Monty Sutrisna

Massey University · School of Built Environment

Reliable and accurate cost estimates are essential to construction projects. They are even more critical in infrastructure projects as they require more time, cost, and public constraints. Therefore, a better cost model is required for infrastructure projects. An extensive literature review was carried out to identify various statistical modelling...

Generally, cost overrun is inevitable in construction projects. However, due to the time, cost, quality constraints, and public impact, roads and highway projects face more significant issues due to cost overruns. Construction projects face a mean cost overrun of 28% inevitably. This paper investigates the causes of cost overruns and their sever...

Purpose The development of prefabrication into full-scale offsite manufacturing processes in the construction industry is paradigm-shifting. Moreover, Building Information Modelling (BIM) is becoming the primary mode of communication and integration in construction projects to facilitate the flow of information. Although research has been performed...

Over the last few years off-site construction (OSC); which is essentially manufacturing different components in a controlled environment, has become popular in the construction industry. This method has the advantages of simplicity, speed, reducing project duration, and minimising construction waste. Therefore, a growing body of literature recognis...

The construction industry has been considered a complex system, and the need to better address this complexity through innovative systemic approaches has been coined. Therefore, this study conducts a bibliometric and thematic analysis-based literature review on Systemic or Systems Thinking (ST) and its contributions to the construction industry, id...

Offsite construction (OSC) has been put forward as a solution to many prevailing challenges facing the construction industry, including but not limited to low productivity, housing shortage, lack of innovation, and poor-quality outputs. The uptake of OSC is relatively slow in the New Zealand construction industry. With only 10% of all the new build...

The refurbishment of building facilities needs to incorporate end-user engagement to ensure refurbished building facilities outcomes that include user-responsive learning spaces and satisfy users’ learning needs. However, existing refurbishment design process frameworks neglect to show the engagement process. A new framework for engaging end users...

Offsite construction (OSC) has been put forward as a solution to many prevailing challenges facing the construction industry, including but not limited to low productivity, housing shortage, lack of innovation, and poor-quality outputs. The uptake of OSC is relatively slow in the New Zealand construction industry. With only 10% of all the new build...

Over the last few years off-site construction (OSC); which is essentially manufacturing different components in a controlled environment, has become popular in the construction industry. This method has the advantages of simplicity, speed, reducing project duration, and minimising construction waste. Therefore, a growing body of literature recognis...

This extended abstract is a small part of my PhD thesis. It is about improving the capacity and capability of prefabrication in the New Zealand construction sector

Multiple projects that consume shared resources are handled in a multi-project portfolio (MPP) and can be subject to portfolio management for budget allocation, prioritisation and timing. An MPP owner may face many challenges finding the best scheduling and resource allocation programs for its in-progress and pipeline projects. In construction proj...

Modular construction is proposed as a feasible solution for school classrooms construction at a lower cost and shorter period by the Ministry of Education (MOE), New Zealand. However, the traditional construction remains a plausible alternative. This paper aims to review the feasibility of using modular prefabricated classrooms in terms of cost and...

There is increasing implementation of digital technologies in construction. However, the transformation effects encompassing digital technology implementation are yet to be fully comprehended within the context of construction. Therefore, this study was aimed to provide a holistic understanding of digital transformation in construction. The study d...

Instead of physically visiting all locations of concern by manpower, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with cameras are a low-cost low-carbon alternative to carry out monitoring tasks. When a UAV flies to conduct monitoring tasks, it does not have to fly at a fixed speed; instead, it should fly at lower speeds over objects of higher concerns...

Purpose This paper aims to identify and examine the factors that influence construction industry-university (IU) collaboration and develop the likelihood model of a potential industry partner within the construction industry to collaborate with universities. Design/methodology/approach Mix method data collection including questionnaire survey and...

Purpose: The more contemporary views on managing projects recommend stakeholder engagement as an important part of the process. Challenges have been reported when attempting to involve project stakeholders in a construction project due to the complexity of the processes. In projects such as refurbishment projects, the efforts to incorporate end-use...

