By David Gastelum March 2017 Abstract Construction industry performance (schedule, budget, and customer satisfaction) has not improved over the last 20 years. This investigation proposes that academic/industry research using actual project data may have more impact on improving industry performance than traditional survey-based...
By Natasja Logemann, Isaac Kashiwagi March 2017 Abstract The Municipality of Eemsmond has been searching for a way to improve their method of delivering Telephone facilities in order to improve program requirements. To achieve this goal, the Best Value Approach was identified as...
By Dhaval Gajjar, Dean Kashiwagi, Kenneth Sullivan, Jacob Kashiwagi October 2016 Abstract Warranties in the construction industry have become more prevalent in the last couple of decades. Moreover buyers in the construction industry rely heavily on the length of the warranties for the...
By Dean T. Kashiwagi, Charles J. Zulanas IV, Dhaval Gajjar December 2017 Abstract An Alpha roof is a type of Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) roofing system that has been documented to be one of the highest performing roofs in the industry. Despite the high...
By Aderemi Y. Adeyemi, Olefile Segwabe October 2016 Abstract Claims are considered to be one of the most serious disruptive forces to successful project delivery in the construction industry. In a small developing economy like Botswana, it is germane to identify the sources...
By Ashok Kumar, Ajay Chaurasia, Sayantani Lala, Aditya Kumar, Vijayraj October 2016 Abstract Prefabrication technologies have been used in the building industry since the 19th century. The technologies vary from the innovative materials to novel techniques of construction and the prefabricated systems range...
By Jorn Verweij, Dean Kashiwagi October 2016 Abstract The Best Value Approach (BVA) is a change in paradigm, replacing the non-experts decision making, management, direction, control (MDC) and thinking with the utilization of expertise. The best known BVA model is the Best Value...
By Alfredo Rivera, Nguyen Le, Jacob Kashiwagi, Dean Kashiwagi October 2016 Abstract This paper presents a literature research assessing the performance and issues of delivering construction services worldwide, by exploring reasons for delays and increased construction costs. The study shows a comparison of...
By Alfredo Rivera, Jacob Kashiwagi, Dean Kashiwagi March 2016 Abstract The State Agency is the regulatory agency responsible for ensuring quality of air, land, and water resources. Historically the State Agency has experienced difficulty in managing environmental professional services. To potentially address the...
By Majed Alzara, Jacob Kashiwagi, Dean Kashiwagi, Abdulrahman Al-Tassan March 2016 Abstract Saudi Arabia has been facing issues with completing construction projects on time and on budget. It has been documented that 70% of public construction projects are delayed. A case study was...