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Aye, L, Bamford, N, Charters, B and Robinson, J (1999) Environmentally sustainable development: a life cycle costing approach for a commercial office building in Melbourne, Australia. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 735–42.

Bates, M, Sturges, J, McGowan, K and Sommerville, J (1999) Material supply in house construction: the potential to enhance performance by improving communication. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 559–67.

Blismas, N G, Sher, W and Thorpe, A (1999) The nature and characteristics of multi-site construction projects and programmes. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 541–9.

Blyth, K and Kaka, A (1999) The industry's view of stage payments and the Latham recommendations. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 635–43.

Borthwick, F, Galloway, R L and Seden, R (1999) The impact of the european construction products directive on uk construction product manufacturers. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 231–8.

Boussabaine, A H and Elhag, T M S (1999) Knowledge discovery in residential construction project cost data. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 489–98.

Boussabaine, A H, Kirkham, R J and Grew, R G (1999) Estimating the cost of energy usage in sport centres: a comparative modelling approach. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 481–8.

Boyd, D and Wild, A (1999) Construction projects as organization development. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 221–9.

Brandli, L L, Jüngles, A E and Heineck, L F (1999) Sub-contracting policies: the case of the construction firms in brazil. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 579–87.

Briscoe, G H, Dainty, A R J and Millett, S J (1999) The likely impact of the tax system on self-employment in the british construction industry. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 211–20.

Chileshe, N, Watts, N and Watson, P (1999) Total quality management and project management systems: a solution to re-thinking construction. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 245–54.

Corbett, P and Rowley, P (1999) The use of BCIS elemental cost data by quantity surveyors as part of cost planning techniques: the practitioners’ perspective. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 465–72.

Davis, R and Watson, P (1999) The utilization of formulae in overhead and profit claims. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 645–53.

Dawood, N N and Marasini, R (1999) Optimization of stockyard layout for the pre-cast building products industry. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 445–54.

Dawood, N N, Hobbs, B and Fanning, A (1999) Standardization of brickwork construction: process identification. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 395–404.

Druker, J and Croucher, R (1999) Human resource management in European construction companies. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 161–70.

Duncan, R, Neale, R H and Bagilhole, B M (1999) Equal opportunities and the reconciliation of work and family within the construction process. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 171–80.

Egbu, C O (1999) Mechanisms for exploiting construction innovations to gain competitive advantage. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 115–23.

Egbu, C O, Sturges, J and Bates, M (1999) Learning from knowledge management and trans-organizational innovations in diverse project management environments. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 95–103.

Eksteen, B (1999) Construction management education for the 21st century: a South African perspective. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 43–52.

Elhag, T M S and Boussabaine, A H (1999) Evaluation of construction cost and time attributes. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 473–80.

Emmitt, S, Gorse, C A and Jones, S R (1999) The housing site manager: changing roles and training needs. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 551–8.

Farrell, P and Gale, A (1999) The influence of site manager career progression paths on the successful outcome of construction projects. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 133–42.

Field, C and Davenport, D (1999) PFI policy since 1996 and the implications for Small and Medium sized enterprises in the UK construction industry. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 715–24.

Galha, H M (1999) Economic quality design. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 345–54.

Gorse, C A, Emmitt, S and Lowis, M (1999) Problem solving and appropriate communication medium. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 511–8.

Griffiths, G (1999) Construction procurement arrangements of housing associations in liverpool. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 725–33.

Harding, A, Lowe, D, Hickson, A, Emsley, M and Duff, A R (1999) Implementation of a neural network model for the comparison of the cost of different procurement approaches. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 763–72.

Harris, P T and Holt, G D (1999) The management of sustainable social housing refurbishment strategies in the West Midlands region of the UK. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 203–10.

Hill, C (1999) Understanding the language of chaos. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 127–32.

Hollis, M and Bright, K (1999) Surveying the survey. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 265–74.

Hughes, W and Shinoda, H (1999) Achieving satisfactory contractual terms for the engineer's role. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 597–606.

Hugill, D (1999) Negotiating access: presenting a credible project. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 53–61.

Johansen, D E and Greenwood, D J (1999) Hard, soft or lean? Planning on medium-sized construction projects. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 385–94.

Kamara, J M, Anumba, C J and Hobbs, B (1999) From briefing to client requirements processing. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 317–26.

Knight, A and Watson, P (1999) The role of self and peer appraisal in construction education and its contribution to the concept of life long learning. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 13–22.

Lam, G T W, Cheung, S O and Ng, S T (1999) The effectiveness of design and build conditions of contract. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 607–14.

MacKenzie, J, Gibb, A G F and Bouchlaghem, N M (1999) Communication of safety in the design phase. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 569–78.

Maddocks, A and Sher, W (1999) Introducing professional development at undergraduate level. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 33–41.

