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Using mobile computing for construction site information management
Yuan Chen, John M. KamaraThe purpose of this paper is to develop a model for the use of mobile computing in the management of on‐site construction information and communication.
Evaluation and analysis of criteria and sub‐criteria of a construction excellence model
H.A. Bassioni, T.M. Hassan, A.D.F. PriceThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate and analyse the criteria and sub‐criteria of an excellence model for construction that would aid construction contractors in measuring and…
New approaches to solving the skills shortages in the New Zealand construction industry
Yadeed B. Lobo, Suzanne WilkinsonIn the light of international skills shortages at different levels of the construction industry, this research assesses solutions to skills shortages in the construction industry…
The selection of sharing ratios in target cost contracts
Ulrika BadenfeltThe purpose of this paper is to provide a broader understanding of target cost arrangements by empirical study of the choice of sharing ratios from the perspective of both clients…
Culture change through the use of appropriate pricing systems
Ammar Kaka, Chee Wong, Chris Fortune, David LangfordThe purpose of this paper is to show how practitioners have not fully responded to calls for change in culture. Given that construction teams are motivated by several key factors…
Collaborative project information management in a semantic web environment
C.J. Anumba, J. Pan, R.R.A. Issa, I. MutisThe advent of web services and the semantic web have opened up opportunities for a new generation of interoperable systems on the web. The purpose of this paper is to show the…
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- Professor Chimay Anumba