Construction Management & Economics (CME)
This grouping within BEST comprises of a cluster of people who are engaged in research across a range of Construction Management & Economics (CM&E) related topics. The CM&E cluster is highly engaged with industry in respect of its research activities, currently working in partnership with organisations such as Alder Hey Hospital, Horizon, Dress & Sommer, Fusion 21 and Shepherd Construction Ltd on a variety of projects.
There are a number of strands to the research being undertaken, namely: modern management methods; education and learning; culture; and financial aspects. The academic members of staff within the CM& E group are as follows:
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Dr David Bryde
David is researching aspects of sustainable project management, including modern management methods, such as Lean, Agile, Uncertainty Management, Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and Stakeholder Engagement Methods. -
Dr Alison Cotgrave
Alison’s research areas of interest are embedding sustainability in the curriculum and developing curriculum models to enhance the employability of graduates from collaborative programmes. -
Dr. Edward Ochieng
Edward is undertaking research related to Multicultural project teams; with the unifying theme being people experiences and organisational challenges of managing and delivering sustainable projects in developing and developed nations. -
Dr Andy Ross
Andy is specifically interested in the economic dimension of sustainability, researching aspects of construction cost and financial control and financial project management.
For more detailed information about the specific research activities of the staff within the CM&E research cluster and their contact details please follow the relevant links on the left.
The CM&E cluster also includes the following doctoral students:
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Menoka Bal
Topic – A framework for stakeholder engagement to deliver sustainability in construction project supply chains
Student profiles and contact details can be found by following the relevant link to the left of this page.
