Professor David Greenwood
Professor David J GREENWOOD PhD, MA, MSc, FCIOB, PGDip Const.Mgt.
Tel: 0191 227 4691
E-Mail: david.greenwood@northumbria.ac.uk
Post held currently
Professor of Construction Management.
Associate Dean (Research & Consultancy)
Educational background
BA (Hons) (Cambridge) 1973 Postgrad Dipl. in Construction Management (Polytechnic Central London) 1975
MA (Cambridge) 1977
Member of the Chartered Institute of Building 1978
MSc Construction Management (Heriot-Watt University) 1989
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building 1992
PhD (Reading University) 2001
Professional background
John Laing Construction (Site Engineer, QS/Estimator) 1973 - 1977
Senior Estimator, John Laing Construction 1977 - 1980
Lecturer, Dept. of Const. & Bldg. Services, Newcastle Polytechnic 1980 - 1986
Visiting Lecturer, Dept. of Civils & Building, Singapore Polytechnic 1985 - 1986
Visiting Lecturer, Dept. of Const. Mgt., Reading University 1997 - 2001
Senior Lecturer, University of Northumbria 1986 - 2002
Professeur Invité, Dépt. Genie Civile, Université d' Artois, France 1995 - 2002
Associate Dean (Research & Consultancy) Univ. of Northumbria 2002 - date
National Committee Member and Immediate Past Chair of ARCOM 2004 - date
(Association of Researchers in Construction Management)
Chairman of ARCOM 2002 - 2004
Associate Director, Sustainable Cities Research Institute 2001 - 2006
Board member, Constructing Excellence [North East] 2003 - date
Member of Partnering Management Group, North Tyneside Council 2000 - date
External Examiner, Sheffield Hallam University (BSc Const. Mgt) 2001 - 2006
External Examiner, Kingston University (MSc Mgt. in Construction) 2002 – 2006
Lectured at a number of Universities in the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Singapore, the USA and China.
Research and scholarly interests
Publications
1) Greenwood, DJ (1992) Contractual Arrangements and Conditions of Contract for the engagement of Specialist Engineering Contractors for Construction Projects, CASEC Publications.
2) Greenwood, DJ (1992) 'Results of a survey of contractual terms for provision of specialist subcontractor services'. In Eastham, R. and Skitmore, R.M. (eds) Procs. 8th Annual ARCOM Conference, Isle of Man, September 1992.
3) Greenwood, DJ (1993) 'Price determination and conflict in construction' in Eastham, R. and Skitmore, R.M. (eds) Procs 9th Annual ARCOM Conference. Exeter College, Oxford, 14-16 September 1993. Salford: ARCOM.
4) Greenwood, DJ and Davies, A (1994) 'A proposed new approach to elemental cost analysis for designers and builders'. In Skitmore, R.M. and Betts, M. (eds) Procs 10th Annual ARCOM Conference. Loughborough University of Technology, 14-16 September 1994. Salford: ARCOM.
5) Greenwood, DJ; Osborne, A; and Maguire, S (1995) 'A comparative analysis of inter-organisational conflict in the UK construction industry'. In Thorpe, A. (ed) Procs 11th Annual ARCOM Conference. University of York, 18-20 September 1995. Loughborough: ARCOM.
6) Greenwood, DJ and Klein, SR (1995) 'Security of Payment in the light of the Latham Report'. Construction Law Journal, 11, 249 - 328.
7) Hughes, WP and Greenwood, DJ (1996) ‘The standardisation of Contracts for Construction’. International Construction Law Review, 13 (2) 196-206.
8) Greenwood, DJ, Johansen, E and Maguire, S (1996) ‘Planning on Medium-sized construction Projects’. In Thorpe, A. (ed) Procs 12th Annual ARCOM Conference. Sheffield Hallam University, 11-13 September 1996. Loughborough: ARCOM.
9) Greenwood, DJ and Shaglouf, A (1997) ‘Comparison between Planned and Actual Durations in Medium-sized Building Projects’. In Stephenson, P. (ed) Procs 13th Annual ARCOM Conference. King's College, Cambridge University, 15-17 September 1997. Sheffield: ARCOM.
10) Greenwood, DJ (1999) Croner's Construction Management. Croner Publications (chapter editor).
11) Greenwood, DJ (1999) ‘Chapter 3: The Sub-Contractor’. In Lewis, S (ed) Tolleys Guide to Construction Contracts. Tolley Publishing.
12) Johansen, E and Greenwood, DJ (1999) ‘Hard, Soft or Lean? Planning on medium size construction projects’. In Hughes, W. (ed.) Procs. 15th annual ARCOM conference. Liverpool John Moores University, 15-17 September 1999. Reading: ARCOM.
