International Construction Measurement Standards - A Global First

Smith, PV

International Construction Measurement Standards - A Global First

Smith, PV

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Publisher:: Central Queensland University (CQU)
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceeding of 40th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference, 2016, pp. 917 - 926
Issue Date:: 2016

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dc.contributor.author	Smith, PV https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5825-2014	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Singhaputtangkul, N	en_US
dc.date	2016-07-06	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceeding of 40th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference, 2016, pp. 917 - 926	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-921047-13-8	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/44072
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines the lack of global measurement standards in the construction industry and highlights the problems that this creates in the global sphere. Measurement is a fundamental activity for contractors, project cost management consultants (quantity surveyors/cost engineers/construction economists), project managers and a wide range of other professionals in the industry. Whilst a wide variety of national and regional methods of measurement have been developed around the world there is currently no over-arching international method of measurement. The paper commences with an analysis of global standards generally and the various methods of measurement that have been developed around the world. It then explores the issues and problems associated with the lack of a global measurement standard. The research method underpinning this study comprises a literature review, interviews and discussions with Quantity Surveying/Cost Engineering professional associations and a case example of a global measurement standard in the property/real estate field. The paper then introduces an initiative to address the identified problems through the development of a global measurement standard for the construction industry. The approach used to develop this standard is described and the potential benefits of the standard are articulated. The main findings of the paper are that whilst the development of an international measurement standard faces many barriers, early indications are that the standard currently being developed will be successful and will have the spin-off benefit of helping to provide a global identity for the profession. The paper contributes a new innovative strategy for the development of a standard for one of the most fundamental of all construction activities – measurement.	en_US
dc.publisher	Central Queensland University (CQU)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceeding of 40th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Universities Building Education Association Annual Conference	en_US
dc.title	International Construction Measurement Standards - A Global First	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	North Rockhampton	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Cairns, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	120201 Building Construction Management and Project Planning	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
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pubs.finish-date	2016-07-09	en_US
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.start-date	2016-07-06	en_US

Abstract:

This paper examines the lack of global measurement standards in the construction industry and highlights the problems that this creates in the global sphere. Measurement is a fundamental activity for contractors, project cost management consultants (quantity surveyors/cost engineers/construction economists), project managers and a wide range of other professionals in the industry. Whilst a wide variety of national and regional methods of measurement have been developed around the world there is currently no over-arching international method of measurement. The paper commences with an analysis of global standards generally and the various methods of measurement that have been developed around the world. It then explores the issues and problems associated with the lack of a global measurement standard. The research method underpinning this study comprises a literature review, interviews and discussions with Quantity Surveying/Cost Engineering professional associations and a case example of a global measurement standard in the property/real estate field. The paper then introduces an initiative to address the identified problems through the development of a global measurement standard for the construction industry. The approach used to develop this standard is described and the potential benefits of the standard are articulated. The main findings of the paper are that whilst the development of an international measurement standard faces many barriers, early indications are that the standard currently being developed will be successful and will have the spin-off benefit of helping to provide a global identity for the profession. The paper contributes a new innovative strategy for the development of a standard for one of the most fundamental of all construction activities – measurement.

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