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Determining what next to automate in the development of smart contracts in construction: Five principles for guiding incremental change (2024)
Journal Article

Existing research on smart contracts in construction primarily concentrates on their operational stage and the mechanics of their potential operation. Having established “can we do it?” the next question to answer is “how do we do it?” The answer inv... Read More about Determining what next to automate in the development of smart contracts in construction: Five principles for guiding incremental change.

Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations: Full report - December 2019 (2019)
Report

Retail real estate has traditionally been seen as an attractive investment class. Historically it has provided superior returns, long-term stability and income growth. It has preserved residual value, allowed for diversification and enhanced the scop... Read More about Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations: Full report - December 2019.

Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations (December 2019) Summary Report (2019)
Report

Retail real estate has traditionally been seen as an attractive investment class. Historically it has provided superior returns, long-term stability and income growth. It has preserved residual value, allowed for diversification and enhanced the scop... Read More about Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations (December 2019) Summary Report.

Get smart (2017)
Journal Article

‘Smart’ contracts could be the next big thing in construction technology but will developers learn the lessons of BIM implementation? Sometimes it’s better to keep things simple

Isn’t all loss consequential? A review of recent case law and its relevance to contractual practices within the built environment (2015)
Journal Article

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The purpose of this paper is to demystify the meaning of the term “consequential loss” in relation to the practice of construction law. Parties may have different understandings of the term and typically an exclusion clause will not solely... Read More about Isn’t all loss consequential? A review of recent case law and its relevance to contractual practices within the built environment.

An examination of clients and project teams developing information requirements for the Asset Information Model (AIM) (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The client brief not being met by the final construction project could be due to a lack of clarity and collaboration causing substantial difficulties. As the final end-product on a construction project is most heavily influenced by decisions made in... Read More about An examination of clients and project teams developing information requirements for the Asset Information Model (AIM).

Developing capability of public sector procurement in Ghana: An assessment of the road subsector client (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Ghanaian public sector procurement is experiencing a paradigm shift from a clerical role to a more strategic function targeting optimum achievement of value for money. For this to be fully realised, the skills of the workforce must be developed t... Read More about Developing capability of public sector procurement in Ghana: An assessment of the road subsector client.