13) Greenwood, DJ (2000) ‘DOM/1&2 and the ICE Form of Subcontract’. In Lewis, S (ed) Tolleys Guide to Construction Contracts. Tolley Publishing.
14) Greenwood, DJ (2000) ‘Construction Contracts’. In Croner's Construction Management Handbook, Croner Publications.
15) Greenwood, DJ (2000) ‘Adjudication in contracts: results of a subcontract survey’. In Patterson, F. The Construction Act: Time for Review. King's College London.
16) Greenwood, DJ and Li Hua (2000) ‘Technology transfer on international joint venture projects in China’. In Akintoye, A. (ed) Procs. 16th Annual ARCOM Conference. Glasgow Caledonian University, September 2000. Reading: ARCOM.
17) Common, G and Johansen, DE and Greenwood, DJ (2000) ‘A survey of the take-up of lean concepts among UK construction companies’. IGLC, 8th Annual Conference, Brighton.
18) Hughes, WP; Hillebrandt PM, Lingard H and Greenwood, DJ (2000) ‘The impact of market and supply configurations on the costs of tendering in the construction industry’. In Bon, R, Procs of the CIB W55 & W65 Conf. University of Reading.
19) Greenwood, DJ (2001) Subcontract procurement: are relationships changing? Construction Management and Economics, 19, 5-7.
20) Biddle, P, Greenwood, DJ and Mawhinney, M (2001) The North Tyneside Partnering Agreement. Report 1 for the Department of Trade and Industry. Sustainable Cities Research Institute.
21) Abeyasinge, C; Greenwood, DJ; and Johansen, DE (2001) ‘An efficient method for scheduling construction projects with resource constraints’. International Journal of Project Management. 19 29-45.
22) Greenwood, DJ and Klein, SR (2001) ‘The impact of the HGCR Act on Subcontract Formation: results of some early research’. Construction Law Journal 17 (2) 122-126.
23) Greenwood, DJ, Scott, S and Stitt, D (2001) ‘Improving Construction’. Construction Information Quarterly, 3 (1) 20-22. Chartered Institute of Building, Ascot.
24) Greenwood, DJ and Fan Chi Wai (2001) ‘The analysis and evaluation of construction delays: Testing a new method using a mixture of case study data and simulation’. CIOB (HK) Journal, 4 Nov, 16-19.
25) Scott, S, Greenwood, DJ and Stitt, D (2001) ‘Supply Chain Management’. Construction Information Quarterly, 3 (3) 1-4. Chartered Institute of Building, Ascot.
26) Hughes, WP; Hillebrandt PM, Lingard H and Greenwood, DJ (2001) ‘The impact of market and supply configurations on the costs of tendering in the construction industry’. Procs of the CIB World Building Congress, Wellington, New Zealand.
27) Greenwood, DJ, Osborne AN, and Aggiag, MA (2001) ‘A comparative analysis of administrative delays in hospital buildings’. In Akintoye, A. (ed) Procs. 17th Annual ARCOM Conference. University of Salford, September 2001. Reading: ARCOM.
28) Biddle, P, Greenwood, DJ and Mawhinney, M (2002) The North Tyneside Partnering Agreement: Prioritised benchmarks to assess the feasibility of comparison. [Report 2 for the Department of Trade and Industry]. Sustainable Cities Research Institute, Northumbria University.
29) Biddle, P and Greenwood, DJ (2002) The North Tyneside Partnering Agreement: Inter-Project Reviews & Continuous Improvement Report [Report 3 for the Department of Trade and Industry]. Sustainable Cities Research Institute, Northumbria University.
30) Walker, P and Greenwood, DJ (2002) Construction Companion to Risk and Value. RIBA Publications.
31) Greenwood, DJ, (Editor) Proceedings of the 18th Annual ARCOM Conference 2-4 September 2002, University of Northumbria. Association of Researchers in Construction Management.
32) Greenwood, DJ, (2002) Achieving best value in construction through non-traditional procurement methods. Proceedings of CIB W65 Conference. University of Trinidad, January, 2002.
33) Greenwood, DJ, and Lewis, SJ (2002) ‘The treatment of risk in construction contracts under PFI/PPP’ in Greenwood, D. (ed.) Procs. 18th Annual Conference. University of Northumbria, September 2002. Reading: ARCOM.
