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0000-0003-0212-1140
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Heriot-Watt University
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Liverpool John Moores University
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Massey University
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University of Reading
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University Of Strathclyde
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Evaluating the real estate market by confidence index in China: a case study of Shenzhen
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 05-10-2010
DOI: 10.1108/17538271011080646
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present results from a pilot research into the Chinese real estate confidence index, called CRE index, with regard to three erse aspects, including effective demand and supply, potential demand, and potential supply, and to develop an effective tool for ersity management at different levels in the Chinese real estate market. To undertake this research, a novel methodology framework is introduced in terms of the three aspects. Extensive literature review and questionnaire survey are systematically adopted accordingly to work out three in idual sub‐indices, and to compose the entire CRE index. The research put forward a novel approach to describing the changing situations of the Chinese real estate market by means of the CRE index, which is synthetically calculated based on its three sub‐indices to reflect the three different aspects. For the calculation of the CRE index, data collected from government statistics and specific questionnaire survey are effectively used, and this proves a practical approach as proposed for the research. Although the CRE index is proposed to be a generic indicator for the Chinese market, this research focuses only on a synthesized CRE index for the local real estate market in Shenzhen, and data collected are also limited from 1999 to 2003. However further research with more comprehensive data can draw an entire picture and provide more reliable forecast based on either local or national data in China. As it is a generic indicator to reflect changes in the Chinese real estate market, the CRE index provides all stakeholders with a quantitative method to verify history and detect tendency with regard to the progressive development of the market which is influenced by dynamic social and natural conditions. The CRE index has been developed as a tool to support ersity management in the Chinese real estate market, and it is assumed that governors at local, regional, and national levels can all use this tool in macroeconomic regulation and control towards the Chinese real estate market. Others, including developers, investors as well as consumers can all make informed judgments based on the value and trend of the CRE index. The CRE index uniquely incorporates comprehensive market data and statistics, including historic data from government statistics and current information from questionnaire survey and literatures, into confidence index calculation. In this regard, comparing with other confidence indices for the real estate market, this method is capable of providing more informed predications, especially when statistical data are full and accurate.
An analytic knowledge network process for construction entrepreneurship education
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 2006
DOI: 10.1108/02621710610637936
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide a quantitative multicriteria decision‐making approach to knowledge management in construction entrepreneurship education by means of an analytic knowledge network process (KANP) . The KANP approach in the study integrates a standard industrial classification with the analytic network process (ANP). For the construction entrepreneurship education, a decision‐making model named KANP.CEEM is built to apply the KANP method in the evaluation of teaching cases to facilitate the case method, which is widely adopted in entrepreneurship education at business schools. The study finds that there are eight clusters and 178 nodes in the KANP.CEEM model, and experimental research on the evaluation of teaching cases discloses that the KANP method is effective in conducting knowledge management to the entrepreneurship education. As an experimental research, this paper ignores the concordance between a selected standard classification and others, which perhaps limits the usefulness of KANP.CEEM model elsewhere. As the KANP.CEEM model is built based on the standard classification codes and the embedded ANP, it is thus expected that the model has a wide potential in evaluating knowledge‐based teaching materials for any education purpose with a background from the construction industry, and can be used by both faculty and students. This paper fulfils a knowledge management need and offers a practical tool for an academic starting out on the development of knowledge‐based teaching cases and other teaching materials or for a student going through the case studies and other learning materials.
ANP experiment for demolition plan evaluation
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 02-2014
A quantitative approach to construction pollution control based on resource levelling
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 06-2002
DOI: 10.1108/14714170210814694
Abstract: A quantitative approach for construction pollution control that is based on construction resource levelling is presented. The parameters of construction pollution index (CPI) and hazard magnitude (hi) are treated as a pseudo resource and integrated with a project’s construction schedule. When the level of pollution for site operations exceeds the permissible limit identified by a regulatory body, a Genetic Algorithm (GA) enhanced levelling technique is used to re‐schedule project activities so that the level of pollution can be re‐distributed and thus reduced. The GA enhanced resource levelling technique is demonstrated using 20 on‐site construction activities in a project. Experimental results indicate that the proposed GA enhanced resource levelling method performs better than the traditional resource levelling method used in MS Project©. The proposed method is an effective tool that can be used by project managers to reduce the level of pollution at a particular period of time when other control methods fail.
