Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 26 Issue 10

Hybrid approach to reducing estimating overfitting and collinearity

Bo Xiong, Sidney Newton, Vera Li, Martin Skitmore, Bo Xia

The purpose of this paper is to present an approach to address the overfitting and collinearity problems that frequently occur in predictive cost estimating models for…

Increasing the efficiency and efficacy of demolition through computerised 4D simulation

Yoichiro Kunieda, Ricardo Codinhoto, Stephen Emmitt

The purpose of this paper is to develop a novel tool to support decision making for enhanced demolition process efficiency and material waste sortability through computerised 4D…

Comparing the safety climate of the Indonesian and Australian construction industries: Cultural and institutional relativity in safety research

Martin Loosemore, Riza Yosia Sunindijo, Fatma Lestari, Yuni Kusminanti, Baiduri Widanarko

The purpose of this paper is to assess, compare and explain safety climate differences between the Indonesian and Australian construction industries.

Design and construction risks in BOT type mega transportation projects

Hande Aladağ, Zeynep Işık

In build-operate-transfer (BOT) transportation projects, design and construction phases are critical in terms of their effect on time and cost overruns. The purpose of this paper…

Influence of organizational commitment on work–life balance and organizational performance of female construction professionals

Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Toyin Deborah Adeneye, Richard Ajayi Jimoh

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the mediating role of organisational commitment in the relationship between work‒life balance (WLB) and organisational performance of…

Nature of communication performance in non-traditional procurements in South Africa

Titus Ebenezer Kwofie, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Seja Olgah Machethe

Non-traditional procurement is thought to offer enhanced benefits over traditional contracts. However, several factors significantly impacting the optimization of the benefits…

Genetic algorithm for determining the construction logistics of precast components

Yuan Fang, S. Thomas Ng

Precast construction has become increasingly popular in the construction industry. Nonetheless, the logistics of construction materials has been a neglected topic, and this…

Emerging contractual and legal risks from the application of building information modelling

Khalid Almarri, Moshabab Aljarman, Halim Boussabaine

There has been a mounting interest in building information modelling (BIM) in the construction industry sector worldwide due to its perceived benefits. However, reliance on…

Multilevel safety culture affecting organization safety performance: a system dynamic approach

Abdul Qayoom, Bonaventura H.W. Hadikusumo

Previous research studies have testified that safety culture positively affects safety performance. However, the progression by which safety culture affects safety performance has…

Optimizing the concession period of PPP projects for fair allocation of financial risk

Hongyu Jin, Shijing Liu, Chunlu Liu, Nilupa Udawatta

Targeting public–private partnership (PPP) projects, the purpose of this paper is to help decision makers fairly allocate financial risk between governments and private investors…

Construction delay risk taxonomy, associations and regional contexts: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hossein Derakhshanfar, J. Jorge Ochoa, Konstantinos Kirytopoulos, Wolfgang Mayer, Vivian W.Y. Tam

The purpose of this paper is to systematically develop a delay risk terminology and taxonomy. This research also explores two external and internal dimensions of the taxonomy to…

The challenges of adopting new engineering contract: a Hong Kong study

Chung Him Lau, Jayantha Wadu Mesthrige, Patrick T.I. Lam, Arshad Ali Javed

Project delays and cost over-runs are few common major problems arising from conventional contracts. To overcome these issues, the Hong Kong Government has been practicing the use…

Modeling success factors for public construction projects with the SEM approach: engineer’s perspective

Ephrem Girma Sinesilassie, Kamalendra Kumar Tripathi, Syed Zafar Shahid Tabish, Kumar Neeraj Jha

The study of the success factors of a project is a means of improving the effectiveness of the project. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to identify various determinants and…

Critical success factors for implementing integrated construction project delivery

Seoung-Wook Whang, Kenneth Sungho Park, Sangyong Kim

The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical success factors (CSFs) to implement integrated project delivery (IPD) systems in the Korean construction industry.

A comparative analysis of long-term performance of construction and non-construction IPOs in India: A panel data investigation

Harish Kumar Singla

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the long-term performance of construction sector initial public offers (IPO) made in India during 2006–2015. The study aims to compare the…

Cost optimization of project schedules under constrained resources and alternative production processes by mixed-integer nonlinear programming

Rok Cajzek, Uroš Klanšek

The purpose of this paper is cost optimization of project schedules under constrained resources and alternative production processes (APPs).