Hampson, K; Peters, R; Walker, D and Tucker, S (2000) Project alliancing and information technology in building construction: The national museum of Australia. In: Akintoye, A (ed.) Proceedings of 16th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2000, Glasgow, UK.
Abstract
The construction industry demands priority from all governments because it impacts economically and socially on all citizens. A number of recent studies have identified inefficiencies in the Australian construction industry by modelling the building process. A culture of reform supported by industry and government is now emerging in the industry - one in which alternate forms of project delivery are being trialed. The Australian Building and Construction Industry Action Agenda brought together industry and government to identify actions necessary to lift Australia's innovative and knowledge creating capacity at the sector level. A central activity under this Action Agenda was dissemination of information relating to industry best practice initiatives in innovation, project delivery and the use of information technology. Government and industry identified project alliance contracting and more advanced information technology as means to increase efficiency in construction as part of a new innovative procurement environment. The Acton Peninsula Development in Canberra has provided an ideal opportunity to case study the use of project alliancing and information technology as key platforms in a more innovative project delivery environment. This paper describes the collaborative research project developed to identify, analyse and disseminate information relating to best practice of project alliancing and the implementation of more advanced information technology in constructing the National Museum of Australia on the Acton Peninsula.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | project alliance; relationship contracting; procurement; information technology; national museum of Australia |
| Index terms: | information technology, project delivery, building process, implementation, modelling, construction industry, dissemination, best practice, Australia, building construction, project alliance, platform, case study, efficiency, alliancing |
| Subjects: | analytical methods, project delivery, contractual arrangements, computing systems, business, data collection methods, industry analysis, building construction, knowledge translation, digital design, Geography, performance management |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Digital Applications, Site Management, Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Business Strategy, Construction Technology, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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