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Eom, C S and Paek, J H (2009) Risk Index Model for Minimizing Environmental Disputes in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(01), 34–41.

Ezeldin, A S and Soliman, A (2009) Hybrid Time-Cost Optimization of Nonserial Repetitive Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(01), 42–55.

Lu, M, Shen, X and Chen, W (2009) Automated Collection of Mixer Truck Operations Data in Highly Dense Urban Areas. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(01), 17–23.

Mills, A, Love, P E and Williams, P (2009) Defect Costs in Residential Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(01), 12–16.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Defects; Buildings, residential; Housing; Construction costs;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2009)135:1(12)
  • Abstract:
    The residential construction industry is an important contributor to the Australian economy; the industry employs a very large component of the national workforce, and yet the industry is plagued by defective work and poor quality. Previous research has revealed that defects and rework are endemic in the residential sector. In an attempt to quantify the degree of defects being experienced in new residential construction this paper provides an analysis of defects that were recorded by a government-owned housing insurance organization, the Housing Guarantee Fund. This research represents one of the most comprehensive research studies of building defects undertaken to date in Australia. The data used were not based on a sample like previous studies but instead represent all new houses constructed in Victoria, Australia between 1982 and 1997. An analysis of the data revealed that one house in eight reported defects, and that the cost of rectification was 4% of the construction contract value. The paper discusses the nature of the most important defects and investigates the impact of contractor type and building type.

Prasertrungruang, T and Hadikusumo, B H (2009) Study of Factors Influencing the Efficient Management and Downtime Consequences of Highway Construction Equipment in Thailand. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(01), 2–11.

Sachs, T and Tiong, R L (2009) Quantifying Qualitative Information on Risks: Development of the QQIR Method. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(01), 56–71.

Shapira, A and Lyachin, B (2009) Identification and Analysis of Factors Affecting Safety on Construction Sites with Tower Cranes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(01), 24–33.