Browsing Construction + Engineering Conference Papers by Author "47185"
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Are we listening, are we learning?
(Elsevier B.V., 2014)New Zealand is said to be coming to grips with the post-disaster situation in Christchurch according to articles published by politicians, government agencies and business entrepreneurs. Christchurch has been subjected to ... -
Assessment in virtual design and construction education
(Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 2015-07)Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) is effecting a fundamental change throughout the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, and educational institutes have taken different approaches in response. A ... -
Climate change adaptation legislation and the construction sector
(New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 2020-02-20)Climate change will inevitably, drastically impact the coastal nation of New Zealand. Through literature review, it was identified that much of the existing work in relation to climate change literature, legislation and ... -
Cost benefit analysis of apprenticeships to the employers apprentices and the NZ Construction industry
(2014-09)The Auckland construction sector is currently faced with a skills shortage which has the potential to impede the industry’s further development. The research focused on the potential of carpentry apprenticeship programmes ... -
Has NZ’s construction industry’s productivity related GDP contribution increased by the Productivity Commission’s target of 20% by 2020
(New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS), 2020-02-20)The construction sector in New Zealand is considered to have a continuing low level of productivity. The industry has been contributing less to the National GDP than construction industries in America, Australia and the ... -
Health and safety practices in the Christchurch rebuild - how relevant is the Heinrich Safety Pyramid?
(Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), 2014)Health and Safety is at the forefront of the construction sector projects in New Zealand particularly as the post-earthquake rebuild gets underway in Christchurch. Health and Safety best practice on all project sites needs ... -
How well did a multi-stakeholder management framework for remote sites model the realities on and off-site of a Scottish Highlands infrastructure marine project : reflective case study
(Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 2015-06-10)The next 20 years will see inward investment of up to £100 billion in construction (and energy) projects in northern Scotland, particularly in the Highlands and Islands. The majority of these projects will take place in ... -
How will NZ's construction industry escalate productivity to meet the largest predicted construction demand in decades - is a lean approach one of the magic bullets?
(Asia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research (APIAR), 2015-12)Low productivity levels for at least twenty years in New Zealand’s construction industry have only realised any improvement by increasing hourly inputs, (a 0.2% per annum rise since the 1990’s). NZ’s Productivity Commission ... -
The impact of fatigue on workforce sustainability in the construction industry
(Curtin University (Bentley, Western Australia), 2018-09)The construction industry is widely recognised as very demanding of its workers, and fatigue is a common result. Long working hours, unreasonable deadlines, heavy workloads, lack of resources, and a macho work culture are ... -
Is radical innovation a new value-adding paradigm for construction organisations or just a current fad? -A critique-
(Australian Universities Building Educators Association (AUBEA), 2016-07)The Construction Industry, globally, has long been accused of low levels of productivity and innovation and arguably cannot be as readily measured using mechanisms common to other industries. Innovation is described and ... -
Is radical innovation a new value-adding paradigm for construction organisations or just a current fad? : a critique.
(Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference (AUBEA), 2016-07)The Construction Industry, globally, has long been accused of low levels of productivity and innovation and arguably cannot be as readily measured using mechanisms common to other industries. Innovation is described and ... -
Last Planner System : views of main contractors and subcontractors within the New Zealand construction industry
(Curtin University (Bentley, Western Australia), 2018-09)The construction industry in Auckland, New Zealand is currently experiencing an economic boom, which is set to continue due to a forecasted level of unprecedented population growth in Auckland to 2025. The construction ... -
Learnings for construction project management personnel about offshore projects : a case study.
(Curtin University (Bentley, Western Australia), 2018)Involvement in the global construction project market is becoming more of a norm for designers and construction companies, no matter where the head office is located. As a result, practitioners need to be work - ready in ... -
Learnings from a collaborative academia –construction sector bespoke study programme – a reflective case study
(Australasian University Building Educators Association (AUBEA), 2018-09)The construction industry is known as a competitive, fragmented and often adversarial work environment. Maintaining high levels of productivity and profitability within such an environment frequently requires a diverse ... -
Loss estimation methods utilised by stakeholders involved on residential post-canterbury earthquake reconstruction.
(International CIB World Building Congress, 2013)The importance of natural disaster economic loss estimations is paramount, in terms of assisting policy makers in mitigation decisions, risk assessments and tracking losses as they occur. Historically the New Zealand ... -
Painting below zero-the Antarctic challenge
(Australian Universities Building Educators Association (AUBEA), 2013)The task set was to scrape down, prepare and repaint (3coat system) a selection of exterior timber windows at Scott Base, to very strict environmental protection rules/requirements. ‘Zero Harm’ was the catchphrase. No ... -
What motivates and demotivates construction company employees in Christchurch's post earthquake residential sector -a case study.
(Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA), 2013)A large NZ construction company was engaged to effect repairs on 100,000 homes in Christchurch from 2011 till 2015, following the 2010 and 2011 major earthquakes. Three years on, thousands of homeowners are still waiting ... -
What's the real story around digital technologies in construction management?
(Curtin University (Bentley, Western Australia), 2018-09)The highly fragmented project nature of the construction industry, small companies and shortterm thinking has made the construction industry traditionally slow in adopting new methods and technology, and the least digitalised ...
