Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 3 Issue 1/2

Perspectives on artificial intelligence in the construction industry

TOM ANDERSEN, AXEL GAARSLEV

Based on the expectation of artificial intelligence (Al) the authors established in 1988 an umbrella for research in this area in the construction industry, named the Expert…

The Maquette, the model and the computer: organizational futures for design and construction

ALAN DAY

The introduction and use of computer‐aided design (CAD) systems in a number of settings in the UK building industry is discussed with particular reference to the relationship…

Buildability assessment and the development of an automated design aid for managing the transfer of construction process knowledge

DAVID MOORE

The cause of construction problems is suggested as being the lack of industry cohesion. This can only be addressed successfully by design professionals and construction…

Improving the constructability of design solutions through an integrated system

MUSTAFA ALSHAWI, JASON UNDERWOOD

This study aims at improving the constructability of design solutions by inte grating site construction problems, which are related to the design, with the design's main…

Neural network models for intelligent support of mark‐up estimation

HENG LI

Cost estimation is an important decision‐making process where many factors are interrelated in a complex manner, thus making it difficult to analyse and model using conventional…

Cost estimating practices in Australian construction

THOMAS E. UHER

The aim of the paper is to examine attitudes of general contractors operating in the Sydney region to the potential use of probability estimating and databases in cost estimating…

Tendering procedures, contractual arrangements and Latham: the contractors' view

GARY D. HOLT, PAUL O. OLOMOLAIYE, FRANK C. HARRIS

The procedural and administrative aspects of UK tendering have remained largely unaltered for decades but this may soon change in light of the recent review of the construction…

Pre‐construction project partnering: developing the process

JASON MATTHEWS, ALAN TYLER, ANTONY THORPE

The use of subcontracting within the modern construction industry has become commonplace with many main contractors only undertaking the management and co‐ordination activities…

Effect of different procurement routes on contractors' cash flows

AMMAR P. KAKA, FARZAD KHOSROWSHAHI

This paper addresses the effect of different procurement methods (traditional, design and build and management contracting) on project cash flow. Historical data relating to the…

Do site managers and the head office perceive productivity factors differently?

SHAMIL NAOUM, JON HACKMAN

This paper is based on a review of the literature on construction productivity and findings from a survey investigating, first, whether there are significant differences in…