Valerie Francis

Exclusion and Inclusion in the Australian AEC Industry and Its Significance for Women and Their Organizations

Valerie Francis, Elisabeth Michielsens

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING

Based on valuing individual differences and embracing all employees, diversity management is relatively widespread and evident in ..

Innovation and Immersive Vocational Education Training for Construction Site Supervisors

V Francis, V Paton-Cole

Book Chapter  |  2021

Significant population growth has occurred, and is set to continue across all major Australian cities. Currently, the State of Vic..

Request for information frequency and their turnaround time in construction projects A data-analytic study

Ajibade A Aibinu, Simon Carter, Valerie Francis, Paulo Vaz-Serra

Journal article  |  2020  |  BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROJECT AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the nature of request for information (RFIs) on construction projects by using data..

Innovative vocational training for the Construction Industry

Valerie Francis, Vidal Paton-Cole

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-11)

The advent of the 21st century have resulted in significant population growth across the major Australian cities. Currently, the s..

Use of an Object-Oriented System for Optimizing Life Cycle Embodied Energy and Life Cycle Material Cost of Shopping Centres

Kumudu Weththasinghe, Andre Stephan, Valerie Francis, Piyush Tiwari

Book Chapter  |  2019  |  Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies

Shopping centres are an integral part and a critical component of urban cities in most economies. Typically, the shorter refurbish..

Necessary evils: Controlling Requests for Information (RFIs) to reduce cost and improve margins

Ajibade A Aibinu, Simon Carter, Valerie Francis, Paulo Vaz Serra

Journal article  |  2018  |  Construction Research and Innovation

Facilitating Climate Change Adaptation in the Australian Construction Industry - Identification of Information Needs

A Hurlimann, Geoff Browne, Georgia Warren-Myers, Valerie Francis

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Climate Adaptation 2018: Learn, Collaborate, Act

The construction industry creates a significant proportion of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is in a unique position to facil..

Work-family conflict within civil engineering: The role of family supportive policies (FSPs) and work-family culture

V Francis

Book Chapter  |  2018

Can Construction Bidding Practices Be Improved Through Use of the SCRUM Project Framework?

Valerie Francis, P Vaz-Serra, AU Ullal, Andre, AGN Nahri, Aslan Ghods

Conference Proceedings  |  2018

The selection of the “right” construction contractor has been a topic of continual interest within academia and industry, with att..

Barriers to climate change adaptation in the Australian construction industry–Impetus for regulatory reform

A Hurlimann, G Browne, G Warren-Myers, V Francis

Journal article  |  2018  |  Building and Environment

It is increasingly recognised that the risks associated with climate change must be addressed through both mitigation and adaptati..