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Investigating the relative importance barriers to sustainable construction related to owners,
For researchers, the work provides a documented basis for the next study of contractor evaluation.
The question
This project examines contractor evaluation 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 contractor evaluation 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 contractor evaluation. 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.
Investigating the relative importance barriers to sustainable construction related to owners,. This original synthesis graphic is based on the study’s documented question, method, or principal contribution; consult the paper for complete figures, labels, units, and uncertainty.
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Investigating the relative importance barriers to sustainable construction related to owners, contractors, and government
Published · 2020 · Conference paper
Tafazzoli, M., Kermanshachi, S., Shrestha, K., & Kisi, K. (2020). Investigating the relative importance barriers to sustainable construction related to owners, contractors, and government. Construction Research Congress 2020 (pp. 341–350). American Society of Civil Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482858.038
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