Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the international construction sector from a
macroeconomic point of view through production functions. The aim is to contribute additional
knowledge on the European ...
ALSHUBBAK, ALI; Pellicer Armiñana, Eugenio; Catalá Alís, Joaquín; Teixeira, Jose M.(Taylor & Francis: STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles, 2015-11)
Building life cycle is a process which covers not only the construction phase but also the feasibility, the design and the operation phases. Identifying the owner s needs in all phases of this process is of paramount ...
Ponz Tienda, José Luis; Salcedo-Bernal, Alejandro; Pellicer Armiñana, Eugenio(2017)
[EN] The efficient use of resources is a key factor to minimize the cost while meeting time deadlines and quality requirements; this is especially important in construction projects where field operations take fluctuations ...
[EN] Nowadays multi-criteria methods enable non-monetary aspects to be incorporated into the assessment of infrastructure sustainability. Yet evaluation of the social aspects is still neglected and the multi-criteria ...
[EN] Evidence exists for the application of lean management practices in the design process. However, there is no systematic review of this type of practice that links the design management practices to the lean construction ...
Álvarez-Pérez, Miguel A.; Soler-Severino, Manuel; Pellicer Armiñana, Eugenio(Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 2019)
[EN] For approximately five years, the Last Planner System ® has been used more and more in Spain, due to the improvement that its use
produces in the productivity of the construction, reaching, with its use, better results ...
Pellicer, Eugenio; Pellicer, Teresa M.; Catalá Alís, Joaquín(2009)
[EN] Most construction companies are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that manage project-based and businessfocused activities simultaneously. Commercial software packages are not fully developed to offer a unique ...
[EN] Today, critical deficiencies hinder the effective inclusion of social criteria in public-works procurement. The primary reasons for this are the lack of information and objective social assessment methods in the ...
Pavement maintenance is one of the major issues of public agencies. Insufficient investment or inefficient maintenance strategies lead to high economic expenses in the long term. Under budgetary restrictions, the optimal ...
[EN] Traditionally, in heritage architecture, each discipline works independently, generating dispersed data. Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM) can provide benefits in managing heritage projects. However, the ...
Herrera, Rodrigo F.; Mourgues, Claudio; Alarcón, Luis F.; Pellicer, Eugenio(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2021-04)
[EN] There is a beneficial effect when integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) with lean practices to identify and reduce waste in the construction industry. According to experts, it is possible to improve the ...
Adarmes Gomez, Silvia Claritza(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2011-10-13)
Esta investigación plantea realizar una revisión de la literatura que permita identificar y categorizar, evolutivamente, los diferentes enfoques y paradigmas en el estudio de los procesos de innovación en la construcción ...
Badenes Sanmartín, Gabriel(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-10-05)
[EN] In construction sector, and within road infrastructures, conservation and maintenance contracts receive a significant share of the state's budgets in each country. That is why the great importance of this type of ...
Casapino Espinoza, Miguel Ángel(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-04-19)
[EN] Most construction projects have as principal sponsor the government of the country. A large number of construction projects that are promoted by public entities are contracted and executed through a bidding process. ...
Rodríguez Chofré, María(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-10-24)
[ES] Descripción:
Se diseña esta instalación con el objetivo de realizar un consumo y una gestión de la energía de la forma más eficiente posible, tanto económica como medioambientalmente. La instalación está situada en ...
Ochoa Monte, Lucas(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-07-08)
[ES] El Sistema del Último Planificador representa una gran innovación en el sector de la construcción ya que esta herramienta, perteneciente a la filosofía Lean, ofrece una mejora en el proceso de planificación y control ...
Currently many university programs in the construction field do not take sustainability into account from a holistic viewpoint. This may cause a lack of sensitivity from future professionals concerning sustainability. ...
[EN] There is an urgent need to improve the assessment of construction companies' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in public-works procurement. Current procurement procedures assign a high level of subjectivity to CSR ...
[EN] Assessing the viability of a public infrastructure includes economic, technical and environmental aspects; however, on many occasions, the social aspects are not always adequately considered. This article proposes a ...
Llopis-Castelló, David; Paredes Palacios, Roberto; Parreño-Lara, Mario; García-Segura, Tatiana; Pellicer, Eugenio(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2021-12-01)
[EN] Pavement condition assessment is a critical step in road pavement management. In contrast to the automatic and objective methods used for rural roads, the most commonly used method in urban areas is the development ...