| 英文摘要 |
In this issue of the EPPM journal, we include five interesting papers reporting on the research undertaken within the contexts of five different countries: Italy, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Romania and Iran. These papers address various key issues in engineering and project management, including green building rating system, agile project management, construction delays, awarding process of public construction projects and Building Information Modelling (BIM). A good mixture of both quantitative and qualitative research methods is also worth noting in this issue. The first paper in this issue is an extended version of the Excellent Paper awarded at the EPPM2015 conference in Gold Coast, Australia. In this paper, M.R. Hosseini, E. Azari, L. Tivendale, S. Banihashemi and N. Chileshe explore barriers and drivers associated with the adoption of BIM in the Iranian Construction Industry. The authors reveal that the most important barriers are linked with the nature and structure of the Iranian Construction Industry and its business environment, while the drivers stem from monetary gain and improved competitiveness. The authors conclude that the supportive regulatory and financial environment by the policy makers is required to drive the adoption of BIM in Iran. Similar findings are also identified elsewhere (e.g. Panuwatwanich and Peansupap, 2013). The second paper by N.O. Alotaibi, M. Sutrisna, and H.Y. Chong examines factors causing delays in public construction projects in Saudi Arabia. The authors identify top factors causing delays such as inadequate skills and qualifications of workers and an overemphasis on the lowest bidder when awarding a contract. The authors then map out the process and project management tools and techniques required to address these factors. The authors finally propose guidelines that could be adopted to help practitioners minimise construction delays in Saudi public projects. |
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