While risk and uncertainty management have received much attention within construction research, of information interpretation remains unexplored. Situations that are generally overlooked those where increased amounts flow not the solution to human problem managing multiple meanings conflicting interpretations, i.e. 'equivocality'. The aim is identify differentiate between clients' equivocality about industrialized in Sweden, and, light findings, evaluate current processing practice on...

Purpose Humans tend to rely on beliefs, assumptions and cognitive rules‐of‐thumb for making judgments are biased against taking more uncertain alternatives. Such inertia has implications client organizations' decision about innovations, which inherently than conventional The purpose of this paper is contribute furthering the understanding barriers overcoming in new‐build. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive behavioural decision‐making perspective combined with an organizational...

Purpose In the construction industry, it has proven difficult to implement and realize innovation efforts, for example in development of industrialized use platform concepts. Thus, purpose this study is characterize diffusion process social system a large Swedish contractor company. Specifically, three innovative house-building (IHB) platforms factors affecting their adoption implementation (particularly effects perceived radicality relation company’s decentralized characteristics) are...

In Sweden the importance of sustainable development (SD) can be traced in political documents from fundamental law down to curriculum for different school levels.To investigate how this objective is demonstrated knowledge and activities among teachers, eleven upper secondary teachers subjects have been interviewed map out their views SD, own beliefs they teach SD.The interviews analysed terms content with Knowledge -Value -Practice model as theoretical frame.The results showed that there...

Purpose To further the understanding of industrialised house building (IHB) from a temporal, emergent corporate-ability perspective, this study aims to trace build-up corporate assets in an IHB company over time. The research draws on dynamic capabilities, acknowledging not only what have developed and currently are exploiting, but also how these were develop managed (i.e. enhanced, combined, protected potentially reconfigured) sustain long-term competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach A...

Client-contractor communication is vital for achieving project goals but also adopting innovations. However, this type of does not take place across just one interface several. In the present study, barriers to client-contractor were addressed with intention specifically highlighting potential impact project-based setting. A case study a building where process innovation was be implemented provided data. The analysis focused on meaning-making by different participants during progression...

Abstract Understanding the reasoning in design process is essential to comprehend practice and promote students’ learning. Followingly, effectively support students through process, it crucial pay attention their reasoning. Therefore, this study, we have built a model for technology education be used as utility further research. Here, viewed of using premises reach conclusion. Drawing from philosophy education, introduces relevant concepts that are particularly useful education. The...

This paper describes how an awareness of environmental issues, followed by a broader understanding sustainability, has led to benefits for business, shareholders and society. It the journey towards sustainability facilitated greater innovation, enhanced individual corporate responsibility improved product delivery, in both construction maintenance activities, large ‘construction-to-services’ company. The also identifies some business drivers together with challenges opportunities experienced...

Pilot projects are common platforms for developing/testing construction methods or solutions e.g. low-energy house-building. Whereas studies report on their technical/engineering outcomes, little is known from a learning perspective. In our study of pilot-project learning, the planning and assessment "low-energy quarter" pilot was explored. step one, initiators local authority participantswere addressed. The findings interviews indicatedthe changed understandings during design criteria...

In this paper we survey different teaching traditions in Swedish Science Education. The purpose is to map and investigate patterns teachers’ views of what constitutes “good” education the middle years compulsory school Sweden. This done with background a new curriculum national testing grading being introduced, which could potentially alter relevant content. A web-based questionnaire teachers all throughout Sweden (response rate 43%, N=796) was used. results show that groups can be formed...

The importance of interest for and knowledge in technology natural science among students can Sweden be traced political documents media debate. An increased need female technical universities is stressed as well. Higher education facing large dropouts difficulties, including students. This study focuses on the who succeed civil engineering programmes Sweden, when why they choose are? Data were collected through a questionnaire sent out to all enrolled during term 7 (of 10 terms) 2012. By...

Students who aim to become physics teachers for secondary education partake in courses together with other students. The of this study is understand what valued, taken granted, and possibly reproduced teaching given future school teachers. This based on observations classrooms, two conducted over a three-year period. Field notes are thematically analyzed themes emerge about dispositions strategies that valued the context. courses’ engaged pedagogical development explicitly dissociate...

The Making of Contemporary Physicists : Figured Worlds in the University Quantum Mechanics Classroom

The article describes a pilot study, an introduction to series of investigations upper secondary school pupils’ explanations sustainable energy. physics syllabus have the intentions on one hand guide pupils into science-education and other give insights in order participate debate e.g. energy usage. results obtained, from questionnaire group discussions, indicate that can get caught narrow physical concept systems. Some discuss environmental explanation parallel but show insecurity. One...