Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 11 Issue 6

The construction sector, congestion charging and exemptions

Stephen Ison, Andrew Dainty, Stuart Wall

In February 2003, London became the first city in the UK to introduce a comprehensive congestion‐charging scheme, whereby road users are charged on a per day basis in order to use…

Valuing guarantees in a BOT infrastructure project

Andreas Wibowo

Host governments often provide guarantees in build‐operate‐transfer (BOT) infrastructure projects to attract private sector investors. Problems arise because the governments often…

A study on project success factors in large construction projects in Vietnam

Long Duy Nguyen, Stephen O. Ogunlana, Do Thi Xuan Lan

Large construction projects are inherently complex and dynamic. A comprehensive answer on how to manage such projects successfully is difficult to provide. This paper expounds on…

Criteria for assessing the potential performance of hybrid concrete structural frames

R. Soetanto, A.R.J. Dainty, J. Glass, A.D.F. Price

When assessing the potential benefits of using any new technology, it is essential that appropriate performance criteria are used and comparisons are made with the alternatives…

Fuzzy discrete‐event simulation for modeling uncertain activity duration

Hong Zhang, Heng Li, C.M. Tam

Construction‐oriented discrete‐event simulation often faces the problem of defining uncertain information input, such as subjectivity in selecting probability distributions that…

Surveyors' perspectives on ethics in organisational culture

Anita M.M. Liu, Richard Fellows, Jess Ng

This paper investigates perceptions on ethics amongst surveyors working in Hong Kong. Objectives of the study are to develop an organisational ethics model, to examine the…

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