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Construction craft skills requirements in sub‐Saharan Africa: a focus on Zambia
Mundia Muya, Andrew D.F. Price, Francis T. Edum‐FotweAs the development agenda for sub‐Sahara Africa (SSA) gains momentum, it has become necessary to refocus attention on effective and sustainable human resource development…
Internet‐based database management system for project control
Ji Li, Osama Moselhi, Sabah AlkassThe objective of this paper is to develop an efficient project management system to track and control construction activities for contractors and/or project managers.
Evaluation of flexibility in capital investments of infrastructure systems
Carlos A. Arboleda, Dulcy M. AbrahamThe purpose of this paper is to present a methodology to evaluate the capital investments in infrastructure projects managed by private operators considering uncertainties in the…
Project management quality and the value of flexible strategies
David N. Ford, Shilpa BhargavConstruction strategies for competitive bidding and operations are used to avoid the consequences of poor schedule performance such as delay penalties. Flexible strategies in the…
A knowledge‐based automated development permit approval process in the housing industry
M. Al‐Hussein, J. Kumar, V. Sharma, D. MahThe residential construction industry has a major share in Canada's GDP. In spite of huge spending and technical advances in the residential construction sector, the current…
Consumer‐perceived appearance tolerances in construction quality management
Perry ForsytheTo develop a method for measuring consumer‐perceived tolerances concerning the appearance of unitised construction finishes (e.g. tiling, brickwork, paving, jointed façades).
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- Professor Chimay Anumba