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050 _a690.072
110 _aConstruction and Building Research Conference
_n(9th
_d2004)
_94725
245 _aConstruction and Building Research
_bproceedings of RICS COBRA 2004, 7-8 September 2004: responding to change
260 _aLondon
_bRICS Foundation
_c2004
300 _axiv, 192p.
_c30cm. + 1 CD-ROM
490 _aCOBRA
_v2004
505 _aTrust me...
505 _aThe RICS award winning Devonshire building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
505 _aAcademia: delivering for industry
505 _aThe inclusive city: delivering a more accessible urban environment through inclusive design
505 _aSustainable construction, climate change and building regulations
505 _aFinding and delivering value at the World Trade Center site
505 _aAddressing the cultural barriers to partnering within the UK construction industry
505 _aEnergy efficiency in existing buildings: the role of building regulations
505 _aQuanity surveying tools and techniques: a review of client and contractor requirements
505 _aThe use of bills of quantities in construction projects: an Australian survey
505 _aAn extended whole-life costing framework to achieve best value
505 _aReducing building construction costs: the views of consultants and contractors
505 _aThe new South African construction regulations: multi-stakeholder perceptions
505 _aA review of health implications of envionmental impacts of energy in buildings: energy benchmarks in NHS Scotland's smaller health buildings
505 _aEvaluation of quality, health and safety and environment management systems and their implementation im contracting organisations
505 _aSuitability for adoption of the UK's Society of Construction Law's protocol by the Australian construction industry as a means of minimising the effects of delay on Australian construction contracts
505 _aConstruction nonperformance is a process problem
505 _aProject management: reducing the risk associated with delay and disruption
505 _aTowards a sustainable urban environment
505 _a'Quality' in urban design: the evolving role of CABE
505 _aGender inequality in facilities management
505 _aKnowledge management for improved performance in facilities management
505 _aInnovation in facilities management practice using a performance approach
505 _aTransfer of employees in NHS PFI projects
505 _aThe role of the 'built environment' in the control of healthcare associated infections: a non-clinical perspective
505 _aProcurement of ethical building and construction products
505 _aThe study of ethical behaviours of surveyors
505 _aFactors influencing ethical decision making for surveyors
505 _aAdapting the homes of older people: cost effectiveness and the quality of life
505 _aAchieving corporate responsibility for health and safety in construction projects by a best practice "gateway" model
505 _aTowards zero-heating: affordable models for environmentally friendly housing in Scotland
505 _aAirtightness of UK dwellings: some recent measurements
505 _aEnergy efficiency in housing: an evaluation of the importance of increased wall thickness on housing developments
505 _aAssessing sustainable adaption of existing buildings to climate change
505 _aOccupants and daylight in office buildings under clear sunny skies
505 _aRisk allocation preferences in PPP/PFI construction projects in the UK
505 _aRe-engineered procurement method for co-ordination of building servies for better buildings
505 _aProcurement approaches to acheive better constructability
505 _aThe make-or-buy decision in relation to mechanical building services maintenance: a test of an integrated framework of vertical integration
505 _aAn investigation of performance assessment techniques in property management
505 _aPlanning the detailed design stage of construction projects and the interface with procurement
505 _aModelling for planning building design: a critique of available approaches
505 _aAn investigation into what project partnering means to a medium sized civil engineering contractor
505 _aSuitability of different design and build configurations for procurement of buildings
505 _aDocument transfer and communication between distinct construction professionals
505 _aEstablishing a valid methodology for measuring the effectiveness of Total Quality Management (TQM) deployment initiatives
505 _aE-learning users' requirements capture exercise: the case of INTELCITIES Integrated Project
505 _aEurolifeform: an integrated probabilistic whole life cycle cost and performance model for buildings and civil infrastructure
505 _aAccuracy in estimating project cost construction contingency: a statistical analysis
505 _aPredicting building construction duration
505 _aRelationship development in construction partner selection
505 _aInfluencing and persuasion techniques used during initial one-to-one negotiations
505 _aWork-based, felxible delivery of personal and professional skills training to the construction industry
505 _aIs there a prisoners' dilemma to construction procurement?
505 _aManagement and design team communication
505 _aCritical determinants of successful professional practice
505 _aKnowledge management and e-business initiatives in small and medium sized construction organisations
505 _aCareers in construction: children have their say!
