the decisions made in the planning phase of a building project greatly affect its future operation and maintenance (o&m;) cost. recognizing the o&m; cost of condominiums’ common facilities as a critical issue for home owners, this research aims to develop an artificial neural network (ann) o&m; cost prediction model to assist developers and architects in effectively assessing the impacts of the...

Environmental and ecological impacts associated with construction activities have become an ever-increasing concern, especially the considerable amount of waste generated on sites. Regulations growing client pressure meeting environmental standards led contractors to adopt sustainable practices try embed this concept in their processes. Sustainable procurement management (SPM) as a potential so...

Over half of the world’s population lives in cities and United Nations (UN) demographers project an increase of 2.5 billion more urban dwellers by 2050. Yet there is too little systematic comparative research on the practice of urban health policy and management (HPAM), particularly in the megacities of middle-income and developing nations. We make a case for creating a global database on citie...

Works of fiction are used in organizational studies for pedagogical purposes and as sources data. The aim here is to analyse fictional treatments construction project management, with a focus on managers’ individual values. Fourteen novels, two short stories four plays included. Among the 18+18 Rokeach values, imagination, love, ambition, courage happiness frequently highlighted by authors. Ear...

INTRODUCTION The clients of the construction industry are primarily concerned with quality, time and cost and yet the majority of construction projects are procured on the basis of only two of these parameters, namely time and cost (Bennett and Grice, 1990). This is understandable since the majority of project management control systems highlight time and cost, and overlook the relative importa...

This paper discusses how distributed object technology can profitably be put to use in the construction industry. It begins by outlining the potential benefits distributed object technology and standards can bring to construction, particularly when considering the integration of existing and future information systems. It then describes research that has applied this technology to the COMMIT ( ...

While it is widely recognized that additional costs due to rework can have an adverse effect on project performance, limited empirical research has been done to investigate the influencing factors. The research presented in this paper aims to determine the influence of different project types and procurement methods on rework costs in construction projects. Using a questionnaire survey, rework ...