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Berg, R and Hinze, J (2005) Theft and Vandalism on Construction Sites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 826–33.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction costs; Construction equipment; Construction sites; Losses; Security; Site preparation, construction; Productivity;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:7(826)
  • Abstract:
    Theft and vandalism on construction sites in the commercial construction industry is a problem that can affect productivity and drain profits. To explore the impact of theft and vandalism in the commercial construction industry, a survey was sent to commercial construction firms to gather information by which the magnitude of the problem of theft and vandalism could be estimated; and to determine what techniques have been successfully used to deter thieves and vandals. The responses were analyzed and several conclusions were developed. Firms engaging in all types of projects are susceptible to theft and vandalism. Theft is more costly to large sized firms ($100 million and over in annual volume of construction work) than smaller firms, but vandalism is more costly for smaller firms. This occurs despite the fact that larger firms use a greater number of measures to combat theft and vandalism on their construction sites. The results should be of particular interest to construction firms that want to reduce the number of theft and vandalism incidents.

Castañeda, J A, Tucker, R L and Haas, C T (2005) Workers’ Skills and Receptiveness to Operate Under the Tier II Construction Management Strategy. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 799–807.

Chua, D K and Shen, L J (2005) Key Constraints Analysis with Integrated Production Scheduler. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 753–64.

Horman, M J and Thomas, H R (2005) Role of Inventory Buffers in Construction Labor Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 834–43.

Lee, S, Thomas, S R and Tucker, R L (2005) Web-Based Benchmarking System for the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 790–8.

Mitropoulos, P, Abdelhamid, T S and Howell, G A (2005) Systems Model of Construction Accident Causation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 816–25.

Park, H, Thomas, S R and Tucker, R L (2005) Benchmarking of Construction Productivity. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 772–8.

Thomas, H R, Riley, D R and Messner, J I (2005) Fundamental Principles of Site Material Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 808–15.

Wilmot, C G and Mei, B (2005) Neural Network Modeling of Highway Construction Costs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 765–71.

Xu, T, Tiong, R L, Chew, D A and Smith, N J (2005) Development Model for Competitive Construction Industry in the People’s Republic of China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 844–53.

Zayed, T M and Halpin, D W (2005) Productivity and Cost Regression Models for Pile Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(07), 779–89.