505 _aVirtualsite: photo-realism in the classroom
505 _aUsing training and education to create culture change in construction: an exploration of the use of 'Egan-inspired' initiatives in large contracting firms in the West Midlands
505 _aCurricula greening in construction management programmes
505 _aThe utilisation of GIS in the construction labour market planning process
505 _aPlant and equipment simulators: an empirical examination
505 _aThe design of peat module using WebCT in UMIST
505 _aDeveloping professional and academic skills at undergraduate level by integrating appropriate scientific methods and research findings on real building projects as a learning and assessment strategy to meet the needs of industry
505 _aExploring the experience of UK homeowners in flood disasters
505 _aLower Witham flood defences: strengthening 'tyred' defences
505 _aTowards an evaluation framework for sustainability in retail design
505 _aSustainability in urban infrastructure: filing the gap between theory and practice
505 _aStamford Brook: making sustainability work
505 _aKnowledge management: issues, challenges and benefits for a sustainable urban environment
505 _aThe contibution of building research to the independence and quality of life of older people
505 _aMapping the knowledge available to control and avoid healthcare associated infections: a facilities management perspective
505 _aWhere is all the cash going?: the economic profiles of Scotland's PFI projects
505 _aSupporting defence procurement in prime contracts
505 _aAssessing the best value in social housing procurement
505 _aSupply chain integration in construction by prime contracting: some research issues
505 _aTender cost and price optimisation model, and prequalification benchmark mechanism: a synergy of knowledge management and risk management systems
505 _aRisk management solutions for contaminated land in the UK
505 _aComparison of risk minimzation ability of traditional low-bid procurement system and Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS) in construction industry in the USA
505 _a'COMPASSure': a risk management system for 21st century construction
505 _aBlue-sky airport solutions
505 _aA controlled experiment for plant productivity measurement: uncovering the impact of plant operators
505 _aThe safe use of cranes and other tall construction equipment in the vicinity of airports
505 _aStructural frame selection processes: case studies of hybrid concrete construction projects
505 _aNeural network based decision support for estimating cost of highway bridges: a Hong Kong study
520 _aThe conference papers deal with a wide range of issues fundamental to the design and management of buildings and infrastructure, as well as addressing the needs of the industry as a whole. COBRA 2004 has attempted to encourage the practitioner community to present their work through the medium of practice case study papers, alongside the wide range of academic studies. Contains keynote papers and case studies, academic papers and practice case studies in the following areas: energy; cost, health; business; property; facilities; ethics; environment; risk, procurement; design communication; futures; practice; skills; sustainability; quality; value; change; and innovation. Accompanying CD-ROM contains full text of the proceedings.
650 _aCOBRA
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT
700 _aEllis, Robert
700 _aBell, Malcolm
700 _aGilbertson, Barry
700 _aMunday, Graham
700 _aNewby, Paul
700 _aMcCaffer, R.
700 _aHanson, Julienne
700 _aIrving, S. J.
700 _aJaske, Tom
700 _aWood, Gerard D.
700 _aPotts, Keith
700 _aDavis, Peter R.
700 _aBaccarini, David
700 _aKishk, Mohammed
700 _aPollock, Robert
700 _aMbachu, J. I. C.
700 _aNkado, R. N.
700 _aSmallwood, J. J.
700 _aHaupt, T.C.
700 _aMurray, Joe
700 _aPahl, O.
700 _aBurek, S.
700 _aBhutto, Khalid
700 _aGriffith, Alan
700 _aStephenson, Paul
700 _aWard, P.
700 _aKashiwagi, Dean
700 _aEgbu, Charles
700 _aKoebergen, Herman F.
700 _aGorse, Christopher
700 _aJones, Keith
700 _aClements-Croome, Derek
700 _aMansfield, John R.
700 _aOldham, Kathryn
700 _aOlomolaiye, A.
700 _aLiyanage, C. L.
700 _aEgbu, C. O.
700 _aKashiwagi, D.
700 _aHeywood, Chris
700 _aSmith, Jim
700 _aBrawn, Graham
700 _aMissingham, Greg
700 _aEarnshaw, Neil
700 _aEllis, Robert
700 _aMustow, Stephen E.
700 _aPoon, Joanna
700 _aLansley, Peter
700 _aHare, Billy
700 _aCameron, Iain
700 _aDuff, A. Roy
700 _aScott, J.
