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(1) Research council referee
  • Member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Peer Review College: 2006 - 2009.
    I am a member of a list of 'experts' for reviewing research award bids for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Sciences Research Council (ESRC)
(2) Peer reviews/journal referees
  • The Journal of Construction Management and Economics (CME)
  • Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM) Journal
  • Journal of Technology Management in China
  • Building Research and Information (BRI)
  • Journal of Construction Procurement
  • Australian Journal of Construction Economics & Building (AJCEB).
  • Construction Innovation
(3) Journal Editor/editorial membership
  • Guest Editor: Automation in Construction - An International Research Journal: Special Issue - "Knowledge Enabled Information Systems Applications in Construction". 2006, Vol. 15, 679 -680
  • Guest Editor: Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM) Journal: Special Issue on "Innovation in Construction" - 2004
  • Member of the Editorial Board: Structural Survey - Journal of Building Pathology and Refurbishment
  • Member of the Editorial Advisory Board: Journal of Technology Management in China
(4) Conference Chair
  • Conference Chair and Organiser: The Second Scottish Conference for Postgraduate Researchers in the Built & Natural Environment (PRoBE), Glasgow Caledonian University, City Campus, Glasgow, Scotland: 16 - 17 November 2005
  • Co-Chairperson and co-conference organiser: The International conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), Loughborough, July 2001
  • Conference Chair and Organiser: The First Scottish Conference for Postgraduate Researchers in the Built & Natural Environment (PRoBE),Glasgow Caledonian University, City Campus, Glasgow, Scotland: 18 - 19 November 2003
  • Co-Chair and Organiser: CIB W102 2005 W102 meeting on Information and Knowledge Management in Building and International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management in a Global Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Construction Organizations, May 19-20, 2005, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Co-Chair and Organiser: CIB W92 Construction Procurement - The Impact of Cultural Differences and Systems on Construction Performance, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, February 7-10, 2005

(5) Scientific committee member
  • Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM)
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors -COBRA Conferences
  • CIB W102, Portugal, 2005
  • CIB W92 Las Vegas, 2005
  • Postgraduate Researchers of the Built and Natural Environment, PRoBE 2003, 2005
  • CIB W99 Working commission 4th Triennial international conference: rethinking and revitalizing construction safety, health, environment and quality, Port Elizabeth - South Africa (2004/2005)
  • International conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), Loughborough, July 2001
(6) Research Publication Awards
  • Emerald Literary Best Research Paper Award
    Egbu, C.O. (2004) "Managing Knowledge and Intellectual Capital for improved Organisational Innovations in the Construction Industry: An Examination of Critical Success Factors" Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM) journal, Volume 11, No 5, Page No 301 - 315
Professor Charles Egbu
Recently Published Text Books:

Anumba, C; Egbu, C; and Carrillo, P (2005) Knowledge Management in Construction, Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 1-4051 2972-7

Recently Published Journal Papers:

Lee, C. Cynthia and Egbu, C. (2007) "Information technology tools for capturing and communicating learning and experiences in construction SMEs in developed and developing countries". ITcon Vol. 12, Special Issue on construction information technology in emerging economies, pg. 167-180
Egbu, C. O (2006), "Knowledge Production and Capabilities - Their Importance and Challenges for Construction Organisations in China" The Journal of Technology Management in China, Vol 1., No.3, ISSN 1746-8779

Liyanage, C. and Egbu, C. (2006), "The integration of key players in the control of Healthcare Associated Infections in different types of domestic services" Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 4, No. 4, pg 245 - 261., ISSN: 1472-5967

Hari S, Egbu C and Kumar B (2005), "A knowledge capture awareness tool: an empirical study on small and medium enterprises in the construction industry " Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, ISSN 0969-9988, Volume 12, Issue 6, pp 533-567

Hunter K, Hari S, Egbu C and Kelly J (2005) “Grounded Theory: Its Diversification and Application Through two Examples From Research Studies on Knowledge and Value Management”, The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methodology, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp 57-68, available online at www.ejbrm.com

Liyanage C., Egbu C. (2005), Controlling Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) and the role of FM in achieving ‘Quality’ in Healthcare: A Three-Dimensional View, Facilities, 23 (5/6), pp. 263-277.

Charles O Egbu, Subashini Hari, and Suresh H Renukappa, (2005) "Knowledge management for sustainable competitiveness in small and medium surveying practices" Structural Survey, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 7-21

Egbu, C.O. (2004) "Managing Knowledge and Intellectual Capital for Improved Organisational Innovations in the Construction Industry: An Examination of Critical Success Factors" Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM) Journal, Vol. 11 No 5., pp. 301 - 315.