Purpose Maintenance is a compulsory cost in any asset's operation and requires sufficient
budget to be supported. However, insufficient maintenance allocation would lead to …

This paper aims to review and reflect upon the built up scientific knowledge on Building
Condition Assessment (BCA) using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), supported by …

The problem of urban decay in Hong Kong is getting worse recently; therefore, the
importance of urban renewal in improving the physical environment conditions and the living …

The buildings natural ageing along with the absence of planned maintenance actions and
the effects of climate changes accelerate the building materials degradation. So, to extend …

A case-based reasoning model is proposed, where experience is included in all processes
of construction cost estimating by the analytic hierarchy process. The model overcomes the …

With recent increases in urban population and development, agricultural lands have been
changed to residential areas and industrial settlements. Such urban population growth …

There is a growing concern on environmental impacts resulted from construction activities.
Environmental assessment (EA), a tool for reviewing, monitoring, checking and evaluating …

Procurement selection continues to be topical, and several advanced studies have been
reported. One of the key concerns of procurement selection is how to enhance objectivity. A …

Disputes are inevitable in construction projects. Skills in dispute resolution should be part of
the toolkit of any practitioner in a managerial position. Dispute resolution procedures such …

Predictive Maintenance can provide an increase in safety, quality and availability in
industrial plants. However, the setting up of a Predictive Maintenance Programme is a …