700 _aDeveci, G.
700 _aEdge, M.
700 _aMartin, Peter
700 _aJohnston, D.
700 _aWingfield, J.
700 _aMiles-Shenton, D.
700 _aGardner, Andrew
700 _aBullen, Peter A.
700 _aAzeddine, Belakehal
700 _aKheira, Tabet Aoul
700 _aAmar, Bennadji
700 _aBing, Li
700 _aAkintoye, A.
700 _aEdwards, P. J.
700 _aHardcastle, C.
700 _aLam, K. C.
700 _aWong, Franky W. H.
700 _aLam, Patrick T. I.
700 _aChan, Albert P. C.
700 _aBridge, A. J.
700 _aPower, Laurie
700 _aAtta, Jummai
700 _aMitchell, Adrian
700 _aCanter, Mike
700 _aHoxley, Mike
700 _aGray, Colin
700 _aAl-Bizri, Salam
700 _aCashon, P.
700 _aHeathcote, J.
700 _aWhitehead, P.
700 _aGidado, Kassim
700 _aArshi, Shamsaddin
700 _aSommerville, James
700 _aCraig, Nigel
700 _aMcCarney, Michael
700 _aWatson, Paul
700 _aChileshe, Nicholas
700 _aWong, C. H.
700 _aDeakin, M.
700 _aAllwinkle, S.
700 _aBoyd, David
700 _aChinyio, Ezekiel
_cDr
700 _aXiao, Hong
700 _aLee, Cynthia Chin Tian
700 _aKirkham, Richard
700 _aAlisa, Muthena
700 _aPimenta da Silva, Antonio
700 _aGrindley, Tim
700 _aBrondsted, Jakob
700 _aBurrows, Theresa Keoughan
700 _aPegg, Ian
700 _aMartin, Joe
700 _aDavis, Peter R.
700 _aRedmond, Karl
700 _aGorse, Christopher A.
700 _aWillott, John
700 _aDowson, Paul
700 _aIrving, Helen
700 _aSaxby, William
700 _aEmmitt, Stephen
700 _aLe Roux, G. K.
700 _aHari, Subashini
700 _aVines, Micah P.
700 _aKeel, David
700 _aHartley-Jones, Sarah
700 _aDickinson, I.
700 _aRiley, A.
700 _aTenant, J.
700 _aMcCabe, Steven
700 _aCotgrave, Alison
700 _aAlkhaddar, Rafid
700 _aAnumba, Claire
700 _aDainty, Andrew
700 _aIson, Stephen
700 _aSergeant, Amanda
700 _aAtkinson, G.
700 _aEdwards, D. J.
700 _aGolding, P.
700 _aLove, Peter E. D.
700 _aAhmad, Rosman
700 _aWright, Andrew
700 _aFrame, Ian
700 _aSamwinga, Victor
700 _aProverbs, David G.
700 _aHoman, Jacqueline
700 _aRestall, Helen
700 _aYarde, Andy
700 _aFieldson, Rosemary
700 _aKamara, John M.
700 _aPatterson, Joanne
700 _aJones, Phil
700 _aLermon, Anna
700 _aIsle, Joe A.
700 _aSuresh, Renukappa H.
700 _aLansley, Peter
700 _aSmith, Verity
700 _aHoy, D.
700 _aDoherty, C.
700 _aO'Brien, G.
700 _aCurran, E.
700 _aHunter, Kirsty
700 _aKelly, John
700 _aNorris, Philip
700 _aPhillips, Steve
700 _aMartin, Jim
700 _aPrice, Andrew
700 _aNdekugri, Issaka
700 _aCorbett, Pauline
700 _aWilson, Andrew J.
700 _aKusomo, Raden
700 _aStudds, Phil
700 _aParmar, Darshit
700 _aKashiwagi, Dean
700 _aKennedy, Alan
700 _aWilson, David
700 _aParker, Ian
700 _aYang, J.
700 _aEdwards, D. J.
700 _aWright, B. C.
700 _aSummers, D.
700 _aSoetanto, R.
700 _aGlass, J.
700 _aPrice, A. D. F.
700 _aUgwu, Onuegbu O.
700 _aKumaraswamy, Mohan M.
710 _aLeeds Metropolitan University, School of the Built Environment
_94724
710 _aRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
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