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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT · 2017

Investigating causes of delay in U.S. construction projects

For researchers, the work provides a documented basis for the next study of construction delay risk.

Sustainability & resilienceApplied researchConference paper

The question

This project examines construction delay risk and the practical problem identified in the paper’s title. It asks how the issue can be understood or addressed in a way that is useful to construction, infrastructure, or education decision-makers.

What we did

The study investigated construction delay risk in the setting described by the publication, bringing together the relevant observations, stakeholder evidence, or project information. The authors analyzed that evidence against the paper’s central question; the full methods and sample details remain available through the linked publication.

What we found

  • The paper documents the relationship or practice problem stated in its title and analyzes it within a defined construction, infrastructure, or educational setting.
  • Its contribution is to make the relevant evidence more visible and usable for the audiences identified in the study.
  • The findings support more deliberate decisions while also marking the boundaries of the study’s setting and evidence.

Why it matters

For researchers, the work provides a documented basis for the next study of construction delay risk. For practitioners and educators, it clarifies what should be considered before translating the paper’s contribution into a policy, project process, technology choice, or learning intervention. Read together, the question, method, and findings show how this publication fits within Tafazzoli’s broader program of connecting built-environment evidence with practical decisions. The page intentionally separates documented results from interpretation and directs readers to the complete paper for methodological detail.

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Investigating causes of delay in U.S. construction projects

Published · 2017 · Conference paper

Tafazzoli, M., & Shrestha, P. P. (2017b). Investigating causes of delay in U.S. construction projects. In 53rd ASC Annual International Conference proceedings (pp. 611–621). Associated Schools of Construction. https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/fac_articles/606/

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