E-commerce system simulation for construction and demolition waste exchange
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2006
A multicriteria lifespan energy efficiency approach to intelligent building assessment
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2006
A benefits prioritization analysis on adopting BIM systems against major challenges in megaproject delivery
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 23-04-2020
A TRIZ Approach to Reliable Megaproject Sustainability
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 22-09-2021
DOI: 10.3389/FBUIL.2021.650699
Abstract: Purposes: This article presents a recent research into megaproject sustainability with a particular focus on identifying a structure of its body of knowledge so as to establish the methodology of megaproject assessment on sustainability (MAS), which consists of a research roadmap toward megaproject sustainability and a system reliability analysis. In response to the research topic on “Reviews for Advanced Construction Management” at Frontiers in Built Environment , this article aims to make a contribution with the description about a generic approach to conducting literature review based on a whole range of relevant evidence in a systemic way. Methodology: The research described in this article is underpinned by the use of several methods. The nine-square process (NSP) of Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) is the method for facilitating a systemic evidence-based learning (EBL) process to identify further research into MAS. A normal process to establish research roadmap was then introduced to summarize what has been identified as specific research tasks alongside lifecycle processes on megaproject delivery, to which RIBA Plan of Work 2020 was adopted as the prototype. An event tree analysis (ETA) was eventually introduced by incorporating the novel measurements on system reliability to support quantitative MAS in terms of both practices and research. Findings: This article presents several findings from the described research, and these include that the use of NSP led to the formation of a systematic procedure for literature review, a procedure to support MAS, a research roadmap to facilitate efforts to be made for megaproject sustainability, and the feasibility of system reliability analysis to measure the status of sustainability underpinned by research and practices throughout megaproject lifecycle. Implications: The described research provides four modules to foster further research into megaproject sustainability, and these include a TRIZ-based module to facilitate systemic literature review for EBL, a lifecycle process module for MAS, a prototype research roadmap to guide research and development for megaproject sustainability, and an ETA module to support a system reliability analysis in the dynamic process of research and practices toward megaproject sustainability. Value: The research described in this article has made an initial effort to conduct a strategic review, development, analysis, and discussion about tactics for research and development toward megaproject sustainability. Research findings can be used for related research and practices with regard to technical guidance and best practices in megaproject delivery.
Discussion of safety risk identification and assessment for beijing olympic venues construction by Yu Sun, Dongping Fang, Shouqing Wang, Mengdong Dai, and Xiaoquan Iv
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 04-2009
Environmental management of urban construction projects in China
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 07-2000
A total environmental risk assessment model for international hub airports
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2011
EnvironalPlanning: Analytic network process model for environmentally conscious construction planning
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 2005
Discussion of risks in Chinese construction market-contractors' perspective by Dongping Fang, Mingen Li, Patrick Sik-wah Fong, and Liyin Shen
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 03-2006
Web services enhanced interoperable construction products catalogue
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2005
An empirical model for decision‐making on ISO 14000 acceptance in the Shanghai construction industry
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2004
Discussion of fuzzy analytical hierarchy process risk assessment approach for joint venture construction projects in China by Guomin Zhang and Patrick X. W. Zou
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 06-2010
An application of bar-code system for reducing construction wastes
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2002
Environmental management in construction: A quantitative approach
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 24-01-2006
Application of integrated GPS and GIS technology for reducing construction waste and improving construction efficiency
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2005
The closure of “A multicriteria lifespan energy efficiency approach to intelligent building assessment”, by Chen et al. [Energy and Building 38(5) (2006) 393–409]
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2007
Risks in Chinese construction market - Contractors' perspective
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 12-2004
A knowledgedriven management approach to environmentalconscious construction
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 03-2005
DOI: 10.1108/14714170510815159
Abstract: This paper aims to introduce a knowledge‐based managemental prototype entitled E+ for environmental‐conscious construction relied on an integration of current environmental management tools in construction area. The overall objective of developing the E+ prototype is to facilitate selectively reusing the retrievable knowledge in construction engineering and management areas assembled from previous projects for the best practice in environmental‐conscious construction. The methodologies adopted in previous and ongoing research related to the development of the E+ belong to the operations research area and the information technology area, including literature review, questionnaire survey and interview, statistical analysis, system analysis and development, experimental research and simulation, and so on. The content presented in this paper includes an advanced E+ prototype, a comprehensive review of environmental management tools integrated to the E+ prototype, and an experimental case study of the implementation of the E+ prototype. It is expected that the adoption and implementation of the E+ prototype can effectively facilitate contractors to improve their environmental performance in the lifecycle of projectbased construction and to reduce adverse environmental impacts due to the deployment of various engineering and management processes at each construction stage.
