Phasing the Market?: A study of the first phase of Dutch public two phase ground, water and road infrastructure projects

This study investigates the effects of the first phase of the Dutch two phase process project delivery method design on the information risk, the client-contractor <br/>relationship and risk allocation between client and contractor. The two phase process is a collaborative project delivery method which is used for infrastructure projects with...

Investigation of Polyurethane Modified Cold Bitumen for Fast Cold In-Place Recycling

Cold in-place recycling is gaining more attention worldwide because of its lower energy consumption, while the normally used asphalt emulsion and foamed asphalt cannot meet this requirement of short traffic disturbance and road performance of the surface layer. In this research, a polyurethane-modified cold binder (PMCB) was designed and...

RISK FOR THE BOUWTEAM: Developing an empirical case-based model for risks, their allocation and control strategies when Bouwteams are used as Project Delivery Method

The construction industry has been, throughout time, heavily hindered by cost overruns and delays in the delivery of projects. This picture has only been magnified by the increased size, complexity, and urgent demand for their delivery. Responding to this circumstance has taken different paths. One of these has been updating and improving how...

Rules, Power and Trust: Interplay between inter-organizational structures and interpersonal relationships in project-based organizations in the construction industry

The aim of this PhD project was to explore the multi-level interplay between the inter-organizational structures and interpersonal relations in building project organizations. In the first two studies, quantitative approaches were used to validate assumptions about how inter-organizational structures are shaped by actors and how interpersonal...

Investigating Responsibility arrangements for Project Delivery Methods to retain optimal Re-use value

The European Union’s incentives to make a shift from a linear towards a circular economy has pushed researchers to come up with tools that will facilitate this transition. A material passport is a digital tool that stores data regarding general information, the composition of the material and its properties. The passport is deemed as active at...

Collaborative identity in project alliances: improving collaboration through collaborative identity formation

As a result of the high failure costs and many project delays in the construction industry, collaborative contracts emerged in an attempt to improve project performance. The project alliance was one of them. This integrative way of working requires a focus on the human aspects, because people from different organisational cultures are brought...

Towards circular economy by incorporating product-service system in infrastructure projects: Developing a model that provides insight into the application of PSS characteristics in the project lifecycle of infrastructure projects to support a circular economy

This research aims to gain a deeper understanding on the financial, legal, organisational and technical considerations regarding the application of product-service systems. The goal is to identify how these characteristics could be implemented in project delivery methods to contribute to a circular economy. This design-based research is carried...

Collaboration and Integration in Project-Based Supply Chains in the Construction Industry

his study investigates whether integrative and collaborative practices of the construction industry can be exclusively attributed to integrated project-delivery methods or whether traditional project-delivery methods also foster integration within project-based design teams. Project managers assessed team collaboration and the integration of...

Integrated project delivery methods for energy renovation of social housing

European Social Housing Organisations (SHOs) are currently facing challenging times. The ageing of their housing stock and the economic crisis, which has affected both their finances and the finances of their tenants, are testing their capacity to stick to their aim of providing decent and affordable housing. Housing renovation projects offer...

A tentative comparison of the performance of Strategic Alliance and Design/Bid/Build project delivery methods

Project delivery methods that are based on the concept of supply chain integration are believed by many to lead towards a more effective and more efficient way of working than other, more traditional ways of project delivery like the design-bid-build (DBB) method. This tentative study compares the cost performance of strategic alliance (SA) with...

Kiezen voor duurzame kwaliteit: Hoe een publieke opdrachtgever kan sturen op de realisatie van duurzame kwaliteit voor, tijdens en na het keuzeproces voor een bouworganisatievorm

Two recent developments are the motivation for this research: • Increasing awareness of sustainability and thus the will to design and build with sustainable ambitions. • The emergence of integrated project delivery methods, also because of the changing roles between government and market. Problem statement: When developing a sustainable...