Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 10 Issue 1

Request for information frequency and their turnaround time in construction projects: A data-analytic study

Ajibade A. Aibinu, Simon Carter, Valerie Francis, Paulo Vaz-Serra

The purpose of this paper is to study the nature of request for information (RFIs) on construction projects by using data analytics to understand the frequency of RFIs, when they…

Drivers of e-bidding implementation in the Saudi Arabian construction industry

Ahmed M.Z. Sayed, Sadi Assaf, Adel S. Aldosary, Mohammad A. Hassanain, Abdullatif Abdallah

The purpose of this paper is to identify the key drivers for adopting electronic bidding (e-bidding) systems in public construction projects located in Saudi Arabia.

Risk mitigation in PFI/PPP project finance: A framework model for financiers’ bankability criteria

Hakeem Owolabi, Lukumon Oyedele, Hafiz Alaka, Saheed Ajayi, Muhammad Bilal, Olugbenga Akinade

Earlier studies on risk evaluation in private finance initiative and public private partnerships (PFI/PPP) projects have focussed more on quantitative approaches despite…

Curbing PPP construction projects’ failure using enhanced stakeholder management success in developing countries

Emmanuel Eyiah-Botwe, Clinton O. Aigbavboa, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala

Globally, inadequate resources, skills deficiency and poor infrastructure have necessitated public-private partnerships (PPPs) as investment initiative for public sector projects…

Investment apportionments among participants of PPP rental retirement villages

Shijing Liu, Hongyu Jin, Chunlu Liu, Benzheng Xie, Anthony Mills

The purpose of this paper is to examine public–private partnership (PPP) approaches for the construction of rental retirement villages in Australia and to allocate the investment…

Strategic alignment of project management with health, safety and environmental management

Mohammad Javad Ershadi, Reza Edrisabadi, Aghileh Shakouri

Project management generally covers many important areas such as cost, quality and time in different industrial settings, but it is deficient in relation to integration of health…

Project-specific constraints influencing productivity of tradespeople in the Nigerian construction industry

Rex Asibuodu Ugulu, Andrew Arewa, Stephen Allen

The purpose of this paper is to establish the perception of tradespeople about project-specific constraints (PSCs) influencing construction productivity in Nigeria.

Revisiting the role of professionals in designing buildings with low embodied and operational energy

G.A. Tennakoon, Anuradha Waidyasekara, B.J. Ekanayake

Many studies have focused on embodied energy (EE) and operational energy (OE), but a shortage of studies on decision making, which involves several decision makers whose decisions…

Life cycle cost analysis of 1MW power generation using roof-top solar PV panels

Omprakash Ramalingam Rethnam, Sivakumar Palaniappan, Velmurugan Ashokkumar

The purpose of this paper is to focus on life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) of 1 MW roof-top Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels installed in warm and humid climatic region in Southern…

Factors that trigger bullying amongst subcontractors toward intention to quit in the construction projects

Alireza Jalali, Nur Izzati Hidzir, Mastura Jaafar, Norziani Dahalan

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between three key factors that cause workplace bullying among subcontractor managers toward intention to quit the…

Causes of delay to public infrastructure projects according to engineers representing different contract parties

Hesham S. Ahmad, Maha D. Ayoush, Majed S. Al-Alwan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the main causes of delay in public construction projects. This is motivated by feedback from public construction experts concerning…