publications

The following publications are available for downloading or on-line reading (the Acrobat Reader from Adobe is required):

 

-          Ortega, I. and Bisgaard, S. (2000). "Quality Improvement in the Construction Industry: Three Systematic Approaches". Report Nr. 10, Report Series Quality Management and Technology, Institute for Technology Management, University of  St. Gallen

-          Ortega, I. (2000). "Systematic Prevention of Construction Failures". Report Nr. 9, Report Series Quality Management and Technology, Institute for Technology Management, University of  St. Gallen

-          Ortega, I. (1999). "The Incident Reporting System (IRS)". Report Nr. 8, Report Series Quality Management and Technology, Institute for Technology Management, University of  St. Gallen

 

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-          Ortega, I. (2002). "Simultaneous Engineering in Construction," for The Fifth International Conference on Space Structures, University of Surrey, 19.-21. August 2002, Surrey, UK, pp. 817-826

-          Ortega, I. (2001). "Failure Prevention in the Construction Project," for The Second International Conference on Forensic Engineering, The Institution of Civil Engineers, 12.-13. November 2001, London, UK, pp. 75-82

-          Ortega, I. (2000a). "Systematic Prevention of Construction Failures: An Overview," Technology, Law and Insurance, Vol. 5, Nrs.1 / 2, pp. 15-22

-          Ortega, I. (2000b). "The Incident Reporting System," Forensic Engineering: Proceedings of the Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 21.-23. Mai, 2000, pp. 132-141

-          Ortega, I. and Bisgaard, S. (2000). "Quality Improvement in the Construction Industry: Three Systematic Approaches," Total Quality Management, Vol. 11, Nr. 4/5&6, pp. 383-392

-          Ortega, I. and Bisgaard, S. (2001). "Construction Failures: A Platform for Improvement," Proceedings of the International Conference on Safety, Risk, and Reliability in Malta, 21.-23. März, 2001, pp. 717-722

-          Ortega, I. (1998a). "Construction Failures: Past, Present and Future," Swiss Re: en network, Vol. 2, Nr. 5, pp. 3-5

-          Ortega, I. (1998b). "Aus Fehlern Lernen," Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt, Vol. 116, Nr. 26, pp. 504-508 (in German)

-         Boutellier, R. and Ortega, I. (1999). "Ingenieur: Ein ganzheitlicher Beruf", Informationsbulletin der Gruppe Ingenieure für die Schweiz von Morgen, Vol. 7, Nr. 13, pp. 1-2 (in German) 

-         Boutellier, R. and Ortega, I. (1998). "Einstürze als Anstösse für Innovationen," Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt, Vol. 116, Nr. 3/4, pp. 29-37 (in German)