Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 16 Issue 2

A decision‐making system for accelerating roadway construction

Paul M. Goodrum, Yinggang Wan, Philippe C. Fenouil

The purpose of this paper is to show the way in which State Transportation Agencies throughout the USA are under increasing pressure to preserve and expand the nation's roadway…

A survey on communications in large‐scale construction projects in China

S. Tai, Y. Wang, C.J. Anumba

The purpose of this paper is to show how effective project team communications is one of the major challenges to a construction project's success. The success of large‐scale…

Supporting pre‐tender construction planning with virtual prototyping

Andrew Baldwin, Heng Li, Ting Huang, C.W. Kong, H.L. Guo, Neo Chan, Johnny Wong

Virtual prototyping technologies linked to building information models are commonplace within the aeronautical and automotive industries. Their use within the construction…

An application of the construction management framework in highways major maintenance

Mary Ansell, Rees Evans, Mike Holmes, Andrew Price, Christine Pasquire

This paper describes the use of the construction management framework (CMF) in the Highways Agency's (HA) Areas 9 and 10, two of the HA's 14 areas within England, defined by…

Pre‐project peer reviews in GMP/lump sum contracts

S.B. Kaplanogu, D. Arditi

A “pre‐project peer review” (PPPR) is conducted by a construction company or CM‐at‐risk firm to mitigate or reduce project risks prior to committing to a guaranteed maximum price…

Role of knowledge in managing construction project change

S. Senaratne, M.G. Sexton

Unplanned changes in construction projects are common and lead to disruptive effects such as project delays, cost overruns and quality deviations. Rework due to unplanned changes…

Editorial

Ronald McCaffer