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Special Collection on LADR Intnl Workshop, Hawaii, 2023

Guest Editors:
Lance VanDemark, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, The Vertex Companies, Inc.

The Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction (LADR), in collaboration with the ASCE Construction Institute (CI) held another successful international LADR workshop in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 24 through October 27, 2023.
The manuscripts presented were approved via peer review after the call for papers was sent in late 2022, with a manuscript deadline of August 2023. There were thirty-seven (37) approved manuscripts presented at the conference in a hybrid format. The presenters and presentations that were able to attend and present, or present their manuscripts remotely, were of high quality and topics covered fell within the scope of LADR. The presentations covered topics in BIM, COVID 19 related disputes and NLP recognition related to claims among many other diverse and important topics.
Through great response by the authors and effort of the reviewers and LADR Board, the editors are pleased to present the articles in this collection as part of our aim to improve dispute resolution in engineering and construction for the benefit of the industry.

Papers in this Collection

Identification of Geotechnical-Related Factors Impacting Cost, Schedule, and Claims on Roadway Construction Projects
Kishor Shrestha, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE; ORCID ID iconPramen P. Shrestha, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE; and Krishna Neupane
Published online: August 31, 2023

An Owner’s Overview of Contractor’s Models for Unbalanced Bidding: Easing the Controversy over This Practice
ORCID ID iconKhaled Hesham Hyari
Published online: September 26, 2023

Simulated Effectiveness of Claims and Disputes Resolution Progression Using Agent-Based Modeling
Mohammad Barakat, Ph.D.; ORCID ID iconMohamed-Asem Uthman Abdul-Malak, M.ASCE; and Hiam Khoury
Published online: September 28, 2023

Emerging Boundaries of Expert Immunity in Construction Claim and Dispute Resolution
ORCID ID iconMohamed-Asem Uthman Abdul-Malak, M.ASCE; and Leen M. Tabbara
Published online: October 4, 2023

Conceptual Cross-Theoretical Assessment Model for Practitioners’ Compliance Behavior with Building Energy Codes
ORCID ID iconYi Lu; ORCID ID iconGayani Karunasena, Ph.D.; and ORCID ID iconChunlu Liu, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Published online: October 5, 2023

Evaluation of Construction Workforce Perception of Work Breaks While Performing in Cold Weather Conditions
Apurva Pamidimukkala; Sanjgna Karthick; Sharareh Kermanshachi, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE; and ORCID ID iconKarthikeyan Loganathan
Published online: October 6, 2023

Exploring the Impact of the Integrity Climate on Integrity Violations in Public Procurement: A Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling Approach
ORCID ID iconGarima Bhagat; and ORCID ID iconKumar Neeraj Jha, Ph.D.
Published online: October 11, 2023

Legal and Contractual Risks and Challenges for BIM
Sahra Mohammadi; Ajibade A. Aibinu, Ph.D.; and ORCID ID iconMehran Oraee, Ph.D.
Published online: October 25, 2023

Perceptions of Built-Environment Professionals on Using ISO 19650 Standards for Information Management
ORCID ID iconVijayeta Malla, S.M.ASCE; Manideep Tummalapudi; and Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi
Published online: October 27, 2023

Contractor Entitlement to Time Extension under Civil and Administrative Laws and Their Applicability under FIDIC 2017
Ola Elshamy; Akram S. Kotb; Tarek H. Hamed, Ph.D.; and Mohamed Elbheiri, Ph.D.
Published online: October 31, 2023

Delay Dispute Cases: Comparative Analysis and Claimed Value Prediction Model
Khaled A. Alrasheed; Ehab M. Soliman; and ORCID ID iconHaya B. Al-Bader
Published online: November 3, 2023

Implementation of Sustainable Planning and Building in Civil Engineering Ethics
ORCID ID iconUlrike Quapp, Aff.M.ASCE; and ORCID ID iconKlaus Holschemacher, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE
Published online: November 8, 2023

Effect of Ruling Decision on the Outcome of Construction Litigation Cases
ORCID ID iconSalwan Jaafer, S.M.ASCE; and ORCID ID iconAnthony J. Lamanna, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Published online: November 10, 2023

Assessment of the Environmental Pollutants of Demolition Sites for Developing Real-Time Monitoring Indexes: An Empirical Analysis
ORCID ID iconD. J. Patel; D. A. Patel; and ORCID ID iconShivam Patel
Published online: November 10, 2023

Evolvement of Excusable Delay Clauses in Government Contracts since the COVID-19 Pandemic
ORCID ID iconJung Hyun Lee, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; ORCID ID iconYunping Liang, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; Seyed Mohammad Ehsan Tabatabaee; and Bryce Riccitelli, S.M.ASCE
Published online: November 16, 2023

Analysis of Sources of Claims in Residential Real Estate Asset Delivery
ORCID ID iconApoorva Dandinashivara Krishnamurthy; and Gangadhar Mahesh
Published online: November 23, 2023

Navigating PPP Renegotiations in the Wake of COVID-19: Insights from a Toll Road Program
Jose Guevara; ORCID ID iconDiego Rojas; ORCID ID iconRana Khallaf; and ORCID ID iconGabriel Castelblanco, A.M.ASCE
Published online: November 24, 2023

Evaluation of Cost Overrun in Construction Projects during COVID-19 Pandemic
Nikhitha Adepu, Ph.D.; Sharareh Kermanshachi, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE; Apurva Pamidimukkala, Ph.D.; and Karthikeyan Loganathan, Ph.D.
Published online: November 27, 2023

Analysis of Price Adjustment Claim during Project Time Extension
Rujan Kayastha; ORCID ID iconKrishna Kisi, Ph.D., M.ASCE; and Yogendra Chitrakar
Published online: November 29, 2023

Compromise or Problem Solve: Conflicts in Construction Schedule Updates
Muskan Sharma Kuinkel; ORCID ID iconChengyi Zhang, Ph.D., M.ASCE; Garrett Felton; ORCID ID iconSevilay Demirkesen; and Huimin Li
Published online: December 6, 2023