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Risk Management practices of leading UK cost consultants. (2003)
Journal Article
Wood, G., & Ellis, R. (2003). Risk Management practices of leading UK cost consultants. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 10(4), 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980310489960

Risk management (RM) is now widely accepted as an important tool in the management of projects. Through a series of semi-structured interviews with RM facilitators, current practice is explored. The findings provide a number of soft benchmarks. Inter... Read More about Risk Management practices of leading UK cost consultants..

Building on trust: a co-operative approach to construction procurement (2001)
Journal Article
Wood, G., & McDermott, P. (2001). Building on trust: a co-operative approach to construction procurement. Journal of construction procurement, 7(2), 4-14

The central argument of this paper is that the key to successful implementation of relationship-based procurement strategies lies in trust. Trust is essential to relationships because it is the glue that binds co-operative relationships together. It... Read More about Building on trust: a co-operative approach to construction procurement.

An evaluation of the impact of IT on multi-disciplinary team working (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Howes, J., & Wood, G. (2001, September). An evaluation of the impact of IT on multi-disciplinary team working. Presented at Proceedings of the AEE 2001 Conference, Cardiff

This paper describes feedback from a series of experimental student projects in multi- disciplinary team-working using information technology. The TIME-IT Project, (Team-working in Multi-disciplinary Environments using Information Technology) was d... Read More about An evaluation of the impact of IT on multi-disciplinary team working.

Interdisciplinary working in built environment education (1999)
Journal Article
Wood, G. (1999). Interdisciplinary working in built environment education. Education and Training, 41(8), 373-380. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400919910298648

Considers attitudes towards interdisciplinary working within built environment education. The opinions and experiences of senior academic staff from within a single multi‐disciplinary faculty (Faculty of Health and Environment, Leeds Metropolitan Uni... Read More about Interdisciplinary working in built environment education.

Microfinance : a strategy for facilitating low cost housing in Nigeria
Thesis
Aturamu, O. (in press). Microfinance : a strategy for facilitating low cost housing in Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

Providing financing options for low income earners is one of the most complex challenges faced by developing countries worldwide. Low income earners require finance to meet their basic needs one of which includes housing. However, in developing count... Read More about Microfinance : a strategy for facilitating low cost housing in Nigeria.

Research, practice and education in the built environment
Thesis
Wood, G. Research, practice and education in the built environment. (Thesis). Salford: University of Salford

This thesis consists of two parts: the body of published work is presented as a portfolio of 10 publications and forms Part II. Part I consists of a critical review of those publications. In the context of the built environment sector, the overarch... Read More about Research, practice and education in the built environment.

An exploration of approaches to risk management applications within UK construction projects
Book Chapter
Wood, G., & Ellis, R. An exploration of approaches to risk management applications within UK construction projects. In A. Akintoye (Ed.), 17th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2001 (805-814). Salford, UK: Association of Researchers in Construction Management

Risk Management (RM) is now widely accepted as an important tool in the management of projects. Through a series of semi-structured interviews with RM facilitators the trends and approaches to the practical application of RM are explored. The finding... Read More about An exploration of approaches to risk management applications within UK construction projects.

Improving the integration of building design and facilities management
Thesis
Bu Jawdeh, H. Improving the integration of building design and facilities management. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis investigates the relationship between facilities management (FM) and design on construction projects in the Middle East region. Input provided by facilities management, the party responsible for developing and maintaining a facility suppo... Read More about Improving the integration of building design and facilities management.

A comparative analysis of procurement methods used on competitively tendered office projects in the UK
Presentation / Conference
Muriro, A., & Wood, G. A comparative analysis of procurement methods used on competitively tendered office projects in the UK. Presented at COBRA 2010, Paris

The proliferation of procurement methods used for construction projects has inevitably resulted in comparisons being made between the performances associated with each of them. The challenge for researchers in this field has been largely to do with... Read More about A comparative analysis of procurement methods used on competitively tendered office projects in the UK.

Altering design decisions to better suit facilities management processes
Presentation / Conference
Bu Jawdeh, H., & Wood, G. Altering design decisions to better suit facilities management processes. Presented at 10th International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations, Kuwait

Research work reported in this paper tackles the communication between processes of both facilities management (FM) and design, showing the effect of such communication on the capability of newly built facilities in supporting organizations. Fac... Read More about Altering design decisions to better suit facilities management processes.