Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 8 Issue 3

Rethinking construction productivity theory and practice

Wei Pan

A systemic exploration of drivers for and constraints on construction productivity enhancement

Arshad Ali Javed, Wei Pan, Le Chen, Wenting Zhan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the complex interdependence of the factors in driving or hindering construction productivity at the industry, project and activity…

Causes and mitigation for declining productivity in the Australian mid-rise residential construction sector

Tillmann Böhme, Alberto Escribano, Emma Elizabeth Heffernan, Scott Beazley

The construction industry is a significant driver of economic activity in many countries. However, there has been a lack of growth in productivity within the Australian…

Using the learning curve theory in the investigation of on-site craft gangs’ blockwork construction productivity

Rex Asibuodu Ugulu, Stephen Allen

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how on-site blockwork craft gangs’ learning impacts productivity within the production environment on-site to optimise their…

International comparison of performance of public projects

Florence Yean Yng Ling

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of public projects in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney to uncover which areas project managers should focus on…

Labour productivity motivation framework for Iskandar Malaysia

Chukwuka Christian Ohueri, Wallace Imoudu Enegbuma, Ngie Hing Wong, Kuok King Kuok, Russell Kenley

The purpose of this paper is to develop a motivation framework that will enhance labour productivity for Iskandar Malaysia (IM) construction projects. The vision of IM development…

An implementation framework of value management in the Nigerian construction industry

Bruno Lot Tanko, Fadhlin Abdullah, Zuhaili Mohamad Ramly, Wallace Imoudu Enegbuma

The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for value management (VM) implementation by establishing the effect of critical success factors on current construction…

An exploratory study on the impact of mobile ICT on productivity in construction projects

Abid Hasan, Abbas Elmualim, Raufdeen Rameezdeen, Bassam Baroudi, Andrew Marshall

The issue of low productivity has remained a very stern and chronic problem in construction projects. Previous studies have found poor communication as one of the leading causes…