34) Hughes, W, Hillebrandt, P, Greenwood, DJ and Kwawu, W (2002) ‘Developing a system for assessing the costs associated with different procurement routes in the construction industry’. In Uwakweh, BO and Minkarah, IA (Eds.), The 10th International Symposium of the W65 Commission on Organisation and Management of Construction, 9-13 September 2002, University of Cincinnati, USA. CRC Press, New York.
35) Biddle, P and Greenwood, DJ (2003) The North Tyneside Partnering Agreement: The performance of partnering in Local Authorities. [Report 4 for the Department of Trade and Industry]. Sustainable Cities Research Institute. Northumbria University.
36) Greenwood, DJ, (Editor) Proceedings of the 19th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2003, Brighton University. Association of Researchers in Construction Management.
37) Greenwood, DJ, (2003) (Chapter editor) ‘Section G2: GC/Works contracts’. In Lewis, S (ed) Tolleys Guide to Construction Contracts. Tolley Publishing.
38) Greenwood, DJ, Saunders, D, and Stitt, D (2003) ‘Improving Construction: Review of Progress, Lessons Learned and Conclusions’. Construction Information Quarterly, 5 (2) 1-5.Chartered Institute of Building, Ascot.
39) Greenwood, DJ (2004) Local Authority Partnering. The North Tyneside Partnering Agreement: A study of Strategic Partnering in the Public Sector. A study carried out on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry by Northumbria University.
40) Greenwood, DJ and Walker, P. (2004) ‘Procurement, contracts and conditions of engagement’. In Murray, M and Langford, D. Architect’s Handbook for Construction Project Management. RIBA Enterprises.
41) Fan Chi Wai and Greenwood, DJ (2004) ‘Guaranteed Maximum Price for the Project?’ Surveyors Times 13 (3) 20-21. Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. March 2004.
42) Scott, S; Harris, R; and Greenwood, DJ (2004) ‘Assessing the New United Kingdom Protocol for Dealing with Delay and Disruption'. American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 130 (1) 50-59.
43) Ojiako, GU; Johansen, DE; and Greenwood, DJ (2004) ‘The Impact Of Strategy On ICT Projects’. Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 3 (2). December 2004.
44) Ojiako, GU, Greenwood, DJ; and Johansen, DE (2004) ‘Using construction projects as a basis for improvement in ICT project management’. The Communications Network Journal, 3 (4) (Oct – Dec 2004).
45) Greenwood, DJ and Fan Chi Wai (2004) ‘Towards an acceptable method for resolving the effects of project delays and disruptions’. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Construction Project Management (ICCPM), 4-6 March, Singapore.
46) Hogg, K and Greenwood, DJ, (2004) ‘Evaluating construction project Risk: the differences between Groups and individuals’ Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Construction Project Management (ICCPM), 4-6 March, Singapore.
47) Greenwood, DJ, and Shu La (2004) ‘Risks for overseas supervising consultants working on construction projects in China’. Proceedings of the 4th International Postgraduate Research Conference, 1-2 April, Salford University, UK.
48) Greenwood, DJ and Aggiag, MA (2004) ‘Consistency and continuity of the employer organisation as factors in project success’. Proceedings of the First International Conference in Project Management, Conference, Toronto, May 2004.
49) Johansen, DE; Porter, G and Greenwood, DJ, (2004).'Implementing Lean: UK culture and system change'. Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Elsinore, Denmark
50) Hogg, K; Ruan XM and Greenwood, DJ (2004) ‘Knowledge chain efficiencies in construction projects’. Proceedings of the 2nd CIB Student Chapters International Symposium: Sustainability and Innovation in Construction and Real Estate, Beijing, 2004.
51) Hogg, K; Shu La and Greenwood, DJ (2004) ‘The administration of international construction contracts in China: an evaluation of local consultants’ abilities’. Proceedings of the 2nd CIB Student Chapters International Symposium: Sustainability and Innovation in Construction and Real Estate, Beijing, 2004
52) Greenwood, DJ (2005) ‘Partnering Approaches and Supply Chain Relations’. Construction Information Quarterly, 7 (1) 3-5, Chartered Institute of Building, Ascot.
53) Greenwood, DJ; Hogg, K; and Kan, S (2005) ‘Subcontractors' liability for project delays’. Journal of Financial Management in Property and Construction, 10 (2) 106-112.
54) Greenwood, DJ (2005) ‘Partnering in action: the case of the North Tyneside Partnering Agreement’. Proceedings of the CIB W92/T23/W107 International Symposium on Procurement Systems February 7th – 10th 2005 – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
55) Kashiwagi, D; Savicky; J. Sullivan, K; Kovel, J; Greenwood, DJ; and Egbu, C (2005). ‘Is Performance Based Procurement a Solution to Construction Performance?’ In: Kahkonen, K (ed.) Proceedings of 11th Joint CIB International Symposium – Combining Forces - Advancing Facilities Management and Construction through Innovation, Helsinki, Finland, 13-16 June 2005.
