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A business approach to construction research
Presentation / Conference
Kashiwagi, T., Sullivan, K., Badger, W., & Egbu, C. A business approach to construction research. Presented at RICS Construction and Building Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Dublin Institute of Technology

Case study : the transformation of a procurement office
Presentation / Conference
Sullivan, K., Michael, J., & Egbu, C. Case study : the transformation of a procurement office. Presented at RICS Construction and Building Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Dublin Institute of Technology

Designing and building to minimize construction waste
Presentation / Conference
Ilozor, B., Egbu, C., & Abdelhamid, T. Designing and building to minimize construction waste. Presented at Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Safety, Quality and the Environment, Manchester, UK

Evaluating building performance of public office buildings
Presentation / Conference
Mat Yasin, M., & Egbu, C. Evaluating building performance of public office buildings. Presented at BUHU 9th International Post Graduate Research Conference, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, UK,

There is general acceptance by Facilities Management practitioners that failure to obtain feed back on the building performance can expose the facilities to serious consequences. Evaluating building performance is becoming a necessity in effectively... Read More about Evaluating building performance of public office buildings.

A review of literature on knowledge management strategy - lessons learned for the construction industry and for research
Presentation / Conference
Mohd Zin, I., & Egbu, C. A review of literature on knowledge management strategy - lessons learned for the construction industry and for research. Presented at 9th International Post Graduate Research Conference, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester UK

In business management, the management of knowledge has been touted as the way forward in ensuring the survival and resilience of organisations. But differing opinions abound as to how its strategies could be successfully managed. Despite the increas... Read More about A review of literature on knowledge management strategy - lessons learned for the construction industry and for research.

The use of ethnographic accounts for understanding culture in construction
Presentation / Conference
Rooke, J., & Seymour, D. The use of ethnographic accounts for understanding culture in construction. Presented at Joint Meeting of CIB Working Commissions W55/W65 and Task Groups TG23/TG31/TG35, University of Reading

Culture, in the sense of a way of life, is increasingly seen as a topic worthy of study within the construction management community. There are two major reasons for this: i) recognition that the changed practices which the industry is required to un... Read More about The use of ethnographic accounts for understanding culture in construction.

Seeking evidence for the role of ontological assumptions in the thinking of managers and professional
Presentation / Conference
Rooke, J., Koskela, L., & Seymour, D. Seeking evidence for the role of ontological assumptions in the thinking of managers and professional. Presented at Second Annual Built Environment Education Conference (BEECON 2006), Recruitment and Retention:The Way Forward, The Bonnington Hotel, Bloomsbury, London

Shingo's (1988) seminal innovation in the theory of production management can be seen as a re-conceptualization of production as flow rather than transformation (Koskela 1992). These alternatives can in turn be regarded as reflections of opposing ont... Read More about Seeking evidence for the role of ontological assumptions in the thinking of managers and professional.

Ghassan Aouad USIR presentation
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Aouad, G. Ghassan Aouad USIR presentation

Presentation given by Ghassan Aouad at the first University of Salford Institutional Repository (USIR) employee awareness event on Monday, 21st September 2009.

Improving dissertation assessment
Report
Haigh, R., Amaratunga, R., & Baldry, D. Improving dissertation assessment

Concerns have been expressed over assessment practices in higher education, with calls for increased accountability of lecturers and greater consistency of standards (Brown and Glasner, 1999). The need to ensure consistency is even greater with modu... Read More about Improving dissertation assessment.

Guidelines for improving social outcomes gained through distance learning tools
Report
Ingirige, B., Amaratunga, R., Sexton, M., Ahmed, V., Baldry, D., & Aouad, G. Guidelines for improving social outcomes gained through distance learning tools

History of distance learning dates back to the late 1960’s. However, with the advent of the Internet it was repositioned as a major tool for course delivery so that students can undertake learning within a setting of their choice aligned with a pace... Read More about Guidelines for improving social outcomes gained through distance learning tools.

An immersive assembly and maintenance simulation environment
Presentation / Conference
Fernando, T., & Murray, N. An immersive assembly and maintenance simulation environment. Presented at 8th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Budapest, Hungary

This paper outlines the development of a virtual environment for constraint based assembly and maintenance task simulation and analysis of large scale mechanical products. It is important that allowance is made for maintenance activities during a pro... Read More about An immersive assembly and maintenance simulation environment.

Achieving success in post-disaster resettlement programmes through better coordination between spatial and socio-economic/cultural factors
Journal Article
Keraminiyage, K., & Piyatadsananon, P. Achieving success in post-disaster resettlement programmes through better coordination between spatial and socio-economic/cultural factors. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(3), 352-372. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-03-2013-0007

Purpose

– While the top-down approach to design and implement post-disaster resettlement programmes are often influenced by spatial factors such as land availability and access to infrastructure facilities, failure to recognise socio-economic... Read More about Achieving success in post-disaster resettlement programmes through better coordination between spatial and socio-economic/cultural factors.

Process improvement in the UK construction industry and its co-relationship with the use of ICT tools : current research status and the way forward
Presentation / Conference
Keraminiyage, K., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. Process improvement in the UK construction industry and its co-relationship with the use of ICT tools : current research status and the way forward. Presented at 2nd International CIB Student Chapter Symposium. Sustainability and Innovation in Construction and Real Estate, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Selection of electrical accessories: a cost modelling approach
Presentation / Conference
Keraminiyage, K., Amaratunga, R., Haigh, R., & Perera, S. Selection of electrical accessories: a cost modelling approach. Presented at 2nd Scottish Conference for the Post Graduate Researchers of the Built and Natural Environment, University of Glasgow, UK