Abstract: Over the past 20 years many Malaysian students have chosen to leave their country and come to the United States for an engineering education. Reasons for this include: (1) insufficient local universities, (2) the need for ...

Abstract: This paper reports on the second phase of a study conducted by the Quality Performance Measurements Task Force (QPMTF) of the Construction Industry Institute (CII) on quality measurements for engineer-procure-construct ...

Abstract: Conventional steel roof erection for an industrial building is a hazardous operation. It is also labor‐intensive and weather‐dependent. With U.S. construction trades facing a skilled‐labor shortage, and with constructors ...

Abstract: In recent years many changes have occurred in the construction industry in Saudi Arabia, caused by the switch in emphasis from new construction—building the infrastructure—to operation and maintenance, the declining revenue ...

Abstract: This paper reports on a portion of a study conducted by the Quality Performance Measurements Task Force of the Construction Industry Institute, Austin, Tex., on quality measurements for engineer‐procure‐construct (EPC) ...

Abstract: As part of its total quality management (TQM) effort, a company specializing in design/build construction established a book club with teams that periodically read and discuss books selected from best-sellers' lists or by ...