56) Ojiako, GU; Greenwood, D and Johansen, DE (2005) Modelling new success criteria for projects in the ICT industry. Journal of ICT. 4 (1) June 2005.
57) Hughes, WP; Greenwood, DJ; and Hillebrandt, PM (2005) ‘Impact of procurement method on costs of procurement’. In: Kahkonen, K (ed.) Proceedings of 11th Joint CIB International Symposium – Combining Forces - Advancing Facilities Management and Construction through Innovation, Helsinki, Finland, 13-16 June 2005.
58) Render, N, Greenwood, DJ; and Edge, J (2005) ‘The other GMP: Good Manufacturing Practice and its importance in the validation of constructed pharmaceutical facilities’. In: Khosrowshahi, F (ed.) Proceedings of the 21st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2005, University College London. September 2003. Reading: ARCOM.
59) Hughes, W, Hillebrandt, P, Greenwood, D and Kwawu, W (2006) Procurement in the Construction Industry: The impact and cost of alternative market and supply processes. Spon Research Series. Taylor and Francis, London.
60) Xu, T and Greenwood, DJ (2006) ‘Using design-and-build as an entry strategy to the Chinese construction market’. International Journal of Project Management 24 (5): 438-445.
61) Greenwood, DJ and Yates, DJ (2006) ‘The Determinants of Successful Partnering: A Transaction Cost Perspective’. Journal of Construction Procurement. [to be published early in 2006]
62) Greenwood, DJ (2006) ‘An innovative approach to procurement using integrated supply chains’ Construction Information Quarterly, 8 (1) Chartered Institute of Building, Ascot.
63) Greenwood, DJ, Lewis, SJ, Tompkins, P and Bampatsis, T (2006) ‘Confidentiality and competitive advantage: the implications of the freedom of information act for public sector tenderers’. Construction Management and Economics. [with referees: hope to be published early in 2006].
64) Greenwood, DJ, Yates, DJ and Howarth, TAP (2006) Supply chain negotiations: what do the participants want? In: Baldwin, A, Hui, E and Wong, F (eds.) Proceedings of the CIBW89 International Conference on Building Education and Research, 11-13 April 2006, Hong Kong. 10-13 April 2006, Hong Kong.
65) Ojiako, GU; Greenwood, DJ & Johansen, DE (2006) ‘Re-defining Project Failure in converged and Multi-dimensional Telecommunications ICT Projects’. The Communications Network Journal. (Accepted for publication).
Scholarly Contributions
Referee for eight academic journals and member of Editorial committee/ Editorial Advisory Board member on six academic journals.
Elected Member of EPSRC Peer Review College (2003 – date)
Member of Scientific Committee for four international conferences.
External Assessor (Project Proposals) for the Research Committee
City University of Hong Kong (2005 – date).
Other academic activities
Currently supervising four PhD research degree students, having previously supervised seven successful higher degrees (2 MPhil, 5 PhD).
PhD internal examiner (Northumbria University). PhD external examiner (Birmingham University, University of Glamorgan, Loughborough University, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Strathclyde University, Teeside University, Université de Valenciennes, (France) and Université d' Artois (France).
Consultancy work for the following organisations in the UK and abroad:
Balfour Beatty Construction,
Balfour Beatty Power Networks,
Balfour Beatty Rail Ltd
Balfour Kilpatrick,
Ballast Construction,
B-C-J Joint Venture (Hong Kong),
Bovis Europe,
City of Sunderland Council,
Claremont Controls,
Construction Industry Training Authority (Hong Kong),
Couves Ltd. (Architects),
Dew Construction,
Ecco-Asia Ltd (Philippines),
Eden Housing Association,
Egyptian Banking Institute
Engineering Employers' Confederation, Gammon Construction (Hong Kong), Haden Young,
Haden Maintenance,
HBG Ltd.,
Heery International,
John Laing Construction,
Nexus Transport (Tyne and Wear),
Newcastle Cityworks Ltd,
Newcastle City Design,
North Tyneside District Council,
Pearce Securities Ltd.,
Pyeroy Ltd,
Raynesway Construction,
Siemens
Shepherd Construction,
Tilbury-Douglas,
Tolent Construction.
Module portfolio
BE 1013 – Decision Making, Risk and Value
BE 0331 – Law and Contract Strategy
