... at reducing, reusing and recycling waste. Despite its recognised benefits, implementing sustainable strategies remains challenging. This research aims to examine the challenges and potential solutions for managing construction waste in New Zealand, focusing on stakeholder perspectives and sustainable...

... and collaboration. However, New Zealand’s BIM adoption is still in its early stages, hindered by unique challenges such as a lack of comprehensive, tailored guidelines. While other countries have developed BIM frameworks to address their specific needs, a critical gap exists in New Zealand for a structured...

... in New Zealand construction industry. This article investigates the potential benefits of using MOSC for delivery of high-rise buildings in New Zealand, underlying factors responsible for its low uptake and the measures that can facilitate its improved uptake. Design/methodology/approach This study...

...Olabode Adekunle Ayodele; Yan Chang-Richards; Vicente A. González Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify critical factors that affect labour turnover in the New Zealand construction sector and develop a framework for addressing this issue. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-method...

...Jeff Seadon; John E. Tookey Purpose The New Zealand construction sector is similar to many other countries with a few large companies and many small and micro enterprises. It seeks to achieve a 20 per cent increase in productivity by 2020 which requires a step change in how the sector operates...

...Xintong Li; Yisheng Liu; S. Wilkinson; Tingting Liu Purpose Sustainable houses remain at a low rate among the housing stock in New Zealand. Government, industry and the public are wanting to deliver homes that are energy and water efficient, healthy and adaptive to the climate. The purpose...

... Licensed re-use rights only New Zealand Team integration Construction Alliance Lived experience For centuries, the architecture, engineering and construction industry has been a highly fragmented industry, with multi-disciplinary teams from different types of organisations, with different...

... and procurement. Post-contract they include activities of contract administration and enforcement. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the magnitude of transaction costs (TCs) for different procurement systems used in construction projects in New Zealand. Specifically estimating the relative values of TCs...

...Fei Ying; John Tookey; Johannes Roberti Purpose – Construction logistics is an essential part of construction supply chain management (CSCM). However, limited attention has been paid to this issue in the New Zealand construction industry. The purpose of this paper is to contribute...

... on the critical dimensions impacting on the viability of using PPPs for school development. Design/methodology/approach – Comparative case studies of two school PPP projects based in Australia and New Zealand were adopted as the main research method. Semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders were...

...Yadeed B. Lobo; Suzanne Wilkinson Purpose In the light of international skills shortages at different levels of the construction industry, this research assesses solutions to skills shortages in the construction industry drawing on research from New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach The way...

...SUZANNE WILKINSON With the proliferation of clients using a separate project management company to manage construction projects, a number of problems arise. This paper analyses the problems found by project management companies when managing construction projects in New Zealand. The fundamental...