One of significant advancement improve in the construction industry is off-site construction (OSC) technique that has existed for long but only recently gaining leverage from the advances in manufacturing. OSC carries much potential and even termed as the modern method of construction. OSC has been identified as an effective solution to address spe...

Purpose Many audits, subsequent to various fire incidents, revealed that the failure to prevent the use of non-compliant and non-conforming building products earlier in the process have been mainly attributed to the inability of the existing building and building product certification processes to mitigate the risks of having non-compliance and non...

Using drones to monitor construction site is a flexible approach with low manpower costs. We study a drone scheduling problem in which a drone flies on a fixed path over a construction site. The flying speed of the drone is optimized to ensure that the drone spends the most time monitoring areas of the construction site that deserve the most attent...

Purpose Off-site manufacturing (OSM) application in vertically higher and spatially larger projects within Western Australian (WA) commercial sector has demonstrated the potential of benefitting from such a construction technique, but introducing a new methodology to a traditional sector such as commercial sector is not always straightforward. The...

Co-generation of energy derived from human movement is not new. Intentionally accumulating energy, from mass urban-mobility, provides opportunities to re-purpose power. However, when mass-mobility is predictable, yet not harnessed, this highlights critical gaps in application of interdisciplinary knowledge. This research highlights a novel applicat...

Modular construction has been reported to lead to a number of advantages when contrasted with conventional construction approaches, including time and cost savings, along with reduced environmental impacts. Given that the operations involved in modular construction take place within a controlled environment, an integral factor that impacts the prod...

Purpose Following the increasing need for faster construction, improved quality and evidence value propositions, offsite construction is increasingly being proffered as a viable contender to “traditional” construction approaches. However, whilst evidence supports the move towards offsite, its uptake has been lower than expected. Whilst the precise...

Purpose Offsite construction approaches and methodologies have been proffered a potential solution for controlling “traditional” projects, especially where high levels of complexity and uncertainty exist. Given this, locations such as Western Australia (WA), where there are unique housing provision challenges, offsite construction method was consi...

Within the field of architecture, engineering and construction, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has attracted vast interest from both academics and practitioners. This is mainly attributed to the significant time and cost savings that the technology offers when implemented on construction projects. A relevant application of BIM is also in its...

Unlike the immediacy of tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes, the non-immediate threat of Rising Sea Levels (RSL) creates an unprecedented silent environmental crisis. The tipping point in response to RSL crisis is that it approaches incrementally and thus may not be apparent until the devastating effects are well upon the community. Predi...

The andragogy of constructivism theory for learning beyond the classroom is founded on the teaching principle of extending an adult learner’s constructed knowledge and skills, which have been neatly packaged and acquired in the classroom (Hildebrand 2008), to then be applied into practice to process the learnt in an authentic and meaningful way thr...

In Project Management field, performance assessment has become one of the increasingly popular research area. It has been considered crucial to measure and optimise project’s performance. Among various performance assessment models, Earned Value Management (EVM) is a recognised technique for managing and evaluating performance. Recent evidence sugg...

Project performance management (PPM) is considered a key feature of project management discipline and is one of the most contemporary research topics in the construction industry. However, it can be significantly affected by uncertainties and risks facing the construction project (CP) that in turn can affect project’s time and cost. These risks can...

Our inability to capture useful energy from the mass mobility of increasingly densified populations moving through the built environment, in particular when behaviour can be predicted, highlights a critical gap in existing interdisciplinary links and application of knowledge, and a forfeiture of significant opportunities to translate this untapped...

Offsite construction techniques continue to receive considerable attention in academic/research discourse. Whilst discourse in seminal literature critique the positive and negative aspects of offsite; on balance, the benefits outweigh the barriers, especially when fully integrated and managed. From a project management perspective, the techniques a...

As a well established discipline and profession, project management has its distinctive tools and techniques. One of them that has been considered the embodiment of the core principles of project management is the Earned Value Management (EVM). In managing construction projects, the EVM has been considered as a suitable tool and hence, has been imp...

