Construction industry
Article
The new Royal Adelaide Hospital: a case study in blow-outs, red tape and union influence
Did you know that the seventh most expensive building in the world is being built right here in Australia? It’s the new Royal Adelaide Hospital (nRAH)—a project that is 18 months behind schedule and $640 million over budget.
Journal article
Lean construction as an effective organization model in Arctic
The goal of the study is to identify an effective organization model of construction in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. Lean construction as a dynamically developing methodology abroad is analyzed.
Policy
Regulatory charter: building regulatory system
Supporting the living regulatory system approach, this charter reinforces shared ownership for the system among those with regulatory functions and is designed to support cooperation between system participants and ensure any changes contribute to the desired outcomes of the system as a whole.
Report
Investigating best practice to prevent illness and disease in tunnel construction workers
This report highlights the true "health" in the health and safety of the tunnel construction industry.
Thesis
Tālanoa: A contribution to the occupational health and safety management of Pacific peoples in the construction industry?
The New Zealand construction industry is comprised of a diverse workforce with a substantial number of Pacific Island workers whose employment is more often than not precarious in nature (Lamm et al., 2010). Government statistics also indicate that Pacific Island construction workers are over-represented in injury and fatality rates and precarious employment (Jager et al...