Public Private Partnership (PPP) are sometimes used to procure public infrastructure, if deemed useful in mobilising private finance and expertise for generating innovations and enhanced ‘value’. However, when delivering ...

Despite the booming domestic construction market, an increasing number of Chinese Construction Firms (CCFs) have ventured overseas for market expansion, and thus are simultaneously exposed to higher business risks. Hence, ...

Energy is essential for economic and social development of a country. Ever increasing energy demand forces public and private sector to install energy power plants without giving much attention to the sustainable issues. ...

Prevalence of harmful natural and artificial substances combined with poorly ventilated interiors can lead to various building related health problems among those who spend long periods indoors. A group of symptoms of ...

An uninterrupted service throughout the facility is a must for building services in the hotel industry because a large part of guest satisfaction with the hotel depends on building services. However, building services ...

The manufacturing industry has been a constant reference point and a source of innovation for construction over many decades. The lean concept is one of such strategies adopted by the construction industry from the ...

In recent years, there has been a growing trend in applying lean principles outside of manufacturing. In the construction context, lean construction has become an established theme since the early 1990s. However, very ...

Construction industry being a project-based industry, understanding nature of project culture is of paramount importance. Culture at project level seems less researched; possibly due to understanding of project culture ...

Occupational safety and health is a discipline which aims at the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers. It involves the protection of workers in their ...

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the process of creating digital parametric models for life cycle data management. Use of parametric modelling tools enables in integrating the building data from various stakeholders, ...