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Construction and Building Research proceedings of RICS COBRA 2004, 7-8 September 2004: responding to change

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: COBRA ; 2004Publication details: London RICS Foundation 2004Description: xiv, 192p. 30cm. + 1 CD-ROMISBN:
  • 1842191993
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 690.072
Contents:
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The RICS award winning Devonshire building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Academia: delivering for industry
The inclusive city: delivering a more accessible urban environment through inclusive design
Sustainable construction, climate change and building regulations
Finding and delivering value at the World Trade Center site
Addressing the cultural barriers to partnering within the UK construction industry
Energy efficiency in existing buildings: the role of building regulations
Quanity surveying tools and techniques: a review of client and contractor requirements
The use of bills of quantities in construction projects: an Australian survey
An extended whole-life costing framework to achieve best value
Reducing building construction costs: the views of consultants and contractors
The new South African construction regulations: multi-stakeholder perceptions
A review of health implications of envionmental impacts of energy in buildings: energy benchmarks in NHS Scotland's smaller health buildings
Evaluation of quality, health and safety and environment management systems and their implementation im contracting organisations
Suitability for adoption of the UK's Society of Construction Law's protocol by the Australian construction industry as a means of minimising the effects of delay on Australian construction contracts
Construction nonperformance is a process problem
Project management: reducing the risk associated with delay and disruption
Towards a sustainable urban environment
'Quality' in urban design: the evolving role of CABE
Gender inequality in facilities management
Knowledge management for improved performance in facilities management
Innovation in facilities management practice using a performance approach
Transfer of employees in NHS PFI projects
The role of the 'built environment' in the control of healthcare associated infections: a non-clinical perspective
Procurement of ethical building and construction products
The study of ethical behaviours of surveyors
Factors influencing ethical decision making for surveyors
Adapting the homes of older people: cost effectiveness and the quality of life
Achieving corporate responsibility for health and safety in construction projects by a best practice "gateway" model
Towards zero-heating: affordable models for environmentally friendly housing in Scotland
Airtightness of UK dwellings: some recent measurements
Energy efficiency in housing: an evaluation of the importance of increased wall thickness on housing developments
Assessing sustainable adaption of existing buildings to climate change
Occupants and daylight in office buildings under clear sunny skies
Risk allocation preferences in PPP/PFI construction projects in the UK
Re-engineered procurement method for co-ordination of building servies for better buildings
Procurement approaches to acheive better constructability
The make-or-buy decision in relation to mechanical building services maintenance: a test of an integrated framework of vertical integration
An investigation of performance assessment techniques in property management
Planning the detailed design stage of construction projects and the interface with procurement
Modelling for planning building design: a critique of available approaches
An investigation into what project partnering means to a medium sized civil engineering contractor
Suitability of different design and build configurations for procurement of buildings
Document transfer and communication between distinct construction professionals
Establishing a valid methodology for measuring the effectiveness of Total Quality Management (TQM) deployment initiatives
E-learning users' requirements capture exercise: the case of INTELCITIES Integrated Project
Eurolifeform: an integrated probabilistic whole life cycle cost and performance model for buildings and civil infrastructure
Accuracy in estimating project cost construction contingency: a statistical analysis
Predicting building construction duration
Relationship development in construction partner selection
Influencing and persuasion techniques used during initial one-to-one negotiations
Work-based, felxible delivery of personal and professional skills training to the construction industry
Is there a prisoners' dilemma to construction procurement?
Management and design team communication
Critical determinants of successful professional practice
Knowledge management and e-business initiatives in small and medium sized construction organisations
Careers in construction: children have their say!
Virtualsite: photo-realism in the classroom
Using training and education to create culture change in construction: an exploration of the use of 'Egan-inspired' initiatives in large contracting firms in the West Midlands
Curricula greening in construction management programmes
The utilisation of GIS in the construction labour market planning process
Plant and equipment simulators: an empirical examination
The design of peat module using WebCT in UMIST
Developing professional and academic skills at undergraduate level by integrating appropriate scientific methods and research findings on real building projects as a learning and assessment strategy to meet the needs of industry
Exploring the experience of UK homeowners in flood disasters
Lower Witham flood defences: strengthening 'tyred' defences
Towards an evaluation framework for sustainability in retail design
Sustainability in urban infrastructure: filing the gap between theory and practice
Stamford Brook: making sustainability work
Knowledge management: issues, challenges and benefits for a sustainable urban environment
The contibution of building research to the independence and quality of life of older people
Mapping the knowledge available to control and avoid healthcare associated infections: a facilities management perspective
Where is all the cash going?: the economic profiles of Scotland's PFI projects
Supporting defence procurement in prime contracts
Assessing the best value in social housing procurement
Supply chain integration in construction by prime contracting: some research issues
Tender cost and price optimisation model, and prequalification benchmark mechanism: a synergy of knowledge management and risk management systems
Risk management solutions for contaminated land in the UK
Comparison of risk minimzation ability of traditional low-bid procurement system and Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS) in construction industry in the USA
'COMPASSure': a risk management system for 21st century construction
Blue-sky airport solutions
A controlled experiment for plant productivity measurement: uncovering the impact of plant operators
The safe use of cranes and other tall construction equipment in the vicinity of airports
Structural frame selection processes: case studies of hybrid concrete construction projects
Neural network based decision support for estimating cost of highway bridges: a Hong Kong study
Summary: The conference papers deal with a wide range of issues fundamental to the design and management of buildings and infrastructure, as well as addressing the needs of the industry as a whole. COBRA 2004 has attempted to encourage the practitioner community to present their work through the medium of practice case study papers, alongside the wide range of academic studies. Contains keynote papers and case studies, academic papers and practice case studies in the following areas: energy; cost, health; business; property; facilities; ethics; environment; risk, procurement; design communication; futures; practice; skills; sustainability; quality; value; change; and innovation. Accompanying CD-ROM contains full text of the proceedings.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book London Folio F690.072 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30070863
Archive London RICS Boxes RICS 2004/37 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30070862

