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Ansell, M, Holmes, M, Evans, R, Pasquire, C and Price, A (2009) Delivering Best Value in Highways Major Maintenance Schemes: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(04), 235–45.

Dikmen, I, Birgonul, M T and Budayan, C (2009) Strategic Group Analysis in the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(04), 288–97.

Goodrum, P M, Zhai, D and Yasin, M F (2009) Relationship between Changes in Material Technology and Construction Productivity. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(04), 278–87.

Lucko, G (2009) Productivity Scheduling Method: Linear Schedule Analysis with Singularity Functions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(04), 246–53.

Sawhney, A, Walsh, K D, Bashford, H H and Palaniappan, S (2009) Impact of Inspected Buffers on Production Parameters of Construction Processes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(04), 319–29.

Shapira, A and Simcha, M (2009) AHP-Based Weighting of Factors Affecting Safety on Construction Sites with Tower Cranes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(04), 307–18.

Sobeih, T, Salem, O, Genaidy, A, Abdelhamid, T and Shell, R (2009) Psychosocial Factors and Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(04), 267–77.

Surahyo, M and El-Diraby, T E (2009) Schema for Interoperable Representation of Environmental and Social Costs in Highway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(04), 254–66.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Environmental issues; Cost; Highways and roads; Social factors;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2009)135:4(254)
  • Abstract:
    Decision makers and designers have utilized various methods for quantifying the environmental and social impacts of highway projects. However, the definition of these impacts, their costs, and their estimation methods lack interoperability. A schema is proposed to support interoperable documentation of relevant knowledge related to the environmental and social costs (E&S) of highway projects. The schema identifies the E&S impacts associated with each project element, lists possible impacted entities, provides access and description to existing methods to estimate associated E&S costs, and provides links to best practices to mitigate such impacts. The schema was encoded into an extensible markup language. The schema was developed based on a synthesis of the different ways for cost estimation, cost estimates, and best practices for managing the E&S costs of highway construction. The schema was evaluated through interviews with domain experts and through analysis of three representative case studies. An interactive Web site was developed to support project teams establish a unified view of the costs, their estimates, and best practices to control them.

Tuholski, S J, Gursel, A P, Tommelein, I D and Bomba, G (2009) “Lean” Comparison Using Process Charts of Complex Seismic Retrofit Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(04), 330–9.

Wu, M and Lo, H (2009) Optimal Strategy Modeling for Price-Time Biparameter Construction Bidding. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(04), 298–306.