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An IFC-based Space Analysis for Accessibility Layout for all Users (2004)
Journal Article
Wu, S., Lee, A., Koh, W., Aouad, G., & Fu, C. (2004). An IFC-based Space Analysis for Accessibility Layout for all Users. Construction innovation (London. Online), 4(3), 129-141. https://doi.org/10.1191/1471417504ci072oa

An accessible or inclusive building design does not disable any user; it should enable the independent and equal use of a facility by all. With the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), the consideration of issues such as acce... Read More about An IFC-based Space Analysis for Accessibility Layout for all Users.

Planning For Claims: An Ethnography of Industry Culture (2004)
Journal Article
Rooke, J., Seymour, D., & Fellows, R. (2004). Planning For Claims: An Ethnography of Industry Culture. Construction Management and Economics, 22(6), 655-662. https://doi.org/10.1080/014461904200026324

Claims by contractors for additional payments have been identified by commentators as a major source of difficulty in the industry. Ethnographic research with industry members reveals some key features of planning practices that underlie such events.... Read More about Planning For Claims: An Ethnography of Industry Culture.

The practice of construction management : people and business performance (2004)
Book
Fryer, B., Egbu, C., Ellis, R., & Gorse, C. (2004). The practice of construction management : people and business performance. Wiley-Blackwell

This book offers construction managers and students a readable account of management ideas and practices, concentrating particularly on the human side of construction management. It pulls together what has been learned both from management practice a... Read More about The practice of construction management : people and business performance.

Postgraduate perspectives of distance e-learning : a qualitative case study of online distance learning in occupational safety and health (2004)
Thesis
Williams, H. Postgraduate perspectives of distance e-learning : a qualitative case study of online distance learning in occupational safety and health. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

The use of the Internet as a medium for education has grown exponentially since
the mid-1990s. Institutions of higher education are increasingly offering online
access to distance education programmes, especially at postgraduate level. Some
see e-... Read More about Postgraduate perspectives of distance e-learning : a qualitative case study of online distance learning in occupational safety and health.

Context and challenges for the HESP (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B., & May, T. (2004, May). Context and challenges for the HESP. Presented at Thinking Allowed: The Trent HESP Summit, Breadsall

Designing a geographic visual information system (GVIS) to support participation in urban planning (2004)
Thesis
Zhang, X. Designing a geographic visual information system (GVIS) to support participation in urban planning. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

The growth of the international movement to involve the public in urban planning
urges us to find new ways to achieve this. Recent studies have identified
information communication technologies (ICT) as a mechanism to support such
movement. It has... Read More about Designing a geographic visual information system (GVIS) to support participation in urban planning.

Improving project processes : best practice case study (2004)
Journal Article
Sarshar, M., Haigh, R., & Amaratunga, R. (2004). Improving project processes : best practice case study. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 4(2), 69-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714170410815015

This paper describes SPICE (Structure Process Improvement for Construction Enterprises), which is a process improvement framework for construction organizations. SPICE is a five level step by step maturity framework. It assesses an organization's per... Read More about Improving project processes : best practice case study.

The applicability of i2i as a supply chain management tool in facilities management (2004)
Thesis
Nelson, M. The applicability of i2i as a supply chain management tool in facilities management. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

This thesis investigated Supply Chain Management (SCM), a relatively new area of
study in Facilities Management (FM) in the UK, where a research gap was identified
by the researcher. This study explored SCM in other industries, relating the benefit... Read More about The applicability of i2i as a supply chain management tool in facilities management.

Universities, localities and regional development : the emergence of the “mode 2” university? (2004)
Journal Article
Harloe, M., & Perry, B. (2004). Universities, localities and regional development : the emergence of the “mode 2” university?. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 28(1), 212-223. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0309-1317.2004.00512.x

There has long been a tension between the roles of the university in servicing the needs of sub-national economies and civil societies, those of the national state and those of learning and the pursuit of knowledge in an abstract sense. The position... Read More about Universities, localities and regional development : the emergence of the “mode 2” university?.