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A Vision for Construction IT 2005-2010: Two Case Studies. (2002)
Journal Article
Sarshar, M., Tanyer, A., Aouad, G., & Underwood, J. (2002). A Vision for Construction IT 2005-2010: Two Case Studies. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 9(2), 152-160. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-232x.2002.00243.x

Construction companies face dramatic changes in today's competitive market conditions. IT is increasingly becoming a competitive tool in this market place. The industry is taking a fresh view of how to use IT in order to improve productivity of the s... Read More about A Vision for Construction IT 2005-2010: Two Case Studies..

ProCure; a review of construction-related information technology (2002)
Journal Article
Watson, A., & Underwood, J. (2002). ProCure; a review of construction-related information technology. Proceedings of the ICE - Civil Engineering, 150, 18-22. https://doi.org/10.1680/cien.2002.150.6.18

The recent EU-funded ProCure project was designed to encourage the usage of available information and communication technology to large-scale engineering construction. The industry and research partners to the project believed that sufficient informa... Read More about ProCure; a review of construction-related information technology.

A Qualitative IPA of the Motivations of Retirees’ Transitions to ‘Retirement’ Social Identities and the Consequences on Retirement Adjustment Satisfaction
Journal Article
Underwood, J., & Watt, S. A Qualitative IPA of the Motivations of Retirees’ Transitions to ‘Retirement’ Social Identities and the Consequences on Retirement Adjustment Satisfaction

Retirement is a relatively new phenomenon in relation to shifting from being a privilege for the few to becoming a normative ‘third age’ of the life course. However, retirement represents one of the major life course transitions in late adult lif... Read More about A Qualitative IPA of the Motivations of Retirees’ Transitions to ‘Retirement’ Social Identities and the Consequences on Retirement Adjustment Satisfaction.