Purpose The paper aims to investigate the employee–stakeholder engagement on business performance. A psychosocial approach was used to evaluate employees’ perception and role engagement on organisational performance, cognisant of: strategy development; leadership; fiscal acuity; employees’ skills, empowerment; supply chain relationships; external s...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate ways of transferring knowledge and information during the life-cycle phases of construction projects, particularly between the construction and occupancy phases, and to find an approach to minimise knowledge and information gaps during the handover process. Design/methodology/approach The study...

Construction industry is a global industry. Following the nature of this sector, each project involves wide variety of aspects and disciplines. Among them, knowledge based projects (KBPs) are considered as the important catalyst to advance performance and transfer various knowledge into practice. Project management (PM) has been accepted as a syste...

Construction industry is a global industry. Following the nature of this sector, each project involves wide variety of aspects and disciplines. Among them, knowledge based projects (KBPs) are considered as the important catalyst to advance performance and transfer various knowledge into practice. Project management (PM) has been accepted as a syste...

The integration of building information modelling (BIM) and geographic information system (GIS) in construction management is a new and fast developing trend in recent years, from research to industrial practice. BIM has advantages on rich geometric and semantic information through the building life cycle, while GIS is a broad field covering geovis...

Purpose This paper aims to disseminate the knowledge integration process modelling throughout the phases of the early contractor involvement (ECI) procurement methodology, to optimise the benefit of ECI procurement method. The development of the model was aimed at taking advantage from the associated benefits of integrating knowledge and of ECI pr...

Purpose This study aims to support the development risk management strategies towards improving the resilience of assets located in the estuary and lower level of the Swan River, Western Australia. The study evaluated the key role of Federal/State policies in adaptation planning and the communication and interface between various stakeholders, incl...

The commercial refurbishment sector is widely gaining popularity, particularly in industries such as the Western Australian construction industry in order to effectively house commercial businesses and operations. Unfortunately, commercial refurbishments have long been characterised by its added complexity, risk and uncertainty facing the managemen...

The impact of worsening global weather conditions has led to a growing awareness of the importance of sustainability in the global context, including in Malaysia. As a consequence, the Green Building Index rating tool was adopted in Malaysia from 2009 as a yardstick to guide the green buildings. The research aims to identify the initial cost premiu...

Building information modeling (BIM) has entered into another phase of maturity, especially in countries that have been actively adopting and using BIM including in Taiwan, Republic of China. An effective management in BIM has increasingly become one of the demanding features in Taiwanese architecture, engineering, construction, and operation indust...

The concept of green building has gained rapid recognition recently. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is one of the most successful green building rating systems. Understanding the performance of LEED certified buildings on various LEED credits is therefore important for practiti...

The earned value management (EVM) method is internationally considered a standard tool in the project management field, enabling professionals to plan and control cost and schedule in an integrated manner. However, evidence indicates that EVM is not typically implemented by contractors when the payment agreement is based on unit-prices. In this pay...

Abstract: Delays can be considered a common problem within public and private construction projects around the world but the problem is endemic in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) where massive public funds are lost every year as a result. Delays may have significant negative impact not only to the KSA public construction projects but also on its econ...

Construction industries around the world have, in recent history, become increasingly concerned with the sustainability of building practices. Inherently, the development of the built environment results in partial or complete destruction of the natural environment. Advanced European and North American countries have turned to green roofs as a mean...

In construction, delay claims resolution is at the center of apportioning liabilities between the claiming party and the defending party. This process generally consists of two phases of causation: (1) establishing each party's potential liability for the claimed occurrence; and (2) determining the quantum of the effect flowing from that liability....

The built environment has established itself as distinctive academic discipline with its unique research traditions and practice. Following the call from its scholars to further enrich the choice and utilisation of more diverse research methods, tools, and techniques, the built environment research has proven to be a fertile ground for implementati...

