Abstract: Building codes are mandatory documents that should be followed in all building constructions and related works. However, building code compliance requires encouraging building code users and easing the compliance process, ...

Abstract: New Zealand building codes are often amended to ensure a resilient built environment. The changes in the building code have unintentionally affected the application and use of the amendments in the building code. The purpose ...

Abstract: Building, managing, and operating prisons is essential for sustaining a country’s criminal justice system. The provision of prison services usually incurs large capital expenditures and high operating costs, requires hybrid ...

Abstract: Statistics show a high rate of contractual claims in construction projects, impacting the construction industry’s progress negatively. Rework is one of the main underlying factors that generate contractual claims. Rework ...

Abstract: While it is commonly thought worldwide that the education and training of architects and civil engineers require different patterns of learning, the writers of this paper opine that the teaching and learning of management ...

Abstract: Conflicts are an inevitable aspect of human interactions that can affect project cost and schedule, and the parties’ relationships. Although the traditional mindset regards conflict as a negative event, there is a lack of ...

Abstract: The complexity and resources required for postdisaster reconstruction projects can present a formidable challenge for project participants. Exploring client values in a postdisaster situation can assist in assessing ...

Abstract: Tanzania water supply systems (WSSs) are facing resilience problems, compromising the quality and coverage of water supply services during floods. The expected rise in flood frequency and magnitude due to climate change ...

Abstract: The ability to sustain and consistently drive integration practice is vital for alliance teams as it promotes a collaborative culture and the continuity of equitable relationships to improve project performance. An alliance ...

Abstract: Relationship quality as a measure of working relationships in construction has been associated with four general attributes of trust, commitment, teamwork, and performance satisfaction. These attributes have been previously ...