Bo Xia

School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Lecture

Email: paul.xia@qut.edu.au

2006 M.E., Zhejiang University, Construction Management

2003 B.E., Zhejiang University, Civil Engineering

Publications (selected)

1. Xia B, Molenaar K, Chan APC, Skitmore M, Zuo J, (in press) Determining the optimal proportion of design information in design-build RFPs, Accepted for publication in the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (Accepted 25 September 2012).
2. Zuo J, Xia B, Barker J, Skitmore M, (in press) Green buildings for greying people: a case study of a retirement village in Australia, Accepted for publication in Facilities (Accepted 11 June 2012).
3. Xia B , Zuo J,  Skitmore M,  Pullen S, and Chen Q, (2012) Challenges for green building rating tools - A case study of the Green Building Council of Australia, Accepted for publication in ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering (Accepted Accepted 10 Jan 2013).
4. Zuo J, Chan APC, Zhao ZY, Zillante G, Xia B, (2012) Supporting and implementing factors for partnering - a China study, Accepted for publication in in Facilities (Accepted 22 September 2012).
5. Xia B, Chan APC, Zuo J, Molenaar K, (2013) Analysis of selection criteria for design-builders through the analysis of request for proposals (RFPs), ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 29 (1), p19-24.
6. Xia, B, Molenaar K, Chan APC, Skitmore M, Zuo J, (2012) Determining the appropriate proportion of owner-provided design in design-build contracts: Content analysis approach, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(9), p1017-1022.
7. Xia B, Skitmore M, Zuo J. (2012) Evaluation of design-builder qualifications through the analysis of Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), Journal of Management in Engineering, 28 (3), p348-351.
8. Xia B, Chan APC, (2012) Identification of selection criteria for operational variations of the design-build system: A Delphi study in China, Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 18 (2), p173-183. [2011 IF: 2.171] ePrints: 20.
9. Xia B, Chan APC, Skitmore M, (2012) A classification framework for design-build variants from an operational perspective, International Journal of Construction Management, 12 (3), p85-99.
10. Barker J, Xia B, Zuo J, (2012) Sustainable retirement living: what matters, Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building-Conference Series, 1 (1), p.1-10.
11. Xia B, Chan APC, (2012) Investigation of barriers to entry into the design-build market in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138 (1), p120-127.
12. Ng WK, Zillante G, Chan APC, Zuo J, Xia B, (2012) Selection of project procurement methods in the Consumer electronics industry - A Hong Kong Study, International Journal of Procurement Management, 5 (3), p289-315.
13. Barker J, Xia B, Zuo J, Zillante G, (2012) Sustainable retirement living: what matters, 37th Annual Conference of Australasian University Building Educators Association (AUBEA), July 4-6, Sydney, NSW, 390-395.
14. Xia B, and Chan APC, (2012) Comparison of key competences of DB clients and contractors in the construction market of the People’s Republic of China, World Construction Symposium 2012, 28th-30th June, Colombo, Sri-Lanka, 427-433.
15. Balson D, Gray J, Xia B, (2012) Why the construction quality of design-build projects is not satisfactory: A Queensland study, Engineering, Project and Production Management 2012 Conference, 10-11th Sept, Brighton, UK, 1-9.
16. Xia B, Zuo J, Skitmore M, Chan APC, (2012) Sustainable education buildings in Australia: A green star review, CRIOCM 2012 Conference, 17-18th Nov, Shenzhen, China, 1-10.
17. Zuo J, Xia B, Zillante G, Zhenyu Z, (2012) The future of sustainable building assessment tools: A case study in Australia, CRIOCM 2012 Conference, 17-18th Nov, Shenzhen, China, 1-10.
18. Xia B, Chan APC, Yeung JFY, (2011) Developing a fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making model for selecting design-build operational variations, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137 (12), p1176-1184. [2011 IF: 0.818] S: 6, GS: 1.
19. Xia B, Chan APC, (2011) Measuring complexity for building projects–A Delphi study, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 19 (1), p7-24. S: 1, GS: 2.
20. Xia B, Chan APC, (2010) Key competences of design-build clients in China, Journal of Facilities Management, 8 (2), p114-129. GS: 8.
21. Zhang XL, Shen LY, Skitmore M, Xia B, (2010) Key competitiveness indicators for new real estate developers, Journal of Financial Management of Property and construction, 15 (2), p143-157. (Winner of outstanding paper for 2011 in the Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction).
22. Xia B, Chan APC, Yeung JFY, (2009) Identification of key competences of design-builders in the construction market of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Construction Management and Economics, 27 (11), p1141-1152. S: 6, GS: 6.
23. Xia B, Chan APC, (2009) Investigation of the general contracting market in China, Construction Economy (supplement 2, Chinese), p1-5.
24. Xia B, Chan APC, (2009) Identification of key competences of DB clients in the construction market of China, The Fifth International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-5), September 21-27, 2009, Las Vegas, U.S.1-5

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