Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing 2010 – 2015 (2017)
Journal Article
Swan, W., Fitton, R., Smith, L., Abbott, C., & Smith, L. (2017). Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing 2010 – 2015. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 35(5), 456-469. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijbpa-04-2017-0019

Purpose The Retrofit State of the Nation Survey has tracked the perceptions of social housing sector professionals’ views of retrofit since 2010. It has taken the form of 3 surveys conducted in 2010, 2013 and 2015. Here we bring together the three... Read More about Adoption of sustainable retrofit in UK social housing 2010 – 2015.

Critical review of the success factors of strategic alliances in the UK construction industry (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hameed, W., & Abbott, C. (2017, September). Critical review of the success factors of strategic alliances in the UK construction industry. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

With an increasingly competitive environment in the world and in the UK particularly, industries that are operating today face many complex technological challenges with regards to both hard and soft systems. Consequently, skills and knowledge are re... Read More about Critical review of the success factors of strategic alliances in the UK construction industry.

Editorial for special issue on knowledge exchange and innovation in university city-regions (2015)
Journal Article
Abbott, C., & Powell, J. (2015). Editorial for special issue on knowledge exchange and innovation in university city-regions. European Journal of Innovation Management, 18(4), https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-05-2015-0039

In this special edition of the European Journal of Innovation Management we focus on knowledge exchange and innovation. In particular, the papers concentrate on those aspects of education and development that lead to improved innovation and specifica... Read More about Editorial for special issue on knowledge exchange and innovation in university city-regions.

The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster (2015)
Book Chapter
Kinn, M., & Abbott, C. (2015). The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster. In Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction 2015 (1-26). United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

The overarching purpose of this paper is to address the challenges facing the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 in a holistic way. The emphasis will be on Thematic Research Area 8, which concentrates on what can be done to mi... Read More about The use of direct current voltage systems to increase a city’s resilience and reduce the vulnerability of economic activity from a disaster.

To what extent is electricity central to resilience and disaster management of the built environment? (2014)
Journal Article
Kinn, M., & Abbott, C. (2014). To what extent is electricity central to resilience and disaster management of the built environment?. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18(1), 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671%2814%2900936-8

Purpose: This paper aims to establish two key points. Firstly that there is a gap in the resilience literature, and to show that electricity needs to play a more central role in all the academic research fields associated with ‘disasters’ and ‘resi... Read More about To what extent is electricity central to resilience and disaster management of the built environment?.

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.

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.

Knowledge management in construction supply chain integration (2010)
Journal Article
Khalfan, M., Kashyip, M., Li, X., & Abbott, C. (2010). Knowledge management in construction supply chain integration. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 7(2/3), 207-221. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNVO.2010.031218

Knowledge Management (KM) is becoming increasingly important for organisations across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, especially for the naturally fragmented construction industry. There has been a growing realisation that it is very important f... Read More about Knowledge management in construction supply chain integration.

Integrating BIM and GIS for large-scale facilities asset management: a critical review (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, X., Arayici, Y., Wu, S., Abbott, C., & Aouad, G. (2009, September). Integrating BIM and GIS for large-scale facilities asset management: a critical review. Presented at The Twelfth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Widely-dispersed assets such as buildings, equipment, roads and bridges present local governments as well as big organizations with a number of asset management challenges. Recently financial sustainability and competitiveness have put more pressures... Read More about Integrating BIM and GIS for large-scale facilities asset management: a critical review.

Construction IT in 2030: a scenario planning approach (2009)
Journal Article
Erdogan, B., Abbott, C., Aouad, G., & Kazi, S. (2009). Construction IT in 2030: a scenario planning approach. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, 539-555

Summary: This paper presents a scenario planning effort carried out in order to identify the possible futures that construction industry and construction IT might face. The paper provides a review of previous research in the area and introduces the... Read More about Construction IT in 2030: a scenario planning approach.

Achieving sustainability in construction through the specialist task organisation procurement approach (2009)
Journal Article
Oyegoke, A., McDermott, P., & Abbott, C. (2009). Achieving sustainability in construction through the specialist task organisation procurement approach. International Journal of Value Chain Management, 2(3), 288-313. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2009.024812

The issue of sustainability continues to grow in importance because of its relationship with overall Quality of Life (QOL) in terms of economic, social and environmental well-being. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the use of Specialist Task O... Read More about Achieving sustainability in construction through the specialist task organisation procurement approach.

Challenging the illusion of the all powerful clients’ role in driving innovation (2008)
Book Chapter
Abbott, C., Jones, V., Lu, S., & Sexton, M. (2008). Challenging the illusion of the all powerful clients’ role in driving innovation. In P. Brandon, & S. Lu (Eds.), Clients driving innovation (43-48). Wiley-Blackwell

Hidden innovation in the construction and property sectors (2007)
Journal Article
Barrett, P., Abbott, C., Sexton, M., & Ruddock, L. (2007). Hidden innovation in the construction and property sectors. RICS research review series, 7(20), 1-21

The construction and property industries have a poor reputation for innovation. Indeed, this reputation appears to be backed by official statistics which projects these industries as being devoid of innovative activity. However, the reputation is un... Read More about Hidden innovation in the construction and property sectors.

Action learning as an enabler for successful technology transfer with construction SMEs (2007)
Journal Article
Abbott, C., Jones, V., Sexton, M., & Lu, S. (2007). Action learning as an enabler for successful technology transfer with construction SMEs. RICS research review series, 7(16), 1-41

There is an increasing demand for construction companies to adopt and use new technologies. At the same time universities are increasingly being called upon to assist with ‘technology transfer’ through positive engagement with industry. However, the... Read More about Action learning as an enabler for successful technology transfer with construction SMEs.

The economic motivation for innovation in small construction companies (2006)
Journal Article
Abbott, C., Jeong, K., & Allen, S. (2006). The economic motivation for innovation in small construction companies. Construction innovation (London. Online), 6(3), 187-196. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714170610710686

There is an increasing emphasis on the importance of innovation for the longterm economic success of businesses. At the same time the construction industry is characterized as being a poor innovator in comparison to other industries. If the universit... Read More about The economic motivation for innovation in small construction companies.

Facilitating innovation: the role of the centre for construction innovation (2005)
Journal Article
Abbott, C., & Allen, S. (2005). Facilitating innovation: the role of the centre for construction innovation. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 9(2), 79-89

This case-study outlines the activities of the Centre for Construction Innovation highlighting critical success factors associated with collaborative centres and innovation brokers in transferring knowledge between Universities and Industry. The case... Read More about Facilitating innovation: the role of the centre for construction innovation.