Carbon emissions emanating from infrastructure construction are substantial, and public
infrastructure clients have begun to include carbon reduction goals in their procurement …

The need to consider sustainability has substantially increased the complexity of
implementing construction and infrastructure projects and new management practices have …

Public clients' decisions on the procurement and contracting of civil engineering projects
have far-reaching effects on the development and implementation of innovations. Two …

Despite the ubiquity of partnering and alliancing in industry discourse and academic
research, questions remain about the extent of transformational change within the sector …

Current societal challenges demand enduring engagement and the implementation of
innovations. Unfortunately, the project-based nature of the construction industry fails to offer …

Project-based organizations (PBOs) increasingly initiate the strategic change to work in
interorganizational programs. Establishing such a change is challenging due to the short …

Current airport infrastructure is in a state of decline, with reports scoring it at an
underperforming classification of D+. To address this issue, significant improvement and …

Research on performance-based contracts (PBCs) has emphasized outcome uncertainty
(lack of outcome attributability) as an obstacle to applying such contracts effectively and has …

Relational contracting models are increasingly being used for large and complex public
infrastructure construction projects, but both practices and outcomes still widely vary. When …

Purpose Stimulating innovation in projects can contribute to achieving policy goals,
addressing societal challenges and meeting objectives within programs and projects …