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Abdul-Aziz, A-R (2001) Foreign workers and labour segmentation in Malaysia's construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 19(08), 789-98.

Dainty, A R, Briscoe, G H and Millett, S J (2001) Subcontractor perspectives on supply chain alliances. Construction Management and Economics, 19(08), 841-8.

Fraser, C and Zarkada-Frazer, A (2001) The philosophy, structure and objectives of research and development in Japan. Construction Management and Economics, 19(08), 831-40.

Han, S H and Diekmann, J E (2001) Making a risk-based decision for overseas construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 19(08), 765-76.

Kenley, R (2001) The predictive ability of Bromilow's time-cost model: a comment. Construction Management and Economics, 19(08), 759-64.

Lingard, H, Gilbert, G and Graham, P (2001) Improving solid waste reduction and recycling performance using goal setting and feedback. Construction Management and Economics, 19(08), 809-17.

London, K A and Kenley, R (2001) An industrial organization economic supply chain approach for the construction industry: a review. Construction Management and Economics, 19(08), 777-88.

Nima, M A, Abdul-Kadir, M R, Jaafar, M S and Alghulami, R G (2001) Constructability implementation: a survey in the Malaysian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 19(08), 819-29.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: constructability implementation; buildability; construction management; construction knowledge; fast track
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190110089709
  • Abstract:

    Twenty-three constructability concepts are identified. Based on these, an industry-wide questionnaire was administrated in Peninsular Malaysia. The respondents were the engineers working with owners, consultants, contractors, subcontractors and construction management firms. The importance, from the viewpoint of the Malaysian engineers, of the constructability concepts and the degree of the actual application of those concepts in the Malaysian Construction Industry is presented so that an insight on constructability implementation can be established. Fieldwork results revealed that the Malaysian engineers showed high acceptance of 22 concepts and rejected the one that relates to the fast-track method of construction. Those engineers accepted the constructability concepts from the theoretical point of view but generally they did not apply these concepts in their practices. The study also concludes that the Malaysian engineers show a wide understanding of the majority of the concepts. However, they did not link those concepts under the umbrella of constructability.

Winch, G M (2001) Governing the project process: a conceptual framework. Construction Management and Economics, 19(08), 799-808.