A number of researchers have attempted to explain why and how social conflicts occurred in Indonesia over the history of the nation. Both research and response to the conflicts has been focusing mostly on rather short term dispute settlement. Researchers have also viewed the incident from various perspective from socio-political perspective to econ...

The built environment has established itself as distinctive academic discipline with its unique research traditions and practice. Following the call from its scholars to further enrich the choice and utilisation of more diverse research methods, tools, and techniques, the built environment research has proven to be a fertile ground for implementati...

Climate change as a major issue in the 21st century has seen the rise of the sea level and worse storm surges. This has impacted on the further distribution of salinity and flooding of low laying areas even in further inland areas. As the consequence, buildings in the proximity of riverbanks are left susceptible to potential damages and shortened l...

"2004" Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wolverhampton, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (leave 291-340) Photocopy.

Purpose – This paper reviews the normative literature of performance measurement within the context of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of current ex post evaluations of PPPs and identify a feasible direction to comprehensively and effectively measure the performance of PPP infrastructure...

Indonesia experienced recent violence history of all types of conflict, particularly communal conflicts. Several researchers have attempted to discuss urban development and urban policy delivery in relationship with social diversity issues and the potential conflicts; however, such examples are far from developing country’s context. This poster pre...

Purpose The growth of Indian economy has brought with it significant increase in construction activities. These increased construction activities have further highlighted the problem of waste generation on construction sites. The purpose of this paper is to provide important insights and highlight some issues related to the implementation of effect...

Diversity among society might produce vertical inequalities and horizontal inequalities. Continuous horizontal inequalities, in particular, involving exclusion of a specific community group could lead to violence conflicts. Number of research has attempted to find reasoning of the conflicts. However, there is little research focus on how to respond...

Economic crisis, particularly in the mid 1990s have been directly and indirectly linked to the occurrence of social friction and conflicts between different social and/or ethnic groups within an urban context. These conflicts and frictions have been considered the leading factors towards physical conflict in many urban environments around the world...

The selection of the procurement system leading to the decision of contractual agreement to be adopted has been a popular research focus over the last two decades. Different kind of disputes concerning construction contracts have occurred and becoming increasingly common. However, it was also evident that current research in the construction contra...

Abstract Central to successful resolution of delay based claims in construction projects is the fair and equitable apportioning of parties’ liabilities. However, such fairness and equity in apportioning may be fettered by many factors in contemporary practices adopted by both contractors and clients in construction industries including in the Unite...

As a part of a global phenomenon, the UK climate is changing drastically. Summer months tend to get hotter, with more days requiring active cooling of buildings. Peak rainfall becomes more intensive, leading to short term flooding and disruption to business activities. These changes have sparked the current focus on sustainability issues in many as...

In investigating complex situations, such as construction projects, the case study approach has been considered reliable to capture rich information for the purpose of the investigation by allowing the investigators to retain the holistic and meaningful characteristics of real-life events. Subsequent to data capture, data analysis will take place a...

More than £1 billion of public funding has been spent by the Arts Council of England (ACE) Lottery Fund on capital projects for the Arts. Many of these projects were completed late and over budget. Results from the incremental cross-case analysis of five contemporary Capital Arts projects are discussed to explore the potential for a more reliable d...

Purpose – Information and findings from investigations of construction projects using qualitative methodologies such as the grounded theory methodology (GTM) are inevitably rich. When using multiple case studies, the cross-case analysis procedure has been found overwhelming and difficult to grasp all at once. Hence, an approach using rich picture d...

It is recognized that building projects for the performing arts are complex and unique not only because of the need to meet strict technical demands, but also the need to provide a successful venue satisfying the varied and sometimes conflicting needs of clients and stakeholders. It is generally accepted that projects' objectives should mesh with t...

The valuation of variations has been recognised as a prime cause of conflict and dispute in construction management. Such disputes often concern the prices and/or rates to be applied to the varied works. Previous research has identified the subjectivity of the decision-maker in interpreting the valuation rules to be the major problem, particularly...