Transitions in construction over the decades show a shift from a site focus to corporate and sector wide initiatives. This has brought the conversion of what were previously seen as intangibles, such as: knowledge accounting; mitigation of environmental impacts; and the management of risk at project and corporate levels into direct and quantifiable costs. To meet these changes, construction is pressed to be more innovative and to measure innovation. This brings challenges to professionals, academics and academic departments. These trends and challenges will be explored in this seminar.

Speaker
Professor Ronald McCaffer, Loughborough University, UK. He is co-author of Modern Construction Management, Worked Examples in Construction Management, Estimating and Tendering for Civil Engineering Works and Managing Construction Equipment; and Editor of the International Journal ‘Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management’
Website: www.mccaffer.com