The main research areas are:

Construction Management

• Waste management
• Procurement strategies and management
• Innovation management and integration
• Quality and productivity
• Risk management
• Conflict management

 

Industry Development

• Corporate development
• Improving the business environment

 

Construction IT

• Strategic use of IT in construction to enhance productivity
• IT in construction product and process modelling
• Use of web-based tools for Project Management

 

Construction Law and Arbitration

• Standard forms of construction contracts
• Construction torts
• Arbitration and ADR

 

Some completed research projects

• Adopting High Technology Construction in Singapore: Managerial & Human Issues
• Benchmarking Construction Waste Levels in Singapore Towards Effective Minimisation
• Developing Generic Scheduling Strategies for Construction Projects
• Developing World Class Firms with Strong Export Capability: Learning from Successful USA Design and Construction Firms
• Development of a Strategic Integrated Global Procurement Framework
• Enabling Innovation in Construction: The Alignment of Motivation in Construction for Greater Integration
• Enhancing Safety Culture in Construction: The Impact of Safety Management Systems on Construction Safety Levels.
• Implementation of Environmental Management System in Construction Project Management Organisation in Singapore
• Influence of Foreign Contractors on Development of Singapore Construction Companies
• IT Barometer Survey of Singapore & the Noric Countries – A Comparative Study of IT Usage in the Construction Industry
• Knowledge-based Decision Support System (KBDSS) for Management of Variation Orders for PRIME Buildings in Singapore
• Life Cycle Costing for Office Productivity
• Life Cycle Costing of High Technology Building: Case of Life Science Research Building.
• Measuring Performance at the Construction Project Level: A TQM Perspective
• Model-based Dynamic Resource Management for Construction
• Performance Evaluation of the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (PSSCOC)
• Productivity of the Construction Industry in Singapore
• Project Managers' Behavior and their Impact on Project Performance and Innovation.
• Strategies for Penetrating Engineering & Construction Market in South East & East Asia
• Strategies for the Diffusion of Prefabrication to the Private Sector
• The Effectiveness of CIDB's Construction Quality Assessment System (CONQUAS) in Reducing Building Defects
• The Use of Web-Based Tools for Project Management
• Project Management Practices Adopted by International Consultants and Contractors When Operation in China
• The Impact of International Commercial Arbitration in Singapore
• Monitoring Tool: Safety Culture Index

 

On-going research projects

Title of Project	Principal Investigators
Authentic Leadership Development in Construction Project Professionals	George Ofori
Analysis of the Global Construction Industry using Computer-based Cartography	Low Sui Pheng
Relationship between Flight Time, Organization Structures and Entry/Business Strategies Adopted by Architectural and Engineering (A&E) Consultancy Firms when Exporting Their Services Overseas: A CBR Research	Low Sui Pheng
An Intelligent Rule-Based System for Whole-Life Cost and Sustainable Building Decisions	Goh Bee Hua
Workplace Practices of the Construction Industry in Singapore	George Ofori
Legislative and Policy Initiatives for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reductions and their Impact on the Construction Industry.	Asanga Gunawansa
Strategies for Contractors: Integrating Porter's Diamond with Sun Tzu's Art of War	Ling Yean Yng Florence
The Relevant Legal and Policy Considerations for Effective Use of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Models for Developing Ecocities	Asanga Gunawansa