Trust me...

The RICS award winning Devonshire building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Academia: delivering for industry

The inclusive city: delivering a more accessible urban environment through inclusive design

Sustainable construction, climate change and building regulations

Finding and delivering value at the World Trade Center site

Addressing the cultural barriers to partnering within the UK construction industry

Energy efficiency in existing buildings: the role of building regulations

Quanity surveying tools and techniques: a review of client and contractor requirements

The use of bills of quantities in construction projects: an Australian survey

An extended whole-life costing framework to achieve best value

Reducing building construction costs: the views of consultants and contractors

The new South African construction regulations: multi-stakeholder perceptions

A review of health implications of envionmental impacts of energy in buildings: energy benchmarks in NHS Scotland's smaller health buildings

Evaluation of quality, health and safety and environment management systems and their implementation im contracting organisations

Suitability for adoption of the UK's Society of Construction Law's protocol by the Australian construction industry as a means of minimising the effects of delay on Australian construction contracts

Construction nonperformance is a process problem

Project management: reducing the risk associated with delay and disruption

Towards a sustainable urban environment

'Quality' in urban design: the evolving role of CABE

Gender inequality in facilities management

Knowledge management for improved performance in facilities management

Innovation in facilities management practice using a performance approach

Transfer of employees in NHS PFI projects

The role of the 'built environment' in the control of healthcare associated infections: a non-clinical perspective

Procurement of ethical building and construction products

The study of ethical behaviours of surveyors

Factors influencing ethical decision making for surveyors

Adapting the homes of older people: cost effectiveness and the quality of life

Achieving corporate responsibility for health and safety in construction projects by a best practice "gateway" model

Towards zero-heating: affordable models for environmentally friendly housing in Scotland

