Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 22 Issue 2

Needs and technology adoption: observation from BIM experience

Vishal Singh, Jan Holmström

Despite the recognized role of motivation of actors in technology adoption decisions, there is limited understanding of the psychological processes underlying the motivation. The…

What is architectural management? Towards a pragmatic definition

Mohammed Alharbi, Stephen Emmitt, Peter Demian

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a pragmatic definition of architectural management (AM) derived from systematic research.

Effect of adoption of relational contracting practices on relationship quality in public projects in Singapore

Florence Y.Y. Ling, Peng Chong Tan, Yan Ning, Albert Teo, Asanga Gunawansa

The purpose of this paper is to investigate relational contracting (RC) practices that give rise to higher quality interpersonal relations between these pairs of stakeholders at…

Cost estimation for electric light and power elements during building design: A neural network approach

Ajibade A. Aibinu, Dharma Dassanayake, Toong-Khuan Chan, Ram Thangaraj

The study reported in this paper proposed the use of artificial neural networks (ANN) as viable alternative to regression for predicting the cost of building services elements at…

Contingency modelling for construction projects using fuzzy-set theory

Ahmad Salah, Osama Moselhi

The purpose of this paper is to present a newly developed fuzzy-set based model for estimating, allocating, depleting, and managing contingency fund over the life cycle of…

Estimating transaction costs in the New Zealand construction procurement: A structural equation modelling methodology

Mohammed Rajeh, John E. Tookey, James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi

Within construction procurement, transaction cost economics offers a mechanism to understand “unseen” costs associated with the pre- and post-contract work. Pre-contract, these…

Editorial

Chimay Anumba