... strategies, all of which help assets to deal with and manage such emerging risks and to avoid their impacts and threats. Project management Climate change Risk management Facilities management Building Assets Asset management Building life cycle Financial risk Emerging risks © Emerald...

... of that development, and provides important information concerning how to combine energy efficiency and the practicalities of project management and procurement. The low-energy construction industry is new in Finland, and thus far, only two nZEB projects have been carried out, if single-family houses...

... development in Thailand. Afterward, the improved questionnaires were surveyed for exact data by all target respondents: local infrastructure project managers/representatives plus the working staff. These accumulated data were analysed by SPSS and finally produced the expected outcome. Findings...

... discusses the contribution of the framework's development and section 6 concludes the paper. Project alliances Value for money Performance management Project management Construction industry There is now widespread acceptance that projects are vehicles that deliver benefits...

... Group Publishing Limited 2012 Procurement Success Project management Critical success factors Partnership China Hong Kong A major push for the “business approach” of public facilities and services in the UK was given in the 1980s when the government put out to tender some of its...

... in itself. Research limitations/implications Certain constraints in participant observation have been minimized since the author maintained a relatively independent role as a process facilitator, which is different from the traditional role of a design manager or a project manager. Originality/value...

... contractual boundaries […] it should not be confused with other good project management practice, or with long‐standing relationships, negotiated contracts, or preferred supplier arrangement, all of which lack the structure and objective measures that must support a partnering relationship. Under...

... of published journals and textbooks, a postal questionnaire survey with managing directors, project managers and contract managers. About 94 construction companies were selected for the postal questionnaire survey. In total, 54 (57 percent) of returned questionnaires were considered to be useful...

... construction duration means. It was concluded that time performance was significantly different between categories, so the analysis could be conducted separately on these categories. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Costs Construction industry Project management Time‐based management...

... and analysis of data. This was achieved through the use of in‐depth interviews with project agents and archival research, and the creative use of software packages for qualitative data analysis (Kurul, 2003). Project management Production processes Adaptive system theory This paper reports...

... efficiently. Construction industry Information management Production improvement Project management Internet A large number of documents and drawings are generated within the design stage of a construction project. The rapid growth in the volume of project information as the project...

...Tore I. Haugen; Göran Lindahl; Nina Ryd Purpose The paper seeks to suggest methods that will enable innovative and effective communication and collaboration between clients and construction project management professionals. Design/methodology/approach The methodology involves workshops...

... is an iterative process of commitments, withdrawals and new approaches. Dialogue is a way to find new approaches and to stimulate managers to transparent decision making. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Customer requirements Management training Project management Finland...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Internet Construction industry Project management Gleeds and theBIW.com to build pan-European e-procurement system Keywords: Internet, Construction industry, Project management Gleeds, the international management and construction...

...Andrew Brown; John Hinks; John Sneddon The value of the consultant project manager is questionable when the recent track record of project delivery within the UK construction sector is examined. Clearly, a new building which does not adequately satisfy a client’s business needs (in relation to time...

... and suggests the effect such directions may have on the procurement of construction facilities. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Construction industry Project management Clients Change The Australian and UK construction industries have faced a period of intense introspection. This has prompted...

... of the research process, such as using the World Wide Web in conjunction with case study investigations. Argues that the skills developed through critical analysis of case studies is crucial to a project manager’s ability to function effectively and in a way that meets the clients’ service quality expectations...

... management Partnering Planning Project management Teamwork As defined by the Construction Industry Institute′s Partnering Task Force, partnering is: a long term commitment between two or more organizations for the purpose of achieving specific business objectives by maximizing...

...Alan Kell There are two areas of expertise of great importance to the facilities manager – project management and the ability to manage the increasing amount of IT equipment in buildings. New training courses have been devised to address these needs and are described. © MCB UP Limited 1991...