June 2019

CIB Encouraged Journal

New Special Issue

ECAM, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volume 26, Issue 5

The true value of construction and the built environment to the economy
We are pleased to announce the publication of aSpecial Issue of the CIB Encouraged Journal
Engineering, Construction and Architectural
Management: The true value of construction and thebuilt environment to the economy.
This Special Issue has been produced in conjunction
with CIB Working Commission W055 - Construction
Industry Economics, with its aim of supporting anddeveloping the perception of the role of the industry inthe economy, and Task Group TG81 - GlobalConstruction Data.
There has been a long-standing view that theconstruction industry as a whole is under-achieving
and the industry, in many countries, is seen as one of
the least productive sectors in the economy. A
prerequisite for discussion and analysis of the sector’svalue has to be the production of appropriate
information to enable the development of models forthe sector.
The traditional perception of the contribution of theconstruction industry to the economy is based on themethodologies employed for the definition andmeasurement of construction activity according tointernational standards. However, perception of thesector’s performance is often quite negative and there
has been a long-standing view that the constructionindustry as a whole is under-achieving with one of thelowest rates of productivity in the economy.
National statistics organisations tasked with thepublication of official statistics on the construction
sector constantly reassess their methodology and thelimitations of their data collection.
The issues dealt with by the international group ofauthors of the papers deal with such questions as:
How valid and useful are the current definitions
and measures?
What are the alternative approaches to themeasurement of construction activity?
Are current measures fit for purpose for assessing
the industry’s efficiency and productivity?
How comparable are construction statistics
internationally?

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The issues dealt with by the international group ofauthors of the papers deal with such questions as:Editors
Les Ruddock , Stephen Gruneberg and Steven RuddockHow valid and useful are the current definitions
and measures?
What are the alternative approaches to themeasurement of construction activity?
Are current measures fit for purpose for assessing
the industry’s efficiency and productivity?
How comparable are construction statistics
internationally?

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Such issues are reflected in the focus of the papers inthis Special Issue. While each of the papers isobviously free-standing, there are obvious linkages
between the papers.

Gemma Hemming
ghemming@emeraldgroup.com

The aim of this special issue is to investigate recent
advances in the development of digital engineering,computing, and simulation for the AEC industry so thatthe traditional experience-based decision-making
process can be usefully improved to a data-driven one.

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Assessing the true value of construction and thebuilt environment to the economy
By: Les Ruddock, Stephen Gruneberg, Steven
Ruddock
Reframing construction within the built
environment sector
By: Gerard de Valence
Measuring construction for social, economic andenvironmental assessment
By: Bahriye Ilhan, Banu
Wealth measurement and the role of built asset
investment: an empirical comparison
By: Les Ruddock, Steven Ruddock
The implications of the construction industry tonational wealthRichard Glenn Fulford
Construction productivity revisited: towards
measuring performance of construction output
By: Kim Haugbølle, Jacob Norvig Larsen, Jørgen
NielsenEstimating the built environment stock in Cape
Verde
By: Jorge Pedro Lopes, Rui Alexandre Oliveira,Maria Isabel Abreu
Improving efficiency in roading projects: a New
Zealand study
By: Saeed Haji Karimian, Jasper Mbachu,
Temitope Egbelakin, Wajiha Shahzad
Investment valuation model for sustainableinfrastructure systems: Mezzanine debt for waterprojects
By: Juan David Gonzalez-Ruiz, Alejandro
Arboleda, Sergio Botero, Javier Rojo

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