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Volume 17 Number 1 Year 2017

7 articles in this issue 

Scott Strahorn, Graham Brewer, Thayaparan Gajendran

Given that any construction project is inherently a human endeavour, it follows that issues of trust are significant in terms of the stakeholder interactions that deliver eventual project outcomes.  Previous research indicates that the relational bas... see more

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Jamil Ghazi Sarhan, Bo Xia, Sabrina Fawzia, Azharul Karim

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has witnessed a huge increase in construction during the last two decades. However, many projects experienced time delays, cost overruns and the generation of massive amounts of waste. To address these challenges, lean co... see more

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Adedeji Olushola Afolabi, Patience Fikiemo Tunji-Olayeni, Opeyemi Olanrewaju Oyeyipo, Rapheal Abiodun Ojelabi

The female population represents one of the greatest untapped resources for economic growth and revitalization in most sectors. The purpose of the study was to examine the socio-economics of women’s inclusion in green construction. The study utilized the ... see more

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Yongjian Ke, Weiya Hao, Huiping Ding, Yingying Wang

Private investors have been encouraged to participate in the development and operation of urban rail projects in China through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), given the fact that subnational governments are suffering from urgent development demands an... see more

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Jianing Luo, Hong Zhang, Willy Sher

Today’s construction industry is overflowing with new ideas about its future. Off-Site Manufacture and Construction (OSCM) is at the heart of the modern construction industry. Much has been written about the state and context of OSCM in different countrie... see more

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Mehran Oraee, M.Reza Hosseini, Saeed Banihashemi Namini, Christoph Merschbrock

A BIM-enabled Construction Project (BIMCP) refers to a project involving relevant BIM tools to generate, exchange and manage project data between project participants. Success in delivering BIMCPs largely relies on how effective project members collaborat... see more

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