7 articles in this issue
Jan Bröchner, Johan Silfwerbrand
Design-build contracts with performance-based specifications are believed to raise productivity and the innovation rate. Such specifications for highway and bridge contracts may create risks, be too detailed or difficult to verify. The purpose has been to... see more
Chioma Sylvia Okoro, Innocent Musonda, Justus Ngala Agumba
Transportation infrastructure contributes to the development of an economy. However, the performance of such infrastructure is hampered if sustainability elements are not considered at the initiation/conception and operation stages of the projects. The st... see more
Agnieszka Zalejska-Jonsson, Henry Muyingo
Principal-agency problems due to hidden incentives might be amplified, for example, under circumstances when unjustified trust in an inspector is associated with higher perception of building quality. This paper sets out to determine whether a significant... see more
Ayokunle Olubunmi Olanipekun, Najimu Saka
The construction sector (CS) is an economic barometer that mirrors the state of the economy. Therefore, the construction sector is susceptible to economic impacts. This study investigated the impact of economic shocks (measured with the Gross Domestic Pro... see more
Jonas Anund Vogel, Hans Lind, Cyril Holm
The issue of whether contracts promote innovation and sustainability is an important but overlooked aspect for achieving energy and environmental targets, as well as for creating smart and sustainable cities. In this article, based on the principle/agent ... see more
Nokulunga S.M. Khanyile, Innocent Musonda, Justus Ngala Agumba
Communication management is viewed as an imperative factor associated with performance improvement in construction projects. In Eswatini, it is established that projects experience poor project delivery associated with poor communication management practi... see more
Damilola Ekundayo, Solomon Olusola Babatunde, Aisha Ekundayo, Srinath Perera, Chika Udeaja
Life cycle carbon emissions (LCO2), made up of operational and embodied carbon, have become a major metric of building environmental performance and energy efficiency. Whilst there are now standard methods for operational carbon assessment due to its sign... see more