Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 11 Issue 2

Analysis of effective project-based communication components within primary stakeholders in construction industry

Elnaz Safapour, Sharareh Kermanshachi, Shirin Kamalirad

Effective internal communication facilitates the transfer of data and information among project parties throughout the execution of construction projects. It minimizes the…

Does size of construction firms matter? Impact of project-factors and organization-factors on project performance

Gopal Sekar, Murali Sambasivan, Kuperan Viswanathan

The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare the impact of project-factors and organization-factors on five indicators of project performance for small and medium…

A framework for the performance assessment of construction contractors in Saudi Arabia

Firas M. Tuffaha, Sadi Assaf, Yasar Zakaria Zaben, Laith A. Hadidi

In this work, a framework for assessing construction contractors' performance in Saudi Arabia is developed. Usually, a contractor's assessment is based on financial aspects, which…

Benefits of implementing Six Sigma in competitive tendering process

Jemima Antwiwaa Ottou, Bernard Kofi Baiden, Gabriel Nani, Martin Morgan Tuuli

This research investigates the implementation of Six Sigma in competitive tendering processes to address persistent delays by identifying the potential benefits and challenges of…

Bridging the gaps for business growth among Indian construction companies

Sanjay Bhattacharya, Kirankumar S. Momaya, K.C. Iyer

Successful handling and delivery of projects requires commensurate growth in the business capabilities of construction companies. The current scenario of exponential…

The emergence and evolution of reliability theory for water distribution networks

Seyed Ashkan Zarghami, Indra Gunawan

As a response to the growing operational and disruptive threats to water distribution networks (WDNs), researchers have developed a vast array of methods for the reliability…

Road infrastructure development under PPP model in India: a credit rating perspective

Puneet Koul, Piyush Verma, Lalit Arora

The study analyzes significant parameters defining the credit worthiness, economic viability and managerial efficiency of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of infrastructure…

A resource allocation framework for predisaster resilience management of interdependent infrastructure networks

Jingran Sun, Srijith Balakrishnan, Zhanmin Zhang

Resource allocation is essential to infrastructure management. The purpose of this study is to develop a methodological framework for resource allocation that takes…

Comparative study on Life Cycle Assessment of buildings in developed countries and Sri Lanka

Isuri Anuradha Amarasinghe, Dumindu Soorige, Devindi Geekiyanage

Life cycle assessment (LCA) has considerably contributed to increasing the environmental friendliness of buildings in developed countries. However, it is hard to find evidence on…

Integration of project management services for International Engineering, Procurement and Construction projects

Parisa Amirtash, Majid Parchami Jalal, Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar

International Engineering, Procurement and Construction (IEPC) projects deliver complex and critical infrastructure and construction projects. However, these projects face…

People-centred management for improving construction workers' productivity in Zimbabwe

Tirivavi Moyo, Gerrit Crafford, Fidelis Emuze

While operational factors reduce construction workers' productivity in Zimbabwe, the impact of the people-centred management aspects has not been empirically interrogated as a…

Optimization of profitability and liquidity for residential projects under debt and equity financing

Emre Cevikcan, Yildiz Kose

An appropriate space allocation among different residence types gives higher profitability and liquidity for cash flow management in real estate projects for developers. Thereby…

Investment appraisal and financial benefits of corporate green buildings: a developing economy case study

Saurabh Verma, Satya N. Mandal, Spenser Robinson, Deepak Bajaj, Anupam Saxena

This case study aims to appraise the financial benefits of green building construction in developing countries. The case study presents, green building's positive net present…