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Gender Bias in the Australian Construction Industry: Women’s Experience in Trades and Semi-Skilled Roles

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2023
While most industry sectors in the Australian workforce have consistently improved regarding the participation of women, the construction industry remains an exception.
Sarah Holdsworth   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring anti-corruption capabilities of e-procurement in construction project delivery in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The use of electronic (e-­) procurement to support the execution of supply chain management activities in the different industrial sectors is permeating all regions of the world.
Aduwo, Egidario   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Infrastructure Financing for Climate Change Adaptation in Australia: Practitioners’ Perspectives

open access: yesConstruction Economics and Building, 2022
With increased climate-related risks and natural disasters, impacts on infrastructure assets are intensifying. As the need for adaptation actions increase, how finance is used to enable adaptation plays a vital role in the resilience of infrastructure. 
Akvan Gajanayake, Usha Iyer-Raniga
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable material selection for building enclosure through ANP method

open access: yesCase Studies in Construction Materials, 2018
One of the most optimal strategies to achieve sustainable constructionis to select materials which reduce the environmental footprint. In this regard, designers and architects are suggested to observe these considerations in the earliest stages of the ...
Samira Mahmoudkelaye   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Benchmarking of project planning and success in selected industries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Purpose - To identify the industry in which projects are best planned and executed and use it as a benchmark for improving project planning in other industries.
Globerson, Shlomo, Zwikael, Ofer
core   +1 more source

The impact of BIM technology on enhancing efficiency of resolving collisions in construction engineering systems [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
In modern construction, one of the important aspects is the management of collisions in engineering systems, such as pipelines, ducts, electrical wiring, etc.
Beiner Nadiia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological contract expectations of construction project managers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The past 20 years have seen a period of fundamental change for many construction businesses as they have restructured, downsized, de-layered, merged and de-merged to survive turbulent markets and rapidly changing demand cycles.
Dainty, ARJ, Neale, RH, Raidén, AB
core   +1 more source

Lessons learnt from the use of relationship-based procurement methods in Australia: clients’ perspectives

open access: yesConstruction Economics and Building, 2016
This paper aims to review the use of various construction procurement systems and present the development of Relationship-Based Procurement (RBP) Methods currently in use within the Australian construction industry.
Farshid Rahmani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the changes in construction project managers’ competences through resume data mining

open access: yesJournal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2022
Construction project managers (CPMs) play a crucial role in project management. Using nearly 250,000 online resumes, this study aims to identify the major aspects and explore the prevalence trend of competences required by CPMs in real work.
Junping Zheng, Maoshan Qiang
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying and Ranking Criteria of Good Governance in Project-based Organizations [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2022
Good governance plays a key role in the growth and success of organizations and helps them to achieve their strategic goals. A review of the research literature shows that the term good governance is mostly used in relation to governments, and there is ...
Samira Aeini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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