Abstract: Construction management at risk, design/build and design/bid/build are three principal project delivery systems used in the United States today. This paper empirically compares cost, schedule, and quality performance of ...

Abstract: The words innovation and technology are considered by many as “not applicable” to the construction industry. Yet when defined in simple terms, they very much apply to every construction company. A new technology is a product ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of a model for a public‐sector owner to select appropriate members for a design/build team. The Design/Build Prequalification System (DBPS) represents the initial stages of prequalification ...

Abstract: This paper presents the guidelines for using the design/build prequalification system (DBPS) model in the public sector. The DBPS provides a framework for a public sector owner's representative to review and determine ...

Abstract: A building project is completed as a result of a combination of many events and interactions, planned or unplanned, over the life of a facility, with changing participants and processes in a constantly changing environment. ...