Masera, M (1999) An innovative planning technique in quality management. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 415–23.

Mbugua, L M, Harris, P T, Holt, G D and Olomolaiye, P O (1999) A framework for determining critical success factors influencing construction business performance. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 255–64.

McCaffer, R and Edum-Fotwe, F T (1999) Moving on from the crossroads: an agenda for research development in construction management. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 3–11.

McMahon, P, Dawood, N N and Hobbs, B (1999) Development of an integrated ground modelling system. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 307–15.

Mecca, S (1999) A model of construction planning procedure according to contingency theory. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 405–14.

Mecca, S and Masera, M (1999) Technical risk analysis in construction by means of FMEA methodology. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 425–34.

Miller, C J M, Packham, G A and Williams, T (1999) Re-defining sub-contracting: reducing transaction costs?. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 655–64.

Motawa, I A, Price, A D F and Sher, W (1999) Implementing construction innovations. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 65–74.

Muya, M, Price, A D F and Thorpe, A (1999) Implementation of information technology in materials logistics in the UK construction industry. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 105–13.

Nanayakkara, L (1999) An interpretive research methodology for assessing the appicability of western productivity techniques in Sri Lanka. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 191–9.

Palaneeswaran, E and Kumaraswamy, M M (1999) Dynamic contractor pre-qualification. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 615–24.

Pavitt, T C and Gibb, A G F (1999) Managing organizational interfaces in the cladding supply chain: initial results from expert interviews. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 519–28.

Poon, J, Potts, K and Cooper, P (1999) Development of a new best practice model for building projects. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 705–14.

Poon, S W and Price, A D F (1999) Decisions made on construction sites. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 589–94.

Preece, C and Stocking, S (1999) Safety communications management in construction contracting. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 529–39.

Proverbs, D G and Holt, G D (1999) The strive for productivity and quality: views of UK project managers. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 375–83.

Rad, H N and Khosrowshahi, F (1999) Visualization of the impact of time on internal flooring. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 363–72.

Ribeiro, F L (1999) A case-based reasoning framework in value engineering. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 287–96.

Ribeiro, F L (1999) Appraisal of value engineering in design in Portugal. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 277–86.

Root, D, Fernie, S and Baldwin, A N (1999) The languages of product and service: barriers to the integration of construction and design. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 181–90.

Roy, R and Gaze, C (1999) Introduction of new technology for a customer-focused speculative housebuilding industry. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 85–94.

Salam, M A, Sarkar, S, Blackwood, D J and Staines, H J (1999) High-rise building construction in Bangladesh: experience of questionnaire development and on-site data collection. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 23–32.

Salleh, K R and Ruddock, L (1999) The development of a hedonic price model of retail property facilities design. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 337–44.

Scott, D and Pang, C-K (1999) Helping professionals make good use of the Internet. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 75–83.

Sherif, M A and Price, A D F (1999) A framework for pre-project planning. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 435–44.

Smith, J and Wyatt, R (1999) Strategic needs analysis: preliminary results. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 685–93.

Soetanto, R, Proverbs, D G and Cooper, P (1999) A conceptual model of performance and satisfaction for main participants of construction project coalitions. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 501–10.

Ssegawa, J K (1999) Construction industry’s contribution towards Botswana’s vision 2016. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 743–52.

Steele, J, Austin, S A, Macmillan, S, Kirby, P and Spence, R (1999) Interdisciplinary interaction during concept design. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 297–305.

Stoneman, G, Hill, C J, Howarth, T and McNamara, T (1999) Construction planning software selection for improving the planning process. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 455–62.

Sturges, J (1999) A methodology for environmentally-aware materials selection in construction. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 355–62.

Treloar, G J, Love, P E D and Smith, J (1999) Streamlined life cycle assessment: a method for considering environmental impact of road construction. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 753–62.

Tsitsirigos, C, Begg, D and Fox, D (1999) Attitudes to management and their effect on progress. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 153–60.

Tutesigensi, A, Smith, N J and Moodley, K (1999) Effective group decision-making: a framework for the identification phase of building projects. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 675–83.

Wanous, M, Boussabaine, A H and Lewis, J (1999) A qualitative bidding model. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 625–34.

Waterhouse, M and McCabe, S (1999) A critical examination of the concept of ‘best practice’. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 239–44.

Watts, N, Watson, P A and Griffith, A (1999) Building procurement: the partnering paradigm. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 667–74.

Whyte, A and Edge, H M (1999) Addressing discord in the team: beyond third party management. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 143–52.

Williams, P (1999) The successful management of air conditioned environments for the construction industry. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 327–36.

Wong, C H, Holt, G D and Harris, P T (1999) UK construction clients' opinions of the contractor selection process. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 695–703.