A meta-synthesis approach was used to identify, synthesize, and categorize appropriately
factors in the literature that contribute to design documentation quality. The categories …

The selection of a project delivery method significantly impacts design documentation
quality. Among various methods globally, the Conventional Project Delivery (CPD) is the …

Extant literature indicates that poor design documentation quality often results in
construction project inefficiency. However, there is less effort by researchers to identify and …

Purpose The design documents are products of a process that aims to provide sufficient
details to enable the contractor to efficiently implement the project at a realistic cost …

Purpose The conventional project delivery (CPD) approach has been reported in the
literature as the most widely used project delivery method in the construction industry …

Graduate architects are first mate in architectural practice when handling building
construction projects. They had been authorized to run projects in construction industry due …

Purpose Education focused on the creation of a knowledge base but not on how to bring
such knowledge into practice had caused graduate architects to encounter reality shock and …

Design change is a common but significant problem in construction projects. Issues of delay,
cost overruns, claims, and disputes in projects occur as a result. However, design change …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify specific enablers intrinsic to integrated
project delivery (IPD) that can be adapted into the conventional project delivery (CPD) …

As the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector progressively embraces
digital technologies, there is an emergent necessity to explore the capabilities of these tools …