International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling, 2013
ABSTRACT It is probable that a construction project anywhere in the world will encounter some for... more ABSTRACT It is probable that a construction project anywhere in the world will encounter some form of delay as a consequence of change. The impact of the delay on a project will vary, but it is likely to have a negative financial outcome. Compensation can be requested by an affected party in the form of a claim; however, issues of liability and quantum can be difficult given the ever increasing complexity of construction work involving numerous differing successive parallel tasks with varying levels of interrelated resources. Experts are often employed to analyse delays based on project records and report their findings to a tribunal. This paper identifies the difficulties associated with the retrieval and representation of information for delay claims and recognises technological opportunities to deal with these challenges. The potential to exploit aspects of BIM to support these possibilities are discussed, concluding that it can assist through the ease of access to coordinated contemporaneous project information and the use of visualisation through multiple dimensions. In order to support this initiative a detailed review of the literature is undertaken which forms part of an Engineering Doctorate.
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2010
Purpose – This paper aims to present an overview of the findings of a study aimed at investigatin... more Purpose – This paper aims to present an overview of the findings of a study aimed at investigating industry-specific factors that influence the success of technology implementation in construction organisations. These include: the identification of a need, proposal procedures, benefit identification/evaluation, formulation of implementation strategies, implementation barriers, change management and overall implementation evaluation. Design/methodology/approach – A semi-structured interview-based approach is adopted to identify the industry-specific factors that influence the success of technology implementation in construction organisations. The findings are discussed and recommendations to industry for potential improvements are given. Findings – The extent to which successful technology implementation can be achieved, ultimately depends on the degree to which changes are planned, managed and evaluated. Therefore, technology implementation within construction organisations is not so much a technological problem as it is a human behavioural one. Practical implications – As technology implementation ultimately consists of changes in practices being made, the fundamental issues regarding technology implementation strategies are well aligned with those of change management. As a result, it is vital that human behavioural and emotional issues are addressed if successful technology implementation is to be achieved. Originality/value – An investigation into the industry-specific factors which have resulted in the perception that the construction industry is lagging behind other industries in the uptake of new technologies.
... on a critical synthesis of the organisational learning literature, primarily focusing on iden... more ... on a critical synthesis of the organisational learning literature, primarily focusing on identifying the potential benefits for embedding such a ... in order for the knowledge to not be lost as members of a project disperse to other projects, leave their organisation, or continually ...
... Such benefits include; reduced levels of rework, thus reducing the time and cost taken to del... more ... Such benefits include; reduced levels of rework, thus reducing the time and cost taken to deliver healthcare infrastructure projects; better design quality, as designers are able to learn from buildability issues arising during the construction stage of past designs but are not ...
Abstract Purpose–Construction sector competitiveness has been a subject of interest for many year... more Abstract Purpose–Construction sector competitiveness has been a subject of interest for many years. Research too often focuses on the means of overcoming the “barriers to change” as if such barriers were static entities. There has been little attempt to understand the dynamic inter-relationship between the differing factors which impinge upon construction sector competitiveness. The purpose of this paper is to outline the benefits of taking a systems approach to construction competitiveness research. Design/methodology/ ...
... Page 2. Ismail, Ruikar, Carrillo and Anumba 740 ... Buildings continue to be assembled largel... more ... Page 2. Ismail, Ruikar, Carrillo and Anumba 740 ... Buildings continue to be assembled largely piece by piece on site (the final point of assembly). (Source: adapted from Sanvido and Medeiros, 1990; Kagioglou et al., 1998; Ballard and Howell, 1998; Kieran and Timberlake, 2004) ...
International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling, 2013
ABSTRACT It is probable that a construction project anywhere in the world will encounter some for... more ABSTRACT It is probable that a construction project anywhere in the world will encounter some form of delay as a consequence of change. The impact of the delay on a project will vary, but it is likely to have a negative financial outcome. Compensation can be requested by an affected party in the form of a claim; however, issues of liability and quantum can be difficult given the ever increasing complexity of construction work involving numerous differing successive parallel tasks with varying levels of interrelated resources. Experts are often employed to analyse delays based on project records and report their findings to a tribunal. This paper identifies the difficulties associated with the retrieval and representation of information for delay claims and recognises technological opportunities to deal with these challenges. The potential to exploit aspects of BIM to support these possibilities are discussed, concluding that it can assist through the ease of access to coordinated contemporaneous project information and the use of visualisation through multiple dimensions. In order to support this initiative a detailed review of the literature is undertaken which forms part of an Engineering Doctorate.
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2010
Purpose – This paper aims to present an overview of the findings of a study aimed at investigatin... more Purpose – This paper aims to present an overview of the findings of a study aimed at investigating industry-specific factors that influence the success of technology implementation in construction organisations. These include: the identification of a need, proposal procedures, benefit identification/evaluation, formulation of implementation strategies, implementation barriers, change management and overall implementation evaluation. Design/methodology/approach – A semi-structured interview-based approach is adopted to identify the industry-specific factors that influence the success of technology implementation in construction organisations. The findings are discussed and recommendations to industry for potential improvements are given. Findings – The extent to which successful technology implementation can be achieved, ultimately depends on the degree to which changes are planned, managed and evaluated. Therefore, technology implementation within construction organisations is not so much a technological problem as it is a human behavioural one. Practical implications – As technology implementation ultimately consists of changes in practices being made, the fundamental issues regarding technology implementation strategies are well aligned with those of change management. As a result, it is vital that human behavioural and emotional issues are addressed if successful technology implementation is to be achieved. Originality/value – An investigation into the industry-specific factors which have resulted in the perception that the construction industry is lagging behind other industries in the uptake of new technologies.
... on a critical synthesis of the organisational learning literature, primarily focusing on iden... more ... on a critical synthesis of the organisational learning literature, primarily focusing on identifying the potential benefits for embedding such a ... in order for the knowledge to not be lost as members of a project disperse to other projects, leave their organisation, or continually ...
... Such benefits include; reduced levels of rework, thus reducing the time and cost taken to del... more ... Such benefits include; reduced levels of rework, thus reducing the time and cost taken to deliver healthcare infrastructure projects; better design quality, as designers are able to learn from buildability issues arising during the construction stage of past designs but are not ...
Abstract Purpose–Construction sector competitiveness has been a subject of interest for many year... more Abstract Purpose–Construction sector competitiveness has been a subject of interest for many years. Research too often focuses on the means of overcoming the “barriers to change” as if such barriers were static entities. There has been little attempt to understand the dynamic inter-relationship between the differing factors which impinge upon construction sector competitiveness. The purpose of this paper is to outline the benefits of taking a systems approach to construction competitiveness research. Design/methodology/ ...
... Page 2. Ismail, Ruikar, Carrillo and Anumba 740 ... Buildings continue to be assembled largel... more ... Page 2. Ismail, Ruikar, Carrillo and Anumba 740 ... Buildings continue to be assembled largely piece by piece on site (the final point of assembly). (Source: adapted from Sanvido and Medeiros, 1990; Kagioglou et al., 1998; Ballard and Howell, 1998; Kieran and Timberlake, 2004) ...
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