Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 23 Issue 5

Evaluation of automation levels for construction change management

Shahin Karimidorabati, Carl T. Haas, Joel Gray

Current processes to manage changes are subject to failure since they are heavily dependent on human discipline. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and quantify the…

Principal component analysis of professional competencies of architects in the Ghanaian construction industry

Titus Ebenezer Kwofie, Samuel Amos-Abanyie, Samuel Owusu Afram

The identification and development of appropriate competencies remain very critical and central to performance measures in mainstream human resource management genre towards…

Comparing the levels of performance of small scale local government contractors in Northern Nigeria with international practice

Nuru Gambo, Ilias Said, Radzi Ismail

The purpose of this paper is to compare the performance levels of small scale local government contractors (SSLGCs) in northern part of Nigeria with international practice…

A practical approach in clarifying legal drafting: Delphi and case study in Malaysia

Heap-Yih Chong, Chee Kheng Oon

Legal drafting is one of the root causes for interpretation errors and misunderstandings in construction contracts. Moreover, most construction personnel do not have legally…

Searching for niche market for engineering consultants: Case of regional supervision systems in China

Zhikun Ding, Jian Zuo, Jiayuan Wang, George Zillante

A growing number of foreign consulting firms have been engaged in the Chinese construction market where the supervision system, as a kind of engineering consultant service has…

Duration determination for rural roads using the principal component analysis and artificial neural network

Isaac Mensah, Theophilus Adjei-Kumi, Gabriel Nani

Determining the duration for road construction projects represents a problem for construction professionals in Ghana. The purpose of this paper is to develop an artificial neural…

Identifying the key process factors affecting project performance

Søren Lindhard, Jesper Kranker Larsen

A construction project traditionally involves a variety of participants. Owners, consultants, and contractors all have diverse opinions and interests, but they all seek to ensure…

Exploratory study on risk management of state-owned construction enterprises in China

Lamei Hu, Honghua Wu

There is a relatively low risk management (RM) level and maturity in China’s state-owned construction enterprises (CSCEs). The purpose of this paper is to find the main factors…