In general, fragmentation within the construction industry arises from two areas within the
traditional construction process; the construction work process where the most significant …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to differentiate between sustainable and green
construction and significantly contribute to empirical investigations related to the impact of …

The construction industry has generally been regarded as one of the least productive
sectors worldwide, with issues ranging from the more common problems, such as delays …

As a developing country, Malaysian is currently driving for implementing a new or modern
construction method, the Industrialised Building System (IBS), as an alternative towards …

The challenge to the construction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) to improve its
performance in the delivery of projects to levels more acceptable to clients continues to …

In the construction industry, subcontractors are subject to tremendous pressures in terms of
quality, service and cost. Subcontractors have responded to these challenges in a number of …

Generally, construction industry is notable for its poor performances in terms of cost and time
overruns, as well as poor project planning. To improve efficiency and effectiveness of …

The Accelerating Change report in 2002 highlighted the importance of team integration.
Much previous research focussed on providing an integrated process for improved project …

Client objectives in a building project are to build within the budget and estimated
construction period and being satisfied with the quality of the project. The ability of the …

In construction, as in other project-based industries, the need for cooperation arises from
uncertainty, interdependence and complexity (Shirazi et al., 1996; Dubois and Gadde …