Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 8 Issue 1

Technological gatekeepers: the management of trade literature by design offices

STEPHEN EMMITT

Communication of information from manufacturer to design office is important in raising specifiers' awareness of new building products and product improvements. Efficacy of this…

An Eastern perspective on partnering

ANITA M.M. LIU, RICHARD FELLOWS

Researchers have written extensively on the partnering approach in project procurement. Some emphasize it as a process, i.e. how it works in terms of the project structure…

Construction procurement routes: re‐defining the contours of construction procurement

JOHN E. TOOKEY, MICHAEL MURRAY, CLIFF HARDCASTLE, DAVID LANGFORD

Today there are a number of different types of procurement routes available for clients to choose from. Each different type of procurement (traditional, design and build…

Using an adaptive genetic algorithm to improve construction finance decisions

K.C. LAM, TIE SONG HU, THOMAS NG, R.K.K. YUEN, S.M. LO, CONRAD T.C. WONG

Optimizing both qualitative and quantitative factors is a key challenge in solving construction finance decisions. The semi‐structured nature of construction finance optimization…

Client drivers for construction projects: implications for standardization

ALISTAIR G.F. GIBB, FRANK ISACK

This paper presents the results from interviews of 59 senior personnel from major construction clients. There are two main themes: client drivers for construction projects and…

Motivation of Australian white‐collar construction employees: a gender issue?

G.L. GILBERT, D.H.T. WALKER

As a result of sustained gender imbalance in the construction industry, research continues in the fields of attraction and retention of female employees. In Melbourne, Australia…

Perceptions of hybrid concrete construction in the UK construction industry

J. GLASS, B. BAICHE

The findings from a survey of attitudes amongst professional and trade (PT) groups in the UK construction industry in relation to the use of hybrid concrete construction (HCC) are…