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Jannadi, O A and Almishari, S (2003) Risk Assessment in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 492–500.

Kim, K and de la Garza, J M (2003) Phantom Float. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 507–17.

Koehn, E & and Datta, N K (2003) Quality, Environmental, and Health and Safety Management Systems for Construction Engineering. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 562–9.

Lu, M (2003) Simplified Discrete-Event Simulation Approach for Construction Simulation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 537–46.

Lu, M, Anson, M, Tang, S L and Ying, Y C (2003) {[}HKCONSIM{]}: A Practical Simulation Solution to Planning Concrete Plant Operations in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 547–54.

Moodi, F and Knapton, J (2003) Research into a Management System for Diagnosis, Maintenance, and Repair of Concrete Structures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 555–61.

Nasir, D, McCabe, B and Hartono, L (2003) Evaluating Risk in Construction–Schedule Model (ERIC–S): Construction Schedule Risk Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 518–27.

Ogunlana, S O, Li, H and Sukhera, F A (2003) System Dynamics Approach to Exploring Performance Enhancement in a Construction Organization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 528–36.

Shen, Q and Liu, G (2003) Critical Success Factors for Value Management Studies in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 485–91.

Shohet, I M and Frydman, S (2003) Communication Patterns in Construction at Construction Manager Level. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 570–7.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction management; Communication; Managers; Design; construction industry; management; business communication; technology management; design engineering;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:5(570)
  • Abstract:
    The procurement process of construction projects has been affected by developments in the field of Information Technology, as well as by the need to cope with growing technological challenges stemming from the integration of multiple building systems into tall and complex buildings. Furthermore, since the procurement phases are undertaken simultaneously, project complexity is increased, and increased integration among them is therefore required. These constraints have made the management of complex construction projects less of an architectural and engineering issue and more of a managerial one. In turn, this has led to an increasing use of the “construction management” concept in the procurement process. This study focused on communications in construction management procurement of building and residential projects in Israel. Communications between the construction manager and the design team were found to be vital in ensuring adherence to project objectives. Communication means were classified as “formal”—written technical information, and as “informal”—verbal communications. Construction managers in Israel still use informal communications in 50% of their interactions with their project counterparts. The study concludes that design capabilities should be one of the essential qualifications required of a construction management firm. In addition to the more traditional responsibilities, such as planning, scheduling, and coordination, the scope of the construction manager’s professional duties should emphasize the aspect of quality management.

Soibelman, L, Liu, L Y, Kirby, J G, East, E W, Caldas, C H and Lin, K (2003) Design Review Checking System with Corporate Lessons Learned. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 475–84.

Zhang, N and Tiong, R (2003) Integrated Electronic Commerce Model for the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 578–85.

Zhong, D H and Zhang, J S (2003) New Method for Calculating Path Float in Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 501–6.