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Could refurbishment of “traditional” buildings reduce carbon emissions?
Richard Atkins, Rohinton EmmanuelEvaluate the post occupancy performance of a typical “traditional” building using multiple post occupancy evaluation (PoE) protocols against design intents to learn lessons about…
Constraints in implementing Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Malaysia
Suhaiza Ismail, Fatimah Azzahra HarisThe purpose of this paper is to study two objectives. First, it intends to scrutinize the challenges in implementing Public Private Partnership (PPP) by examining the factors that…
Health and safety coordinators in building projects
Lena Almén, Tore J. LarssonIn order to reduce the number of injuries on construction sites, a European Directive prescribes that the clients shall appoint safety and health coordinators in their projects…
Machinery transportation management: case study of “plant-trailer” H&S incidents
Gary D. Holt, David J. EdwardsThe purpose of this paper is to investigate causal agents of health and safety (H&S) incidents among “plant-trailers” (as used by construction and utility contractors to transport…
Perceived claim sources in the Nigerian construction industry
AbdulLateef A. Olanrewaju, Paul J. AnavheWith the increase in the cases of construction claims in Nigeria, many projects have remained uncompleted, while many of those completed receive poor client satisfaction. The…
Determining the cost of poor quality and its impact on productivity and profitability
Shahid Mahmood, Syed M. Ahmed, Kamalesh Panthi, Nadeem Ishaque KureshiThe purpose of this paper is to examine how effectively the cost appraisal system proposed measures the cost of poor quality (COPQ) in a construction project. The paper first…
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