7 articles in this issue
Peter Stewart
Vol 3 No 1 (2003): AJCEB
Gary Jackson
Alan Griffith, Andrew King, Andrew Knight
Design and build is a popular form of procurement worldwide. In its conventional form, it is characterised by the integration between design and construction. Novation, a variant of design and build where design responsibility is transferred from designer... see more
Raufdeen Rameezdeen, Nishanthi Gunarathna
A large number of stakeholders in construction projects makes the construction industry prone to disputes. The historical separation between design and construction add to this phenomenon by having a consultant for design and a contractor for construction... see more
Theo Haupt
This paper reports on the findings of a study that examined the attitudes of students at a historically disadvantaged institution (HOI) compared with those at a previously advantaged institution (PAl) in South Africa. PAis in South Africa have been almost... see more
David Scott, Michael Cheong, Heng Li
Centralised information systems that are accessible to all parties in a construction project are powerful tools in the quest to improve efficiency and to enhance the flow of information within the construction industry. This report points out the maturity... see more
Edmond Lam, Albert Chan, Daniel Chan
The Design and Build (D&B) procurement method is one of the systems advocated to overcome inadequacies with the traditional procurement method. In recent years, this innovative procurement method has been put to practice in Hong Kong where a vast amount o... see more