Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 29 Issue 7

Investigating the causes preventing the fulfillment of construction contract requirements

Fadi A. Fatayer, Amjad Z. Issa, Mohammed Abunemeh, Mohammed A.M. Dwikat

Construction contractors in Palestine, as in many other developing countries, suffer from many problems. One of their main problems is their inability to meet contractual…

Early-stage cost estimation model for power generation project with limited historical data

Jin Gang Lee, Hyun-Soo Lee, Moonseo Park, JoonOh Seo

Reliable conceptual cost estimation of large-scale construction projects is critical for successful project planning and execution. For addressing the limited data availability in…

Critical considerations on tower crane layout planning for high-rise modular integrated construction

Zhiqian Zhang, Wei Pan, Mi Pan

Modular integrated construction (MiC) is the most advanced off-site construction technology. However, the application of MiC for high-rise buildings is still limited and…

A multivariate regression approach toward prioritizing BIM adoption barriers in the Ethiopian construction industry

Shihunegn Alemayehu, Ali Nejat, Tewodros Ghebrab, Souparno Ghosh

Building information modeling (BIM) is a process of creating an intelligent virtual model integrating project data from design to construction and operation. BIM models enhance…

Transition from traditional to alternative project delivery methods in water and wastewater project: executive decision-makers' perspective

Pramen P. Shrestha, Jacimaria R. Batista

The purpose of this study is to determine the barriers and constraints executive decision-makers have to face during the delivery method selection stage of water and wastewater…

Collaboration strategy selection in BIM-enabled construction projects: a perspective through typical collaboration profiles

Guangchong Chen, Jiayu Chen, Yuchun Tang, Yan Ning, Qiming Li

Collaboration is essential to BIM-enabled construction projects (BECPs). To facilitate collaboration, various strategies have been proposed. Usually, project team adopts single…

Barriers to corporate social responsibility practices in construction and roles of education and government support

Hai Pham, Tho Pham, Chau Ngoc Dang

This study aims to empirically investigate the impact of barriers (i.e. organizational and industrial barriers, corporate social responsibility (CSR) characteristics) on CSR…

The impacts of introducing voids combinations on indoor ventilation performance in high-rise residential buildings

Hamza Laloui, Noor Hanita Abdul Majid, Aliyah Nur Zafirah Sanusi

The paper aims to investigate and evaluate the impacts of the voids combination as a passive design feature on wind-driven ventilation performance in high-rise residential…

Productivity monitoring in building construction projects: a systematic review

Wesam Salah Alaloul, Khalid M. Alzubi, Ahmad B. Malkawi, Marsail Al Salaheen, Muhammad Ali Musarat

The unique nature of the construction sector makes it fall behind other sectors in terms of productivity. Monitoring construction productivity is crucial for the construction…

Managing project scope creep in construction industry

Mian M. Ajmal, Mehmood Khan, Angappa Gunasekaran, Petri T. Helo

Project scope creep is a nightmare and nearly intolerable task. Most project managers struggle to curtail the expanse and degree of scope creep. This study examines different…

A model for work packages optimization in results-based-finance projects

Amira Shalaby, A. Samer Ezeldin

In many developing countries, the sanitation sector constitutes a major part of their strategic plans of reform. Yet with the very limited budget of the public treasury, countries…

Application of stacking ensemble machine learning algorithm in predicting the cost of highway construction projects

Meseret Getnet Meharie, Wubshet Jekale Mengesha, Zachary Abiero Gariy, Raphael N.N. Mutuku

The purpose of this study to apply stacking ensemble machine learning algorithm for predicting the cost of highway construction projects.

Developing engineering students' capabilities through game-based virtual reality technology for building utility inspection

Huai Jian Beh, Ali Rashidi, Amin Talei, Yee Sye Lee

The construction site operates under a hazardous environment that requires a high level of understanding in building systems to minimise accidents. However, the current building…

Barriers to adoption of reverse logistics: a case of construction, real estate, infrastructure and project (CRIP) sectors

Sudhir Ambekar, Dipayan Roy, Amit Hiray, Anand Prakash, Vishal Singh Patyal

This study attempts to identify and analyse the barriers to implementing a reverse logistics (RL) system in Indian Construction, Real estate, Infrastructure and Project (CRIP…