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Impacts of value engineering on five Capital Arts projects (2007)
Journal Article
Short, C., Barrett, P., Dye, A., & Sutrisna, M. (2007). Impacts of value engineering on five Capital Arts projects. Building Research and Information, 35(3), 287-315. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210601132652

More than £1 billion of public funding has been spent by the Arts Council of England (ACE) Lottery Fund on capital projects for the Arts. Many of these projects were completed late and over budget. Results from the incremental cross-case analysis o... Read More about Impacts of value engineering on five Capital Arts projects.

Motivating small construction companies to adopt new technology (2006)
Journal Article
Sexton, M., Barrett, P., & Aouad, G. (2006). Motivating small construction companies to adopt new technology. Building Research and Information, 34(1), 11-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210500254474

Construction companies are increasingly being challenged to transfer and use new technology. However, little investigation has been undertaken on technology transfer from the perspective of the small construction company. A contribution to this under... Read More about Motivating small construction companies to adopt new technology.

The 4Cs model of exemplary construction projects (2006)
Journal Article
Barrett, P., & Barrett, L. (2006). The 4Cs model of exemplary construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 13(2), 201-215. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980610659643

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the key characteristics of the highest-performing construction projects, so that future procurement, briefing, design and construction management processes can be improved in the light of these expe... Read More about The 4Cs model of exemplary construction projects.

The 4Cs model of exemplary construction projects (2006)
Journal Article
Barrett, P., & Barrett, L. (2006). The 4Cs model of exemplary construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 13(2), 201-215. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980610659643

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the key characteristics of the highest-performing construction projects, so that future procurement, briefing, design and construction management processes can be improved in the light of these expe... Read More about The 4Cs model of exemplary construction projects.

Innovation in small, project-based construction firms (2006)
Journal Article
Barrett, P., & Sexton, M. (2006). Innovation in small, project-based construction firms. British Journal of Management, 17(4), 331-346. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2005.00461.x

Relevant literature is synthesized to provide a holistic picture of our current knowledge of innovation in small, project-based firms, highlighting significant gaps in the broad areas of ‘focus and outcome’, ‘organizational capabilities’, ‘context’ a... Read More about Innovation in small, project-based construction firms.

Motivating small construction companies to adopt new technology (2006)
Journal Article
Sexton, M., Barrett, P., & Aouad, G. (2006). Motivating small construction companies to adopt new technology. Building Research and Information, 34(1), 11-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210500254474

Construction companies are increasingly being challenged to transfer and use new technology. However, little investigation has been undertaken on technology transfer from the perspective of the small construction company. A contribution to this under... Read More about Motivating small construction companies to adopt new technology.

Value in construction : an international study (2006)
Journal Article
Lee, A., & Barrett, P. (2006). Value in construction : an international study. International Journal of Construction Management, 6(2), 81-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2006.10773089

The concept of value is now entrenched in construction. The multiple meanings of the word ‘value’ in English – ranging all the way from value as an ethical stance, to value as in monetary amounts – aptly allows many diverse interests and concerns to... Read More about Value in construction : an international study.