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Cities in transition: emerging urban regeneration and housing policies in Istanbul, with comparative analysis of Budapest (2010)
Presentation / Conference
policies in Istanbul, with comparative analysis of Budapest. Presented at Urban dynamics and housing change - Crossing into the 2nd Decade of the 3rd Millennium, Istanbul, Turkey

The scope of conventional housing policies changed from affordable housing provision, quality of homes, renewal,
to contemporary problems of economic, social and environmental urban deprivation - as a challenge for wider
regeneration process. This... Read More about Cities in transition: emerging urban regeneration and housing policies in Istanbul, with comparative analysis of Budapest.

Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy (2010)
Journal Article
Aouad, G., Ozorhon, B., & Abbott, C. (2010). Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy. Construction innovation (London. Online), 10(4), 374-394. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171011083551

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight for future innovation research activities and for the role of universities in working with industry to promote innovation.

Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an overview a... Read More about Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy.

Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK] (2010)
Journal Article
Tillmann, P., Tzortzopoulos, P., Sapountzis, S., & Formoso, C. (2010). Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK]. Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos, 5(1), 109-132. https://doi.org/10.4237/gtp.v5i1.114

Proposal: The healthcare system in the United kingdomis passing through transformation and change for improvement and innovation. Within this context, healthcare facilities are being developed in a complex multi-stakeholder environment, which usually... Read More about Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK].

Making low carbon England (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2010, June). Making low carbon England. Presented at Architectural Association, London

Promoting green construction in India through industry - academia collaboration (2010)
Journal Article
Alshawi, M., Egbu, C., & Arif, M. (2010). Promoting green construction in India through industry - academia collaboration. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 136(3), 128-131. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29EI.1943-5541.0000019

Developing economies have seen a big jump in construction activities recently. In India, the shortage of 41 million housing units to accommodate the existing population has resulted in a flurry of construction activities (Tiwari 2001). Going green in... Read More about Promoting green construction in India through industry - academia collaboration.

An application of the activity-based costing for the management of project overheads to increase profit during the construction stage (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Jaya, N., Pathirage, C., & Sutrisna, M. (2010, June). An application of the activity-based costing for the management of project overheads to increase profit during the construction stage. Presented at SPARC 2010 Conference, Mary Seacole, the University of Salford, United Kingdom

The traditional costing system was originally developed in England when industrial engineers and cost accountants applied a primary concept of cost accounting systems to minimise the risk of bankruptcy during times of recession. The conventional Bill... Read More about An application of the activity-based costing for the management of project overheads to increase profit during the construction stage.

The role of turbulent diffusion on thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Kaye, N., Flynn, M., Cook, M., & Ji, Y. (2010, May). The role of turbulent diffusion on thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings. Presented at The Fifth International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE2010), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

In recent years there has been considerable effort to develop simple models for wind and buoyancy induced natural ventilation in buildings that can be used to improve existing building thermal simulation tools. These models have been successful at pr... Read More about The role of turbulent diffusion on thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings.

The changing perception in the artefacts used in the design practice through BIM adoption (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Coates, S., Arayici, Y., Koskela, L., & Usher, C. (2010, May). The changing perception in the artefacts used in the design practice through BIM adoption. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

When CAD (Computer Aided Design) was generally adopted in the early 1990’s, the hand drawn process was replaced with the CAD drawing but the nature of the artefacts / deliverables and the exchanges of information between disciplines remained fundamen... Read More about The changing perception in the artefacts used in the design practice through BIM adoption.

A critical review on application of activity-based costing in the construction industry (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Jaya, N., Pathirage, C., & Sutrisna, M. (2010, May). A critical review on application of activity-based costing in the construction industry. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

Activity-Based Costing (ABC) has been around for more than two decades and challenges the relevance of simplistic traditional costing practice. Academics and practitioners together in institutions such as the Consortium for Advanced Management-Intern... Read More about A critical review on application of activity-based costing in the construction industry.

A review of knowledge management strategies – issues, contexts and benefits for the construction industry (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mohd Zin, I., & Egbu, C. (2010, May). A review of knowledge management strategies – issues, contexts and benefits for the construction industry. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

In the last few years, knowledge management has become one of the hot topics discussed by scholars and industry practitioners. There is also an increasing awareness that to survive and maintain sustained competitive advantage in an uncertain and glob... Read More about A review of knowledge management strategies – issues, contexts and benefits for the construction industry.

Harnessing knowledge management in the process of performance evaluation of facilities in Malaysia: A critical success factor (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mat Yasin, M., & Egbu, C. (2010, May). Harnessing knowledge management in the process of performance evaluation of facilities in Malaysia: A critical success factor. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

Knowledge is vital in decision making process similarly; performance evaluation of facilities is a strategic tool of generating and sharing new knowledge. Both contribute towards continuous improvement of organisational process performance The system... Read More about Harnessing knowledge management in the process of performance evaluation of facilities in Malaysia: A critical success factor.

Issues associated with knowledge sharing initiatives in government agencies in Malaysia (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Othman, M., & Egbu, C. (2010, May). Issues associated with knowledge sharing initiatives in government agencies in Malaysia. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

Government agencies are mainly known as knowledge intensive organizations. In order to exploit effective knowledge sharing, they have to develop practical knowledge sharing implementation approaches. Nevertheless, strong demand and expectation from c... Read More about Issues associated with knowledge sharing initiatives in government agencies in Malaysia.

The impact of organisational size on the implementation of knowledge sharing practices in quantity surveying firms in Malaysia (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Mohd Nor, F., & Egbu, C. (2010, May). The impact of organisational size on the implementation of knowledge sharing practices in quantity surveying firms in Malaysia. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

Knowledge management (KM) is increasingly seen as a key factor for organisational success in the information era and in the knowledge economy. Knowledge sharing in organisations is an important aspect of knowledge management. There is an on-going deb... Read More about The impact of organisational size on the implementation of knowledge sharing practices in quantity surveying firms in Malaysia.

The impact of information technology to facilitate communication and collaboration in Libyan public organisations (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bezweek, S., & Egbu, C. (2010, May). The impact of information technology to facilitate communication and collaboration in Libyan public organisations. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

There is evidence that information technology already has significant impact on communication, organisational structures, management and functioning of most organisations. Information Communication Technology (ICT) results in changes to lines of comm... Read More about The impact of information technology to facilitate communication and collaboration in Libyan public organisations.

The role of knowledge management in improving the adoption and implementation practices of industrialised building system (IBS) in Malaysia (2010)
Presentation / Conference
industrialised building system (IBS) in Malaysia. Presented at CIB World Congress 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom

In Malaysia, the strategic changes towards the promotion of the concept of Industrialized Building System (IBS) started in 1998. It is envisaged that the benefits expected from the adoption of IBS will have positive and dramatic impact on the culture... Read More about The role of knowledge management in improving the adoption and implementation practices of industrialised building system (IBS) in Malaysia.