Readiness of organisations to implement a knowledge management strategy: A construction industry overview (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mohd Zin, I., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). Readiness of organisations to implement a knowledge management strategy: A construction industry overview. Presented at Annual ARCOM Conference, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Leeds, UK,

Many organisations are now looking towards knowledge management (KM) initiatives to address some of the challenges brought forward by marketplace pressures and the nature of the workplace. Organisations in the construction industry are no exceptions.... Read More about Readiness of organisations to implement a knowledge management strategy: A construction industry overview.

Exploitation of knowledge mapping benefits in the facilities performance evaluation process: A conceptual framework (2010)
Presentation / Conference
conceptual framework. Presented at Association of Researchers in Construction Management,, Leeds, UK,

Previous studies in various fields have identified numbers of knowledge mapping tools and techniques that are widely used. Knowledge mapping tools and techniques assist with information and knowledge flow throughout an organization. However, for a kn... Read More about Exploitation of knowledge mapping benefits in the facilities performance evaluation process: A conceptual framework.

Critical success factors associated with effective knowledge sharing in the provision of floating support services in sheltered housing for the elderly (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Egbu, J., Wood, G., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). Critical success factors associated with effective knowledge sharing in the provision of floating support services in sheltered housing for the elderly. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, Leeds, UK,

As the population ages, an increasing number of vulnerable older people are choosing to live in some sort of home, including sheltered housing, extra care sheltered housing and residential care homes. The needs of older people are constantly changing... Read More about Critical success factors associated with effective knowledge sharing in the provision of floating support services in sheltered housing for the elderly.

Measuring the impact of knowledge sharing on the planning permission process in Malaysian local authorities (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mohamed, O., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). Measuring the impact of knowledge sharing on the planning permission process in Malaysian local authorities. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference,, Leeds, UK,

organizations like local authorities, the ability to effectively share knowledge across
organizations can lead to improved service delivery and the achievement of best
practices. Hence, the degree to which an organization effectively applies knowle... Read More about Measuring the impact of knowledge sharing on the planning permission process in Malaysian local authorities.

Knowledge retention in construction in the UAE (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Arif, M., Egbu, C., & Toma, T. (2010, September). Knowledge retention in construction in the UAE. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, Leeds, UK,

With employees leaving construction organizations for all sorts of reasons, it is imperative that organizations look at ways to retain their knowledge. This paper presents a four step process in order to ensure knowledge retention. The four steps inc... Read More about Knowledge retention in construction in the UAE.

Selection criteria frameword for choosing industrialized building systems for housing projects (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Abdullah, M., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). Selection criteria frameword for choosing industrialized building systems for housing projects. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, Leeds, UK,

An Industrialized Building System (IBS) has been accepted as an innovation strategy to assist in overcoming key problems in the Malaysian housing sector. The manufacturers and producers of IBS have claimed that their systems have a multitude of advan... Read More about Selection criteria frameword for choosing industrialized building systems for housing projects.

A literature review of the role of project management in post-disaster reconstruction (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hidayat, B., & Egbu, C. (2010, September). A literature review of the role of project management in post-disaster reconstruction. Presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, Leeds, UK,

The number of natural disasters has increased sharply in the past few decades, threatening human lives, and the built environment. Recent disaster management paradigms have, arguably, shifted from disaster relief to disaster preparedness, hazard miti... Read More about A literature review of the role of project management in post-disaster reconstruction.

Activity awareness as an enabler for communication and network building in construction design teams (2010)
Journal Article
Boddy, S., Rezgui, Y., Cooper, G., & Wetherill, M. (2010). Activity awareness as an enabler for communication and network building in construction design teams. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 24(5), 430-440. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CP.1943-5487.0000046

The paper reports on ongoing research into the facilitation of communication in distributed design teams of the type typically encountered in the construction sector. Ideas around social aspects in such design teams are discussed followed by our prev... Read More about Activity awareness as an enabler for communication and network building in construction design teams.

The impact of immersive virtual reality on visualisation for a design review in construction (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bassanino, M., Wu, K., Yao, J., Khosrowshahi, F., Fernando, T., & Skjærbæk, J. (2010, July). The impact of immersive virtual reality on visualisation for a design review in construction. Presented at 14th International Conference Information Visualisation, London

Communication during the design process has a substantial role because; it exchanges messages and conveys ideas to people with different skills and interests. Also, the development of high quality 3D modelling, photo rendering and VR software has shi... Read More about The impact of immersive virtual reality on visualisation for a design review in construction.

