A novel solution for construction on-site communication - The information booth

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 659-671

  Hewage, Kasun N ^a   Ruwanpura, Janaka Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction productivity; Human technology interaction; Information technology; On site communication; Worker satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS; COMMUNICATION TOOLS; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN-TECHNOLOGY INTERACTION; INFORMATION BOOTHS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; NOVEL SOLUTIONS; ON-SITE COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES; TECHNOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATIONS; UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY; WORKER SATISFACTION; WORKING TIME;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION; DATA INTERPRETATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ALBERTA; CALGARY; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 65449156899     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L09-026     Document Type: Article

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