... literature review, professional consultation and feedback from homeowners. In the buildings that were inspected, a total of 105 distinct defect categories were identified. Research revealed that inadequate supervision, substandard material quality, poor workmanship and divergence from mandated construction...

...M.K.C.S. Wijewickrama; Nicholas Chileshe; Raufdeen Rameezdeen; J. Jorge Ochoa Purpose Inferior quality reprocessed products hinder the successful adoption of reverse logistics supply chains (RLSCs) of demolition waste (DW) in the construction industry. Therefore, an information-centric quality...

...Neil Govender; Samuel Laryea; Ron Watermeyer Purpose Several researchers in the construction industry have mentioned that quality of tender documents is declining without tangibly assessing quality. Similarly, in practice, no standardised instrument exists to assess tender document quality...

... the highest cost and schedule overruns. Singapore’s public projects have the lowest cost overrun and Beijing’s projects have the lowest schedule overrun. Public projects in all four cities recorded significantly good project quality. Research limitations/implications The findings are not easily...

... are adjustable to address uncertainties, the projects concerned have better cost and quality outcomes. A better schedule outcome is correlated with coordinating and monitoring plans jointly. Open communication and sharing trustworthy project information have been found to produce better client-consultant...