Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 16 Issue 5

Using public‐private partnerships (PPPs) to procure social infrastructure in Australia

Marcus Jefferies, W.D. McGeorge

Owing to increasing demands for new infrastructure and a reduction in public sector investment, Australian governments are increasingly turning to the private sector to form…

Development of 4D based performance indicators in construction industry

Nashwan Dawood, Sushant Sikka

Despite its benefits, the uptake of 4D planning in the construction industry is slow and therefore there is a need to demonstrate its value over traditional planning technologies…

Beyond the Red Queen syndrome: CRM technology and building material suppliers

Peter Love, David John Edwards, Craig Standing, Zahir Irani

Many businesses operating in the construction and engineering sector have been trying to respond to the demands being imposed on them by utilising information technology…

Building capability in construction projects: a relationship‐based approach

P.R. Davis, D.H.T. Walker

The aim of this paper is to propose a way that the development of human social relationship capital can be identified and measured in a construction project environment.

Data acquisition from construction sites for tracking purposes

Samir El‐Omari, Osama Moselhi

The objective of this paper is to develop a tracking and control system that automates the process of data collection from construction sites for fast and accurate measurement of…

Evaluation of key practices under the Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) initiative for UK healthcare facilities

A.D. Ibrahim, A.D.F. Price, A.R.J. Dainty

This paper aims to examine whether the UK Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) procurement strategy supports the delivery of facilities for improved primary and social care…

Editorial

Ronald McCaffer