Abstract: Change is any addition, deletion, or revision to the general scope of a contract. It may cause an adjustment to the contract price or contract time of a design or construction project. Many disputes arise out of change, ...

Abstract: Change on construction projects is a regular occurrence and impedes project success for both the owner and the contractor. Many papers have been written about change, but few document its prevalence, severity, and impact ...

Abstract: There are many types of construction changes and each type can have an effect on labor productivity. To a certain extent though the specific type of change is not as important as the mere presence of the change and, as ...

Abstract: Conditions necessary for successfully commercializing construction research are discussed in this paper. The paper starts with a definition of research as any investigation leading to development of new ideas, products, ...

Abstract: The technical product specifications of construction contracts and the associated submittal review processes are shown to be involved in a major portion of all serious project disputes. A large number of actual publicly‐funded ...