scholarly journals Improvement of the Calculation Standard for Prolongation cost of Long-term Continuing Contracts Construction Project

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Kichang Jeong ◽  
Jaeseob Lee
Keyword(s):  
Construction Project

Women in Construction and the Workforce Investment Act

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Arcand
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Scale Construction ◽  
Workforce Investment Act ◽  
Hours Worked ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
General Decline ◽  
Over Time

This article examines whether women’s representation among senior-level construction jobs increased over time during a long-term, large-scale construction project in Boston, Massachusetts, and whether enactment of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) has fostered support and connection to construction career opportunities for women in this metropolitan area. Results show that the proportion of hours worked by women in senior-level positions on the project was relatively high for a few years, followed by a general decline across all job types, and the WIA did not significantly enhance opportunities for women in construction.

scholarly journals Research on the Sustainability of the Standard Gauge Railway Construction Project in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5271
Author(s):  
Jianmin Wang ◽  
Victor Sifamen Sekei ◽  
Sherif Abdul Ganiyu ◽  
Jesse Jackson Makwetta
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Sustainability Evaluation ◽  
Local Agencies ◽  
Railway Maintenance ◽  
Railway Construction Project

This exploratory study aimed to examine the validity of the sustainability evaluation model suggested and the sustainability of the standard gauge railway (SGR) construction project in Africa’s developing countries with Tanzania as a case study. By using the proposed railway sustainability evaluation model, the researchers collected data from 300 people, which included workers in the project and people living or conducting businesses along the route of the first phase of the project (Dar-es-salaam to Morogoro). Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaires and analyzed using the structural equation model (SEM) technique and correlation analysis. The findings validated the model used to be efficient in railway sustainability evaluation, and also, the researchers were able to realize from the data collected that the first phase of the SGR in Tanzania is sustainable for development. The study suggests encouraging and collaborating with local agencies to improve local railway maintenance and operations skills in order to ensure the project’s long-term viability and extension.

scholarly journals Performance of Framework Contract Projects in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 312 ◽  
pp. 02010
Author(s):  
Calistus Ayegba ◽  
David Root
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Quality Of Delivery

There is increasing adoption of framework contracts (FC) for construction project delivery in South Africa, but it is not yet clear what the performance of the approach is in accomplishing client's expected outcomes of projects being delivered on time, within budget and to required quality and satisfaction. In this study, the performance of FC and the variables that influences the performance is investigated empirically. A qualitative research methodology was adopted for the study. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews with key informants of eight purposively selected client organizations employing FC in South Africa. From the findings, FC is indicated to have performed spectacularly in dealing with unnecessary cost overruns, time delays, and improvement in the quality of delivery. However, it was reported that the approach work best for repetitive works and when a client has the intention of a long-term programme of work. In which case, clients also have to take care to avoid complacency from the contractors. The results provide substantial evidence that FC can perform better than the conventional approaches to short-term relationships and contracts. The result of the study provides insights that can encourage construction stakeholders to appreciate and adopt FC as a viable alternative approach for construction project delivery.

scholarly journals Effect of Animal Facility Construction on Basal Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal and Renin-Aldosterone Activity in the Rat

Endocrinology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 152 (4) ◽  
pp. 1218-1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hershel Raff ◽  
Eric D. Bruder ◽  
William E. Cullinan ◽  
Dana R. Ziegler ◽  
Eric P. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Stress Hormones ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Laboratory Animals ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal ◽  
Facility Construction ◽  
Pituitary Adrenal Axis ◽  
Intense Vibration

Abstract Although loud noise and intense vibration are known to alter the behavior and phenotype of laboratory animals, little is known about the effects of nearby construction. We studied the effect of a nearby construction project on the classic stress hormones ACTH, corticosterone, renin, and aldosterone in rats residing in a barrier animal facility before, for the first 3 months of a construction project, and at 1 month after all construction was completed. During some of the construction, noise and vibrations were not obvious to investigators inside the animal rooms. Body weight matched for age was not altered by nearby construction. During nearby construction, plasma ACTH, corticosterone, and aldosterone were approximately doubled compared with those of pre- and postconstruction levels. Expression of CRH mRNA in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, CRH receptor and POMC mRNA in the anterior pituitary, and most mRNAs for steroidogenic genes in the adrenal gland were not significantly changed during construction. We conclude that nearby construction can cause a stress response without long-term effects on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis gene expression and body weight.

A Long-Term Construction Project for Russia

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-48
Author(s):  
Roy Medvedev
Keyword(s):  
Construction Project

scholarly journals Analysis of Errors in Investors’ in the Procedure of Obtaining a Building Permit

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Leśniak ◽  
Monika Górka ◽  
Anna Kargol
Keyword(s):  
Construction Project ◽  
Administrative Procedure ◽  
Building Permit ◽  
Project Documentation ◽  
Polish Law ◽  
Investment Process

Abstract One of the most important documents occurring in the investment process is the administrative decision: building permit. Obtaining it is often a time-consuming process in practice, associated with the need to attach to the application other required decisions and permits necessary for a positive consideration of the case. The procedure itself is not always a long-term process, as long as the investor makes sure to prepare a reliable application free of errors and irregularities together with the construction project and the required attachments. The purpose of the article is to analyze errors appearing in investors’ applications and attached project documentation required in the administrative procedure for obtaining a building permit in the light of the applicable provisions of Polish law.

scholarly journals The application of method AHP to choose a construction enterprise for partnering cooperation

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-406
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Radziszewska-Zielina
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Present Author ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Project Implementation ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Construction Enterprise ◽  
Business Objectives ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Standard Application

In construction industry partnering is a long-term commitment between two or more organizations aimed at achieving particular business objectives by maximizing the effectiveness of each participant’s resources. As opposed to competition, partnering is characterized by cooperation rather than rivalry which may transform into fighting. Partners cooperate, striving for the implementation of a construction project, which is their common objective, and for mutual benefits. The present author has developed a research model of the partnering relations of construction enterprises. This paper presents a non-standard application of AHP multi-criteria method in choosing a construction enterprise for partnering cooperation during the construction project implementation.

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