... resilience in transportation infrastructure management. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Sustainability Natural disasters Disaster management Systems management Asset management Infrastructure management Disaster planning Transportation infrastructure resilience Transportation...

... in the domain of infrastructure asset management. Ontology development methodology – to develop both the Trans_Dom_Onto and TCA_Onto, a ten-step methodology was devised, which is a hybrid version of the methodologies developed by: Gruninger and Fox (1995) ; Uschold and Gruninger (1996) ; Fernandez-Lopez...

... can be contacted at: L.Volker@tudelft.nl © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 The Netherlands Operations Information management Building information modelling (BIM) Asset management Client organization As in many other countries, every year almost 10 per cent...

... for asset management, have been mainly used to ensure consistent information exchange among the stakeholders. However, BKM needs to utilise knowledge management (KM) techniques into building models to advance the use of these systems. The purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated system to capture...

... as a consequence of such breaches. Intellectual property Asset management Building information modelling (BIM) Virtual property Consequential loss Disclaimer © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Dr Oluwole Alfred Olatunji can be contacted at: oluwole.olatunji@curtin.edu.au...

... reuse or repurposing, with civil-engineering infrastructure activities largely (re)survey-intensive. Substructure/sub-element establishment falling within the remit of asset-management requires civil-engineering digital-data-models might be argued as having only limited potential to assist facilities...