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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"construction manager"”.
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Multi-organizational project teams and construction innovation : the role of general contractor and construction manager
… within multi-organizational project teams. In construction, temporary organizations of allied firms join together for the express purpose of completing large, complex projects. An analysis of the construction industry provides a unique opportunity to analyze the innovative nature of the multi …
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Construction management and its application to the delivery of the Lamar Towers in Saudi Arabia
Construction Management (CM) is becoming the delivery method of choice for constructing complicated projects. Previously, the most common method to employ was the General Contracting method, where the contractor and designer were two independent entities and the project was awarded based on a …
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A Taxonomy of Effective Leader Behaviors in the Construction Industry
<p>The construction industry is a major part of the United States economy, but it is also one of the most dangerous and high-risk industries. The industry is currently facing a shortage of effective leadership, and leaders face unique challenges in coordinating multiple teams of subcontractors on …
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Effective Assignment of Construction Managers to Construction Sites
In the construction industry, construction management is a very important job, and many people work as construction managers at construction sites every day. Construction management consists of various kinds of work. However, the work of construction management has not been clarified in a …
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Knowledge Discovery and Machine Learning in Construction Project Databases
A KDD framework was developed to convert construction project data into knowledge. This paper shows the nine steps in the KDD process: (i) understanding and defining the problem, (ii) collecting data, (iii) exploring data, (iv) cleaning data, (v) enhancing data, (vi) selecting data attributes, …
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The Role of the Architect: Changes of the Past, Practices of the Present, and Indications of the Future
… who was responsible for both the design and the construction of a project with sufficient construction expertise to oversee the project from inception to completion. Eventually, complexity of projects required a higher level of specialization leading to the separation of the designer and the …
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The Process of Design for General Classroom Facilities in Higher Education Institutions
… in specific general classroom facilities design/construction while asking participants to co-create a diagram of the steps of the process. The data collected from this process produced the Train Model of Design for General Classroom Facilities. The process begins with the specifics of the …
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A framework for implementation of IPD principles in oil & gas projects
… by tendering and then execution, involving large construction organisations. Project delivery methods in the sector vary, with 57% using Design-Bid-Build, 38% Design-Build, and 5% Construction Manager at Risk. These methods provide no clear integration or collaborative approaches to ensure …