A Coevolutionary Approach to Analyzing Supply Function Equilibrium Model
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Date: 08-2006
Discussion of “Using Analytic Network Process to Predict the Performance of International Construction Joint Ventures” by Beliz Ozorhon, Irem Dikmen, and M. Talat Birgonul
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 04-2009
Discussion of “ISO 14000 and the Construction Industry: Survey in China,” by S. X. Zeng, C. M. Tam, Z. M. Deng, and Vivian W. Y. Tam
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 07-2005
Barcode Technology for an Incentive Reward Program to Reduce Construction Wastes
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 07-2003
Optimization of curved roof surface design using GA
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 05-10-2012
DOI: 10.1108/17260531211274710
Abstract: Due to the increasing complexity of curved roof surface design and the inadequate optimisation algorithms in design software, the optimisation of curved roof surface design needs to be studied further. The purpose of this paper is to develop an alternative approach to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of curved roof surface design of buildings. To achieve the purpose, an optimisation method/tool is developed through reviewing the application of CATIA and integrating genetic algorithm with CATIA and the effectiveness to perform the GA‐based optimisation method is demonstrated by using a real‐life case study. Furthermore, a comparison among different optimisation algorithms currently available in the CATIA system is conducted. Through the case study and the comparison, it is found that the GA‐based method can improve the performance of optimisation for curved roof surface design in the CATIA system however, further research work is required for the best global optimisation result. The paper proposes an optimisation method for curved roof surface design through integrating genetic algorithm with CATIA. This method improves the current method of curved roof surface design.
Webfill before landfill: An e-commerce model for waste exchange in Hong Kong
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 03-2003
DOI: 10.1108/14714170310814837
Abstract: Although the Trip‐ticket System (TTS) has been implemented to manage construction and demolition (C& D) waste in Hong Kong for over three years, problems still exist in the landfill disposal of the C& D waste. For ex le, it is reported that fees are difficult to collect from waste transporters for tipping the C& D waste at the landfill site. Based on an examination of the flexibility of the TTS, this paper proposes an e‐commerce model, namely the Webfill system, in order to enhance the TTS. The computational structure of the Webfill system is described and the usefulness of Webfill is evaluated based on a simulation which provides a direct comparison between the existing TTS and the Webfill‐enhanced TTS.
An integrative methodology for environmental management in construction
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2004
Knowledge-driven ANP approach to vendors evaluation for sustainable construction
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Date: 12-2008
Related Organisations
Heriot-Watt University
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Liverpool John Moores University
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
University Of Reading
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
University Of Strathclyde
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Related Funding Activities
CA19134 - Distributed Knowledge Graphs (Cost Action) 2020-2024
Start Date: 2020
End Date: 2020
Funder: European Cooperation in Science and Technology
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