Airtightness of UK dwellings: some recent measurements

Energy efficiency in housing: an evaluation of the importance of increased wall thickness on housing developments

Assessing sustainable adaption of existing buildings to climate change

Occupants and daylight in office buildings under clear sunny skies

Risk allocation preferences in PPP/PFI construction projects in the UK

Re-engineered procurement method for co-ordination of building servies for better buildings

Procurement approaches to acheive better constructability

The make-or-buy decision in relation to mechanical building services maintenance: a test of an integrated framework of vertical integration

An investigation of performance assessment techniques in property management

Planning the detailed design stage of construction projects and the interface with procurement

Modelling for planning building design: a critique of available approaches

An investigation into what project partnering means to a medium sized civil engineering contractor

Suitability of different design and build configurations for procurement of buildings

Document transfer and communication between distinct construction professionals

Establishing a valid methodology for measuring the effectiveness of Total Quality Management (TQM) deployment initiatives

E-learning users' requirements capture exercise: the case of INTELCITIES Integrated Project

Eurolifeform: an integrated probabilistic whole life cycle cost and performance model for buildings and civil infrastructure

Accuracy in estimating project cost construction contingency: a statistical analysis

Predicting building construction duration

Relationship development in construction partner selection

Influencing and persuasion techniques used during initial one-to-one negotiations

Work-based, felxible delivery of personal and professional skills training to the construction industry

Is there a prisoners' dilemma to construction procurement?

Management and design team communication

Critical determinants of successful professional practice

Knowledge management and e-business initiatives in small and medium sized construction organisations

Careers in construction: children have their say!

Virtualsite: photo-realism in the classroom

Using training and education to create culture change in construction: an exploration of the use of 'Egan-inspired' initiatives in large contracting firms in the West Midlands

Curricula greening in construction management programmes

The utilisation of GIS in the construction labour market planning process

Plant and equipment simulators: an empirical examination

The design of peat module using WebCT in UMIST

Developing professional and academic skills at undergraduate level by integrating appropriate scientific methods and research findings on real building projects as a learning and assessment strategy to meet the needs of industry

Exploring the experience of UK homeowners in flood disasters

Lower Witham flood defences: strengthening 'tyred' defences

Towards an evaluation framework for sustainability in retail design

Sustainability in urban infrastructure: filing the gap between theory and practice

Stamford Brook: making sustainability work

Knowledge management: issues, challenges and benefits for a sustainable urban environment

The contibution of building research to the independence and quality of life of older people

Mapping the knowledge available to control and avoid healthcare associated infections: a facilities management perspective

Where is all the cash going?: the economic profiles of Scotland's PFI projects

Supporting defence procurement in prime contracts

Assessing the best value in social housing procurement

Supply chain integration in construction by prime contracting: some research issues

Tender cost and price optimisation model, and prequalification benchmark mechanism: a synergy of knowledge management and risk management systems

Risk management solutions for contaminated land in the UK

Comparison of risk minimzation ability of traditional low-bid procurement system and Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS) in construction industry in the USA

'COMPASSure': a risk management system for 21st century construction

Blue-sky airport solutions

A controlled experiment for plant productivity measurement: uncovering the impact of plant operators

The safe use of cranes and other tall construction equipment in the vicinity of airports

Structural frame selection processes: case studies of hybrid concrete construction projects

Neural network based decision support for estimating cost of highway bridges: a Hong Kong study

The conference papers deal with a wide range of issues fundamental to the design and management of buildings and infrastructure, as well as addressing the needs of the industry as a whole. COBRA 2004 has attempted to encourage the practitioner community to present their work through the medium of practice case study papers, alongside the wide range of academic studies. Contains keynote papers and case studies, academic papers and practice case studies in the following areas: energy; cost, health; business; property; facilities; ethics; environment; risk, procurement; design communication; futures; practice; skills; sustainability; quality; value; change; and innovation. Accompanying CD-ROM contains full text of the proceedings.