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Professional judgement and the mapping of the building project price forecasting process (2004)
Journal Article
Fortune, C., & Lees, M. (2004). Professional judgement and the mapping of the building project price forecasting process

This study contributes to what is known about the building project budget price forecasting process. The research has developed a greater understanding of the effect that judgement has on that process. As a result of this study the process map relate... Read More about Professional judgement and the mapping of the building project price forecasting process.

Transformations in academic production (2004)
Presentation / Conference
May, T., & Fuller, S. (2004, March). Transformations in academic production. Presented at Invited talk, School of Social Sciences, University of Innsbruck

The learning of CAD for construction: technical abilities or visual? (2004)
Journal Article
Ahmed, V., Mahdjoubi, L., Feng, X., & Leach, M. (2004). The learning of CAD for construction: technical abilities or visual?. International journal of IT in architecture, engineering and construction (Print), 2(1), 7-18

The increasing demands of the construction industry for individuals with good IT skills add continuous pressures on higher education to improve their methods of teaching. CAD training, as an important part of IT training for construction students, is... Read More about The learning of CAD for construction: technical abilities or visual?.

North west regional science policy (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B. (2004, February). North west regional science policy. Presented at Presentation of findings to North West Science Council, Warrington

The commercial valuation process in the UK: a preliminary process map (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Shepherd, M., & Havard, T. (2004, January). The commercial valuation process in the UK: a preliminary process map. Presented at Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Conference 2004, Bangkok, Thailand

The recent scrutiny of the valuation profession in the UK evidenced by the Carsberg report
and the Nottingham Trent / Reading study suggests that the process that produces a
commercial valuation is flawed and requires deeper scrutiny. The research... Read More about The commercial valuation process in the UK: a preliminary process map.

Global Project Collaboration in the Construction Industry: Standardisation and Integration (2004)
Journal Article
Faraj, I., & Alshawi, M. (2004). Global Project Collaboration in the Construction Industry: Standardisation and Integration. International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 20(1/3), 26-41

Collaborative working in construction is becoming widely spread as many activities are performed globally with actors based in various geographical locations. A number of technologies have evolved over the last few years that make it possible to expl... Read More about Global Project Collaboration in the Construction Industry: Standardisation and Integration.

Construction sites communications towards the integration of IP telephony (2004)
Journal Article
Beyh, S., & Kagioglou, M. (2004). Construction sites communications towards the integration of IP telephony

Over the past decades, construction firms have been using several off-the-shelf telecommunication tools and techniques to provide the communication means necessary to their mobile personnel on the jobsite. It is obvious that two-way radio transceiver... Read More about Construction sites communications towards the integration of IP telephony.

A process-driven IT training model for construction: core development issues (2004)
Journal Article
Goulding, J., & Alshawi, M. (2004). A process-driven IT training model for construction: core development issues. Construction innovation (London. Online), 4(4), 243-254. https://doi.org/10.1191/1471417504ci078oa

Information technology (IT) has often been cited as being able to create
competitive advantage. However, the degree of leverage is often dependent upon several
factors, not least the type and level of IT training provided, resources available, mana... Read More about A process-driven IT training model for construction: core development issues.

IFC implementation in lifecycle costing (2004)
Journal Article
Fu, C., Aouad, G., Marshall-Ponting, A., Lee, A., & Wu, S. (2004). IFC implementation in lifecycle costing. Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 11(4), 42-54

Life Cycle Costing (LCC) is always a major concern in the Architecture, Engineering and Coustruction (AEC) industry. This paper presents the implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology in the development of a lifecycle cost-estim... Read More about IFC implementation in lifecycle costing.

Structured process improvement for construction enterprises (SPICE) level 3 : establishing a management infrastructure to facilitate process improvement at an organisational level (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Jeong, K., Siriwardena, M., Amaratunga, R., Haigh, R., & Kagioglou, M. (2004, January). Structured process improvement for construction enterprises (SPICE) level 3 : establishing a management infrastructure to facilitate process improvement at an organisational level. Presented at 1st Salford Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI) Symposium, The University of Salford, UK

Towards an environmentally sound sustainable solid waste disposal strategy : the Gaza Strip case (2004)
Thesis
El-Hawi, M. Towards an environmentally sound sustainable solid waste disposal strategy : the Gaza Strip case. (Thesis). University of Salford

Solid waste management has been recognized as one of the most immediate and
serious problems confronting the Palestinian institutions especially those responsible
for service delivery, policy and strategy formulation.
The complexity and historical... Read More about Towards an environmentally sound sustainable solid waste disposal strategy : the Gaza Strip case.

Towards an online knowledge management system for reactive maintenance projects (2004)
Thesis
Ali, K. Towards an online knowledge management system for reactive maintenance projects. (Thesis). University of Salford

In the UK, building maintenance makes up more than 50% of total
construction output while reactive maintenance covers two thirds of the
overall building maintenance projects. It was therefore found not surprisingly
that reactive maintenance work r... Read More about Towards an online knowledge management system for reactive maintenance projects.

Towards a multi-level science policy: regional science policy in a European context (2004)
Other
Charles, D., Perry, B., & Benneworth, P. (2004). Towards a multi-level science policy: regional science policy in a European context

This report is based on two separate seminars held in London (RSA/ESRC sponsored) and Manchester (ESRC-sponsored) in May 2003. The report outlines the reasons for and policy implications of the emergence of a multi-scalar science policy and examines... Read More about Towards a multi-level science policy: regional science policy in a European context.