Paulo Vaz-Serra

Design for manufacture and assembly: A case study for a prefabricated bathroom wet wall panel

P Vaz-Serra, M Wasim, S Egglestone

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Building Engineering

The Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry is increasingly called upon to adopt more efficient methods. While mo..

An early-stage project complexity assessment tool for the AEC industry

Paulo Vaz-Serra, Peter Edwards, Guillermo Aranda-Mena

Journal article  |  2021  |  CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION-ENGLAND

Purpose: Complex projects require careful management. They may expose stakeholders to greater risks and place additional demands u..

Construction Project Managers Graduate Agile Competencies Required to Meet Industry Needs

Paulo Vaz-Serra, Felix Hui, Lu Aye

Book Chapter  |  2021

The construction industry is embracing new management challenges to deal with the ever-increasing needs for collaboration, environ..

Design for manufacturing and assembly for sustainable, quick and cost-effective prefabricated construction - a review

Muhammad Wasim, Paulo Vaz Serra, Tuan Duc Ngo

Journal article  |  2020  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Recently, researchers have reported that by the amalgamation of concepts of design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA), construc..

Understanding the Key Master of Construction Project Management Graduate Competencies Required to Meet Industry Needs in Australia

Paulo Vaz-Serra, Heather Mitcheltree

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Construction Education and Research

Within Australia, the construction industry is one of the largest contributors to the Australian national economy. Yet despite the..

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..

Design for manufacturing and assembly for sustainable, quick and cost-effective prefabricated construction – a review

Paulo Vaz-Serra, Muhammad Wasim, Tuan Duc Ngo

Journal article  |  2020  |  The International Journal of Construction Management

Recently, researchers have reported that by the amalgamation of concepts of design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA), construc..

Addressing the knowledge management “nightmare” for construction companies

Paulo Vaz-Serra, Peter Edwards

Journal article  |  2020  |  Construction Innovation: information, process, management

Purpose: Knowledge management presents a problem for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, largely becaus..

Concept proofing a proposed early-stage project complexity assessment tool

Paulo Vaz-Serra, Peter Edwards, Guillermo Aranda-Mena

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  The 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) 2020

Project complexity, as a sub-field of complexity science, is under-researched in terms of what factors contribute to it; how they ..

Managing Project Risks

Peter Edwards, Paulo Vaz-Serra, Michael Edwards

Book  |  2019

This book provides a comprehensive overview of project risk management. Besides offering an easy-to-follow, yet systematic approac..