...Samuel Ekung; Isaac Odesola; Alex Opoku Purpose The pertinent information about green buildings (GB) is laden with cost misperceptions (CM) that are paraded into adoption decisions without factual clarifications. The unsupported beliefs are fundamental to the disparaging low adoption of related...

...Simon Adamtey Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate and determine the time and cost performance of progressive design-build (PDB) projects compared with that of design-build (DB) projects. The objective is to provide empirical evidence on the performance of PDB delivery method...

...Wei He; Yichao Shi; Dewei Kong Purpose The construction industry is characterized by a long construction period, high cost and many uncontrollable factors. The owners and contractors are increasingly focusing on the efficiency of their construction and costs in pursuit of greater economic benefits...

... is based in academic environments, which included lecturers and researchers with quantity surveying background and mainly focussing on measurement, estimation, costing and procurement routes. The other ten participants are quantity surveying practitioners who work for contractors or consultancies where...

..., development plan targets, among other factors. Hence the need to understand the causes of delays and cost overrun in the construction sector has become more important than ever. This study therefore aims to identify the major factors underlying time and cost overruns in projects related to the education...