Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 23 Issue 3

Overall multiobjective optimization of construction projects scheduling using particle swarm

Emad Elbeltagi, Mohammed Ammar, Haytham Sanad, Moustafa Kassab

Developing an optimized project schedule that considers all decision criteria represents a challenge for project managers. The purpose of this paper is to provide a…

Construction labor productivity convergence: a conditional frontier approach

Le Ma, Chunlu Liu, Anthony Mills

Understanding and simulating construction activities is a vital issue from a macro-perspective, since construction is an important contributor in economic development. Although…

Forecasting construction output: a comparison of artificial neural network and Box-Jenkins model

Ka Chi Lam, Olalekan Shamsideen Oshodi

Fluctuations in construction output has an adverse effect on the construction industry and the economy due to its strong linkage. Developing reliable and accurate predictive…

Construction service quality and satisfaction for a targeted housing customer

Perry John Forsythe

The impact of service quality on customer satisfaction during detached housing construction in Australia is investigated for a targeted customer – one whose expectations focus on…

Interrelationships of factors causing delays in the relocation of utilities: A cognitive mapping approach

Aneetha Vilventhan, Satyanarayana N. Kalidindi

Relocation of utilities is a major source of delay in Indian infrastructure projects. This delay is particularly critical in road and bridge construction projects. The purpose of…

An enterprise risk management knowledge-based decision support system for construction firms

Xianbo Zhao, Bon-Gang Hwang, Sui Pheng Low

The purpose of this paper is to develop a knowledge-based decision support system for enterprise risk management (KBDSS-ERM) for Chinese construction firms (CCFs) to facilitate…

Hospital disaster management’s understanding of built environment impacts on healthcare services during extreme weather events

Anumitra Mirti Chand, Martin Loosemore

The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which hospital disaster planners and managers understand the role of built infrastructure in delivering effective healthcare…

Advancing ECAM knowledge: stepping stones and the shoulder of giants

Timo Hartmann