Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 14 Issue 4

Bidding competitiveness: a comparative analysis of different bid auctions in Malaysia

Mohd Azrai Azman

This research aims to contrast bid competitiveness with respect to the average bid auction (ABA) and the non-ABA bidding formats used by the Public Works Department (PWD) of…

Attaining fairness in construction cost consultancy pricing services: A case study in Ghana

De-Graft Owusu-Manu, David John Edwards, Michael Adesi, Edward Badu, Peter E.D. Love

Price fairness is important amongst construction and engineering consultants because a perceived lack of it engenders unwillingness to pay amongst clients. This can create…

Relationship between decision-making style, competitive strategies and organisational performance among construction organisations

Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi, Abimbola Windapo, James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi

The decision-making styles and strategies of organisations play significant roles in their competitive advantage and the achievement of superior performance. The purpose of this…

Design of a heat pump water heater performance monitoring system: To determine performance of a split type system

Stephen Loh Tangwe, Michael Simon, Edson L. Meyer

This paper aims to show that by using air source heat pump (ASHP) water heater in the residential sector, the energy consumption from sanitary hot water production can be reduced…

The effects of 3D printing in design thinking and design education

Scott Greenhalgh

Rapid prototyping and three-dimensional (3D) printing allows the direct creation of objects from 3D computer-aided design files. To identify the effects 3D printing may have on…

Practical electromagnetic compatibility studies of a CubeSat

Matthew Sibanda, Robert Ryk van Zyl

Incorporating electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) in the design life of traditional satellites is entrenched in the satellite industry. However, EMC treatment of CubeSats has not…

A case study on application of ORESTE for agile concept selection

A.S. Arjun Raj, Sekar Vinodh

The purpose of this paper is to report a research on application of ORESTE (Organization, Rangement Et Synthese De Donnees Relationnelles, when translated into English means…

The role of the architect using integrated contracts for social housing renovation projects

Tadeo Baldiri Salcedo Rahola, Ad Straub

This paper aims to gain more in-depth knowledge in the tendering procedures and organisational typologies of consortia working with integrated contracts for social housing…

Evaluation of non-cost factors affecting the life cycle cost: an exploratory study

Ayedh Alqahtani, Andrew Whyte

This paper aims to identify the main non-cost factors affecting accurate estimation of life cycle cost (LCC) in building projects.

An integrated approach to assessing the sustainability of buildings

Osama A.B. Hassan

The purpose of this paper is to advance a model that relates the criteria of sustainable development with the construction engineering of buildings. Moreover, a method to evaluate…

An enterprise based decision support system for engineering aggregate selection: a case study

Mohit Goswami, Jaswinder Singh, Vijay Kumar

The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework that would help manufacturers to select the design concept that provides optimal solutions to the entire value chain involving…

Assessment and selection of psychological attributes: design team perspectives

Shailendra Kumar

The purpose of this paper is to bridge the gap between physical and metaphysical entities in the context of product/system design. The paper talks about the grey area of human…

What is engineering education for? Listening to the voices of some Spanish building engineers

Joaquín Fuentes-Del-Burgo, Elena Navarro-Astor

Aristotle’s concepts of “episteme”, “techne” and “phronesis” are used to understand the relevance of the education that Spanish building engineers receive to their subsequent work…

The adaptive reuse of industrial structures: Revisiting the Thesen Islands power station project in South Africa

Michael Paul Louw

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of the adaptive reuse of a particular case study, and the evaluation of it within the context of international research…