Construction Innovation: Volume 1 Issue 4

Achieving a responsive industrial relations environment for construction industry workers: a project alliancing case study

D.H.T. Walker, R.J. Peters, K.D. Hampson, M.J. Thompson

This paper outlines how the project agreement operating on the Australian National Museum project in Canberra, Australia facilitated a responsible and responsive workplace…

Modelling empirical data to support project cost estimating: neural networks versus traditional methods

Zoran Vojinovic, Vojislav Kecman

In this paper we are presenting our research findings on how effective neural networks are at forecasting and estimating preliminary project costs. We have shown that neural…

An Internet‐based electronic product catalogue of construction materials

S.C.W. Kong, H. Li, L.Y. Shen

As the potential of the Internet is gradually realized and its importance progressively recognized, waves of companies are now trying to utilize this new means of commerce by…

An on‐line glossary as a way to foster the construction of a common culture among urban experts, stakeholders and decision‐makers

Jacques Teller

Negotiation and public participation are a key aspect of present urban development projects. Argumentation support tools, based on the Toulmin logic, have often been presented as…