Essays about: "construction contracts"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the words construction contracts.

  1. 21. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Darlene Rini; [2018]
    Keywords : Urban fire risks; informal settlement fires; urban fire risk management; GIS; URDI; urban disasters; risk indexing; fire statistics; Metro Manila; Quezon City; Science General;

    Abstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE

  3. 22. An analysis of the discrepancy in availability and production at a wind farm in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Edward Sadler; [2017]
    Keywords : wind; wind turbine;

    Abstract : Eolus recently developed, sold and now manage a wind farm consisting of four 2 MW wind turbines located in the northern half of Sweden. Soon after commissioning it was noticed that they were underperforming in terms of production and availability. It was suspected that one turbine was underperforming relative to the manufacturers’ power curve. READ MORE

  4. 23. Selection of contract type in construction contracts: Lump-Sum, Target-cost and Cost-plus contracts

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Diego Sancho Calderón; [2017]
    Keywords : Contract; project; construction; lump-sum; target-cost; cost-reimbursable; principal-agent theory; risk allocation;

    Abstract : The construction contract is a document which governs the business relationship of Contractor and Employer for the duration of a construction project. However, the selection of the contract type for the project tends to be performed too shallowly. READ MORE

  5. 24. Trust in Swedish Construction industry – obstacles, facilitators and positive outcomes

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Rickard Freiman; Leo Nöjd; [2017]
    Keywords : Trust; partnering; collaboration; cooperation; opportunism; long-term relationships; Tillit; partnering; samverkan; samarbete; opportunism; långsiktiga relationer;

    Abstract : This thesis makes a contribution to the trust literature by analysing and pinpointing specific actions and behaviours that are seen as negative or positive to the building of trust in the construction industry in Sweden today. The thesis therefore aims to look at trust from different perspectives – developer, contractor, consultant and subcontractors in the Swedish construction industry. READ MORE

  6. 25. Knock on (Engineered) Wood: Pathways to Increased Deployment of Cross-Laminated Timber

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Jack Fraser; [2017]
    Keywords : Cross-laminated timber; Low-carbon building materials; Bio based building materials; Swedish building sector; Decarbonisation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Significant negative environmental impacts are attributed to the building sector. To complement operational building efficiency, mitigation strategies could further decrease these environmental impacts. One mitigation strategy is increased use of low-carbon and bio based building materials. READ MORE