Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 11 Issue 4

Innovation, construction SMEs and action learning

Caroline L. Davey, James A. Powell, Ian Cooper, Jennifer E. Powell

Action learning is intended to enable a group of professionals (a SET) to tackle work problems, develop solutions and reflect upon the success and failure of their actions. As…

A survey of ICT use in the Turkish construction industry

M. Sarshar, U. Isikdag

This paper assesses the awareness and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) systems within the Turkish construction industry. The findings will assist in…

Drivers for dynamic brief development in construction

Ayman A.E. Othman, Tarek M. Hassan, Christine L. Pasquire

Confining the development of the project brief to a certain stage hinders the interaction between the client and the designer. In addition, it inhibits the incorporation of the…

Determinants of rework in building construction projects

Peter E.D. Love, David J. Edwards

Rework represents the unnecessary effort of redoing a process or activity that is incorrectly implemented the first time. Using a structured questionnaire survey, the causes and…

Bridging the skills gap: a regionally driven strategy for resolving the construction labour market crisis

Andrew R.J. Dainty, Stephen G. Ison, David S. Root

Econometric forecasts indicate that the UK construction industry faces a severe skills deficit in the foreseeable future. This paper details the results of a major labour market…

Impacts of CAD on design realization

James A. De Lapp, David N. Ford, John A. Bryant, Joe Horlen

Complete and accurate design is critical for construction project success. Manifesting design intent in the constructed facility depends on coordinated design documents that are…

Editorial