Making reflexivity work: Engagement, content and context (2010)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2010, July). Making reflexivity work: Engagement, content and context. Presented at ENQUIRE Conference, Nottingham, UK

Consequences, challenges and opportunities (2010)
Journal Article
Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2010). Consequences, challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 1(2), https://doi.org/10.1108/ijdrbe.2010.43501baa.001

Social construction : understanding construction in a human context (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Slivon, C., Howell, G., Koskela, L., & Rooke, J. (2010, July). Social construction : understanding construction in a human context. Presented at 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Haifa, Israel

As lean construction has evolved as a practice, efforts have been made to develop theoretical foundations for understanding it. These efforts have been informed by our understanding of lean manufacturing, a source of many of the seminal ideas for lea... Read More about Social construction : understanding construction in a human context.

Lean knowledge management : the problem of value (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Rooke, J., Sapountzis, S., Koskela, L., Codinhoto, R., & Kagioglou, M. (2010, July). Lean knowledge management : the problem of value. Presented at 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Haifa, Israel

Lean knowledge management is defined here as: getting the right information, in the right form, to the right people at the right time. This definition highlights series of practical problems for knowledge management in the built environment which, in... Read More about Lean knowledge management : the problem of value.

Achieving a lean wayfinding system in complex hospital environments : design and through-life management (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Rooke, C., Koskela, L., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2010, July). Achieving a lean wayfinding system in complex hospital environments : design and through-life management. Presented at 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Haifa, Israel

Complex products, such as buildings and other infrastructure, should aim to provide value to the customer over all stages of the product life-cycle. This paper considers some of the challenges associated with maximising customer value when designing,... Read More about Achieving a lean wayfinding system in complex hospital environments : design and through-life management.

Process transparency on construction sites : examples from construction companies in Brazil (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Process transparency is the core concept in Visual Management (VM), which is one of the founding blocks of the Toyota Production System. This paper presents the
preliminary results of a collaborative research conducted between Brazil and the UK, as... Read More about Process transparency on construction sites : examples from construction companies in Brazil.

On a road to promises that work (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Cleary, M., Rooke, J., & Koskela, L. (2010, July). On a road to promises that work. Presented at 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Haifa, Israel

This research into the applicability of "Promise Based Management" in the UK construction sector examines the business side of construction as to where and how client and customer interact. A research opportunity to attend meetings and conduct interv... Read More about On a road to promises that work.

Improving information flow within the production management system with web services (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Dave, B., Boddy, S., & Koskela, L. (2010, July). Improving information flow within the production management system with web services. Presented at 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Haifa, Israel

The efficiency of the production planning and control process in construction depends significantly on the reliability and timely availability of resource information. The Last Planner system for production control mandates that a construction task s... Read More about Improving information flow within the production management system with web services.

Waste and labor productivity in production planning case Finnish construction industry (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Koskenvesa, A., Koskela, L., Tolonen, T., & Sahlsted, S. (2010, July). Waste and labor productivity in production planning case Finnish construction industry. Presented at 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Haifa, Israel

The main objective of this paper is to examine labor productivity and waste and their role in production planning and control in Finnish construction industry. Three hypothesis are tested: (1) the assumption that labor productivity concerning differe... Read More about Waste and labor productivity in production planning case Finnish construction industry.

Last planner and critical chain in construction management: comparative analysis (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Koskela, L., Stratton, R., & Koskenvesa, A. (2010, July). Last planner and critical chain in construction management: comparative analysis. Presented at 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Haifa, Israel

This paper endeavours to compare the Last Planner System of production control and the Critical Chain production management method. This comparison is carried out in the context of construction management. The original prescription and the evolution... Read More about Last planner and critical chain in construction management: comparative analysis.

Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision (2010)
Journal Article
Erdogan, B., Abbott, C., & Aouad, G. (2010). Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 368, 3551-3565. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0076

Emerging technologies offer new solutions to the construction industry, improving
processes, enabling automation and effective decision-making mechanisms and changing
current ways of work. Previous research has tended to consider a direct causal re... Read More about Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision.