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By Ghazi Saad A Elawi, Mohammed Algahtany, Dean Kashiwagi, Kenneth Sullivan December 2015 Abstract Delays are a major cause for concern in the construction industry in Saudi Arabia. This paper identifies the main causes of delay in infrastructure projects in Meccah, Saudi Arabia,...

By Saud Almutairi, Jacob Kashiwagi, Dean Kashiwagi, Kenneth Sullivan December 2015 Abstract The problem of litigation and disputes in the construction sector is a major impediment to a country’s development goals. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the problem of high...

By Yasir Alhammadi, Dean Kashiwagi, Jacob Kashiwagi, Kenneth Sullivan December 2015 Abstract The Saudi Arabian construction industry has had poor performance for the past thirty years. There have been many publications identifying the problem and potential causes. There have been no publications identifying...

By Antoinette Bos, Dean Kashiwagi, Isaac Kashiwagi December 2015 Abstract The BV environment was introduced into the Netherlands in 2004. By 2008 testing was being done by a partnership between Arizona State University and Scenter (private entity led by Sicco Santema). In 2010,...

By Jorn Verwey, Isaac Kashiwagi, Wim de Vries, Dean Kashiwagi December 2015 Abstract A challenge facing buyers in the delivery of innovative construction and facility services is to utilize expertise without increasing project risk. The traditional price-based Design-Bid-Build approach minimizes the utilization of...

By Elske Bosma, Marcus van der Ven and Oscar Kerkhoven, Dean Kashiwagi, Isaac Kashiwagi December 2015 Abstract The Best Value (BV) environment was introduced into the Netherlands in 2006. By 2008 testing was being done by a partnership of Arizona State University and...

[download id="17518"]By Dean Kashiwagi, Jacob Kashiwagi, Geoffrey S. Child, Kenneth Sullivan Abstract Design Services have not met the value and expectations of the clients and their project managers.  A previous research project studied the impact of the price based award environment on...

[download id="17513"]By Dean Kashiwagi, Isaac Kashiwagi December 2014 Abstract A cold storage facility had been reroofed in 2003 (investment of $600,000) that required the removal of existing insulated roof and replaced with a 20 year modified bitumen roof. After six years, the facility...