Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 26 Issue 2

BIM adoption model for small and medium construction organisations in Australia

Ying Hong, Ahmed W.A. Hammad, Samad Sepasgozar, Ali Akbarnezhad

The purpose of this paper is to present a model for building information modelling (BIM) implementation at small and medium-sized construction contractor organisations (SMOs). The…

Digital skin of the construction site: Smart sensor technologies towards the future smart construction site

Ruwini Edirisinghe

The future construction site will be pervasive, context aware and embedded with intelligence. The purpose of this paper is to explore and define the concept of the digital skin of…

Quantitative lean assessment of line of balance schedules’ quality

Lucian Constantin Ungureanu, Timo Hartmann, Ion Serbanoiu

The line of balance (LOB) method is a suitable scheduling technique that managers can use to support lean planning efforts for projects composed of repetitive activities such as…

Cyber threats confronting the digital built environment: Common data environment vulnerabilities and block chain deterrence

Erika A. Parn, David Edwards

Smart cities provide fully integrated and networked connectivity between virtual/digital assets and physical building/infrastructure assets to form digital economies. However…

Managing information flow and design processes to reduce design risks in offsite construction projects

Monty Sutrisna, Jack Goulding

Following the increasing need for faster construction, improved quality and evidence value propositions, offsite construction is increasingly being proffered as a viable contender…

Making decision toward overseas construction projects: An application based on adaptive neuro fuzzy system

Wahyudi P. Utama, Albert P.C. Chan, Hafiz Zahoor, Ran Gao, Dwifitra Y. Jumas

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a decision support aid for deciding an overseas construction project (OCP) using an adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS).

The reasoning behind infrastructure manager’s choice of procurement instruments

Henrico Plantinga, Hans Voordijk, Andre Doree

The purpose of this paper is to show that for frequently procuring public clients: the reasoning behind the use of procurement instruments is a process in its own right that…

Biases in construction project dispute resolution

Sai On Cheung, Keyao Li

This study aims to propose a framework of bias in construction project dispute resolution (CPDR hereafter).