Research on the construction sector is focused on:

• careers in the sector
• under-represented groups such as women, people with a disability and people from ethnic minority groups
• the composition and productivity of the sector
• changing skills and skills shortages 
• the role of information and communication technologies

Sources

Apel (2005)

Apel, M.A. (2005) Careers in the Building and Construction Trades, Rosen Publishing Group.

Briscoe (2005)

Briscoe, G. (2005) ‘Women and minority groups in UK construction: Recent trends’, Construction Management and Economics 23(10): 1001-1005.

Byrne, Clarke and Van Der Meer (2005)

Byrne, J., Clarke, L. and Van Der Meer, M. (2005) ‘Gender and ethnic minority exclusion from skilled occupations in construction: a Western European comparison’, Construction Management and Economics 23(10): 1025-1034.

Caplan and Gilham (2005)

Caplan, A.S. and Gilham, J. (2005) ‘Included against the odds: failure and success among minority ethnic built-environment professionals in Britain’, Construction Management and Economics 23(10): 1007-1015.

Dainty, Ison and Root (2005)

Dainty, A.R.J., Ison, S.G. and Root, D.S. (2005) ‘Averting the construction skills crisis: A regional approach’, Local Economy 20(1): 79-89.

McGuinness and Bennett (2006)

McGuinness, S. and Bennett, J. (2006) ‘Examining the link between skill shortages, training composition and productivity levels in the construction industry: evidence from Northern Ireland’, The International Journal of Human Resource Management 17(2): 265-279.

Newton and Ormerod (2005)

Newton, R. and Ormerod, M. (2005) ‘Do disabled people have a place in the UK construction industry?’, Construction Management and Economics 23(10): 1071-1081.

Ruddock (2006)

Ruddock, L. (2006) ‘ICT in the construction sector: Computing the economic benefits’, International Journal of Strategic Property Management 10(1): 39-50.

Steele and Todd (2005)

Steele, A. and Todd, S. (2005) ‘The future of the black and minority ethnic (BME) construction sector in England’, Construction Management and Economics 23 (10):1017-1023.

Archived sources

A list of older sources and research.