Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 8 Issue 1

Linking domains and synergising advances

Mohan Kumaraswamy

Model for developing trust on US construction projects

Raja R.A. Issa, Svetlana Olbina, Dino Zuppa

The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors found on US construction projects that are perceived by contractors to strengthen or weaken trust between contracting…

Impact of integrated collaborative technologies to form a collaborative culture in construction projects

Georgios Kapogiannis, Fred Sherratt

Research has shown that the lack of forming team collaboration works as a barrier in the use of collaborative technologies such as Building Information Modelling. So, there is a…

Retrofitting heritage office buildings in the UK: a case study

Olubukola Tokede, Nilupa Udawatta, Mark Luther

Heritage buildings are a crucial part of the UK built sector. They perpetuate a sense of identity, prestige and community. Many heritage buildings however tend to be energy…

Framework for sustainable construction practices in Sri Lanka

Kushani Ishara Athapaththu, Gayani Karunasena

Sustainability in construction is a challenging task for contractors due to diminishing natural resources and increasing energy costs. The purpose of this paper is to identify key…

Factors affecting building services’ coordination during the design development and review stages

Mohammad A. Hassanain, Babatunde Adewale, Abdul-Mohsen Al-Hammad, Muizz O. Sanni-Anibire

The purpose of this paper is to identify and assess the factors affecting building services’ coordination during the design development and review stages of building projects.

Investigating systematic review for multi-disciplinary research in the built environment

Subhadarsini Parida, Kerry Brown

The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which a systematic review approach is transferable from medicine to multi-disciplinary studies in the built environment…

Risk-based entry decision into African construction markets: a proposed integrated model

Sunday Julius Odediran, Abimbola Oluwakemi Windapo

The purpose of this paper is to propose a risk-based entry decision model to mitigate the impact of risk and ease the entry of multinational construction companies (MNCCs) into…