Construction Management and Economics Research Group, Faculty of The Built Environment.

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11 years of industry experience prior to becoming engaged in research in 1993.

Construction and project management of large projects including steel mills, port, power station (civil works), irrigation infrastructure, and flood protection works.

Research interests in construction management include performance measurement and benchmarking, management of quality, application of information technology, minimisation of waste, and innovation in housing construction.

• Housing Innovation Project - investigation of local and overseas innovations with potential of cost efficiencies for affordable housing in Australia. Project outcomes include a web based database of housing innovations and recommendation of strategies for affordable housing
  
• Minimisation of solid waste in construction - study of waste streams as well as behaviour of construction workers in relation to generation of waste. Project outcomes include training package for construction workers, handbook for training of supervisors, guidelines for minimising waste in commercial construction
  
• Performance Measurement and Benchmarking - development of Key Performance Indicators for consultants, contractors, and subcontractors
  
• Information Technology in Australian Construction Industry - Study of current state of application of IT, identification of barriers to implementation, and recommendations for IT implementation to achieve competitive advantage. Outcomes include report for the Department of Industry, Science and Resources
  
• ISO 9000 and Quality in Construction - Investigation of the efficacy of ISO 9000 in achieving the desired quality objectives in construction

Commercial Experience

Design of building site-visit education program for Southern Sydney Waste Board

Facilitating the development of Labour Unit Manual for the National Electrical and Communications Association

Benchmarking Quantity Surveyors

Investigating the current use and future impact of IT in the architectural design profession in Australia and Asia

• Dissanayaka, S.M., Kumaraswamy, M.M., Karim, K. and Marosszeky, M. (2001). Evaluating Outcomes from ISO9000 Certified Quality Systems of Hong Kong Constructors, Total Quality Management Journal, 12(1).
  
• Karim, K. and Marosszeky, M. (2000). Waste Minimisation in Commercial Construction - Handbook for Training of Supervisors, The Australian Centre for Construction Innovation and NSW EPA.
  
• Forsythe, P., Marosszeky, M., Marsden, P. and Karim, K (2000). Handbook for Waste Minimisation in the Housing Industry, The Australian Centre for Construction Innovation and NSW EPA.
  
• Karim, K. and Marosszeky, M. (2000). Waste Strategies in Commercial Construction - Guidelines for Minimising Waste, The Australian Centre for Construction Innovation and NSW EPA.
  
• Marosszeky, M.; Sauer, C.; Johnson, K.; Karim, K. and Yetton, P (2000). Information Technology in the Building and Construction Industry: The Australian Experience, INCITE 2000 - Implementing IT to Obtain a Competitive Advantage in the 21st Century, The Hong Kong Polytechnique University, Hong Kong.