Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to inform project management practice on the business benefits of building information modelling (BIM) adoption. Design/methodology/approach – BIM needs to compete against well‐ingrained methods to deliver projects in a fragmented and rather...

Part 1 - The road less travelled -- Chapter 1 - Iguanas, isolation, and ideas -- Chapter 2 - About this book -- Chapter 3 Spoiler alert -- Chapter 4 A note on COVID-19 -- Part 2 The making of a pilgrimage -- Chapter 5 Anatomy of a pilgrimage -- Chapter 6 No pain, no gain -- Chapter 7 My two...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and apply an ontology-supported asset information integrator system (AIIS) in the domain of infrastructure management. The two objectives are: first, to describe how different ontologies developed as part of this research support the design of...

The adoption of e-business by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in construction lags from other service and product businesses within the building sector. This paper develops a model to facilitate the uptake of electronic business, especially in relation to SMEs within the Australian...

Purpose The aim of this study is to provide insights into how the purchasing function can increase the maturity of smart maintenance management (SMM) in construction clients by (1) assessing current SMM maturity and (2) developing an adapted service triad for purchasing's meaningful involvement...

The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act 1999—updated 27 November 2003, New South Wales, Australia provides a statutory framework which governs compulsory progress payments for those who undertake works or provide goods or services as part of a construction contract....

"Emotions in the workplace have until recently been seen as simply a distraction. We often think of work as rational, logical and non-emotional. But organisations are waking up to the key role of emotions and affect at work. Emotions influence how we make decisions, how we relate with one...