... Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Project management Costs Public sector organizations Construction management Construction operations Cost estimates The construction industry has been plagued by cost overruns (Akinci and Fischer, 1998). Unrelenting...

... et al., 2005). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Australia Innovation Construction works Construction systems Construction materials Construction operations Innovation needs to be carefully defined to distinguish the concept from other related ones...

... construction operations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 In MARA context, social welfare is defined as the aggregation of each individual's preference, also called collective utility function (CUF). In other words, social welfare is the agents' overall satisfaction by certain allocation...

... of this paper will assist clients and consultants in the construction industry to carry out objective assessment of contractors' potential performance in relation to project goals prior to contract award. Prequalification Due process Impact Project delivery Project management Construction operations...

... Council, green building is: […] practice of increasing the efficiency of new buildings, and reducing their impact on human health and the environment through better site location, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal (Green Building Council, 2009). According to the US...

...; and the entire contractor's working capital may become trapped in one project. Ibrahim Mahamid can be contacted at: imahamid@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Risk management Road construction Time delay Risk matrix Construction management Construction operations Risk...

... by the company. Erman Surya Bakti can be contacted at: ermanbakti@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Constructability Design and build Seawater intake Fertilizer plant Construction management Knowledge sharing Seawater Construction operations Indonesia...

... section on manufacturing capabilities of China. Construction industry Housing Construction operations China Manufactured construction, off‐site construction, off‐site manufacturing and modern methods of construction are some terms used interchangeably in the literature and in this paper...

... models that allow comparisons between different estimation methodologies and computational approaches. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Construction operations Productivity rate In every construction project, the expected work output per time unit (hour or day), usually termed...

... Communication Construction industry Construction operations New technologies are constantly reshaping the way we live, think and work. New developments in information and communication technology (ICT) will further impact on every level of construction industry and society in the next ten to 20 years...

... that the 4D CAD model with these enhancements can substitute for conventional presentation methods of construction schedules. Vacharapoom Benjaoran can be contacted at: vacharapoom@sut.ac.th © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Computer aided design Construction operations Business...

... projects, planning and estimating will be performed by the same person. Andrew Baldwin can be contacted at: a.n.baldwin@lboro.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Tendering Construction operations Modelling Simulation Prototypes A critical part of this process...

...Michael A. Anikeeff; Ven Sriram Purpose Construction and development firms are going through major reorganizations in trying to define a profitable structure – including deciding whether to include construction operations as part of the firm or to outsource it. This paper aims to analyze...

... Limited 2007 Construction operations Residential property Regression analysis Germany The construction duration, and thus the speed with which building proceeds (construction speed), plays an important role in the commercial success of a construction project (see Bordoli and Baldwin...

... between project participants, which cannot be attributed to one particular party. Other categories are self explanatory as per their titles. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Construction operations Conflict Conflict management South Korea In a perfect construction world...

..., 1997). 4. Focused on linkages among influencing factors, the knowledge process, and organizational performance (Becerra‐Fernandez and Sabherwal, 2001 ; Gold et al., 2001 ; Lee and Choi, 2003). Knowledge management Knowledge creation Construction operations Communication...

... +5 percent of the average cost of construction in the US cities. Mohamed Al‐Hussein can be contacted at: malhussein@ualberta.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Construction operations Residential property Laws Deductive databases Automation In 2004...

... in specific real world, project situations. In particular, the potentially pervasive impact of selective priority‐setting is highlighted. Practical implications This paper provides a glimpse of how construction operates at its best, the industry explicitly contributing to, and getting credit for, adding...

... densities identify improvement (reduction) in comments with CAD use of 50‐100 per cent, with an average improvement of 89.7 per cent. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Computer aided design Design and development Construction operations The complete and accurate realization...

... mass‐haul. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Decision support systems Site investigations Construction operations Construction possesses unique characteristics, which make the individual planning of each project essential. There are many planning techniques available which...