7 articles in this issue
Ehsan Gharaie, Helen Lingard, Tracy Cooke
In ten years from 2004 to 2013, 359 workers died in the Australian construction industry because of work related causes. This paper investigates crane-related fatalities in order to find the upstream causation of such accidents. The National Coroners’ Inf... see more
James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi, Chamila Ramanayaka
This paper presents arguments for the development of a strategy-led approach to planning and implementation of construction projects. It takes the position that there are deficiencies in traditional planning algorithms, which make them inefficient to cope... see more
Yuting Sun, Bee Hua Goh
Green Building Certification Systems (GBCS) are carried out in many countries due to the rising awareness of the importance of sustainability in the building industry. The intention should have motivated participants to construct and operate buildings sus... see more
Willy Sher, Anthony Williams, Maria Northcote
Academics in higher education institutions often experience the conflicting demands of teaching, research and administration. With the growth of online education these staff are frequently required to design, develop, teach, facilitate and, in some cases,... see more
Will Chancellor, Malcolm Abbott, Chris Carson
There have been numerous concerns about the lack of productivity improvement in the New Zealand construction industry. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to determine the main drivers of productivity in the industry. The research used is a two-sta... see more
Scott Strahorn, Thayaparan Gajendran, Graham Brewer
The traditional procurement approach is ever-present within the construction industry. With fundamental design principles founded on definitive risk allocation, this transactional based approach fails to acknowledge or foster the cooperative relationships... see more
Abbas Elmualim