Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 12 Issue 5

Guest editorial: KPIs to help develop the next normal in construction practice, teaching-learning and research

Yasangika Gayani Sandanayake, Aparna Samaraweera, S. Thomas Ng

Performance indicators for lifecycle process of public private partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia

Suhaiza Ismail, Rosnani Mohamad, Julia Mohd Said

This paper has two objectives. The first objective is to examine the important performance indicators of the lifecycle process of public private partnership (PPP) projects. The…

A review of methodologies for performance evaluation of automated construction processes

Sundararaman Krishnamoorthi, Benny Raphael

The aim of this paper is to synthesize knowledge related to performance evaluation of automated construction processes during the planning and execution phases through a…

The value of data from construction project site meeting minutes in predicting project duration

Jaques van Niekerk, Jan Wium, Nico de Koker

Construction projects generate large volumes of data which can be used for better management of projects. In this paper, key project data is manually extracted from project site…

RE-engineered factory acceptance testing under the new normal

Sanduni Peiris, Nayanthara De Silva

Factory acceptance testing (FAT) in the construction industry has been severely hampered due to restrictions in cross-border travel resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic…

Key components of successful post–hurricane reconstruction of transportation infrastructures

Elnaz Safapour, Sharareh Kermanshachi, Behzad Rouhanizadeh

In the aftermath of hurricanes, the damage levied on transportation infrastructures increases the timeliness of emergency responses and recovery procedures, making it essential…

A curriculum guide model to the next normal in developing construction supervisory training programmes

Kesavan Manoharan, Pujitha B.G. Dissanayake, Chintha Pathirana, Dharsana Deegahawature, K.D. Renuka Ruchira Silva

This study aims to develop a curriculum guide model to upgrade the construction supervision practices, considering evolving challenges and thereby the next normal of the industry.

Assessing design buildability through virtual reality from the perspective of construction students

Don Amila Sajeevan Samarasinghe, Imelda Saran Piri

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of visual models on the ability of construction students to assess design buildability.

Framework for identification of performance metrics for research and development collaborations: Construction Innovation Centre

Aminah Robinson Fayek, Alireza Golabchi

The purpose of this study is to provide a framework to identify performance metrics for evaluating research and development collaborations.