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Capabilities to withstand vulnerabilities and boost resilience in industrialized construction supply chains: a Hong Kong study
E.M.A.C. Ekanayake, Geoffrey Shen, Mohan Kumaraswamy, Emmanuel Kingsford Owusu, Jin XueGiven the heightened imperatives for boosting supply chain resilience (SCR) in industrialized construction (IC), it is essential to explore the correlational impacts of supply…
Supporting early career project managers in construction: a multi-vocal study
Jessica Borg, Christina M. Scott-YoungThe aim of this paper is to explore the support that project managers receive from construction project-based organisations (PBOs) in their early careers.
Minimizing transportation cost of prefabricated modules in modular construction projects
Mohammad Almashaqbeh, Khaled El-RayesThe objective of this research study is to formulate and develop a novel optimization model that enables planners of modular construction to minimize the total transportation and…
Characterisation of the drivers of environmental management system implementation
Olugbenga Timo Oladinrin, Lekan Damilola OjoThe detrimental impacts of the construction industry activities, namely, toxicity of cement and concrete to the health of construction workers and the general public, have been…
Investigating the causal complexity of corruption in project-based organizations: a scenario analysis of bidding activity in the Chinese construction sector
Zhixiu Wang, Junying Liu, Xinya GuanAlthough the global construction industry has made great contributions to economic development, industry corruption is a challenge for governments all over the world. This paper…
A qualitative conceptual framework to tackle skill shortages in offsite construction industry: a scientometric approach
Syed Saad, Wesam Salah Alaloul, Syed Ammad, Abdul Hannan QureshiThis study assessed the key construction technology trends and tracked the impact of these developments on labor influencing factors in an effort to alleviate the limitations…
Investigating the adoption of social media in the construction industry: empirical evidence from project teams in China
Guofeng Ma, Shan Jiang, Jianyao JiaA lack of reliable and effective communication tools poses major barriers impeding the performance of construction projects consisting of diverse participants. Although some…
Integrating lean production strategies, virtual reality technique and building information modeling method for mass customization in cabinet manufacturing
Yuxuan Zhang, Jingwen Wang, Rafiq Ahmad, Xinming LiIn response to increasing demand for a fully customized and individualized home environment, mass customization (MC) has been suggested as an effective strategy to fulfill the…
Spatial-temporal analysis for the business performance of construction consultancy services in China
Xiancun Hu, Xianhu Hu, Qinghong Cui, Yan Li, Charles Lemckert, Aifang WeiThis paper presents a developed spatial-temporal analysis framework for the case of investigating the business performance of construction consultancy services (CCS) in China.
What drives clients to purchase green building?: The cybernetic fuzzy analytic hierarchy process approach
Serdar Durdyev, Saeed Reza Mohandes, Amir Mahdiyar, Syuhaida IsmailHomebuyers' motivation to purchase the green building (GB) is vital for the widespread adoption of greener practices and for tackling the adverse impact of the built environment…
Factors influencing the level of accuracy and compromise in overhead estimation for construction projects in India: an exploratory investigation
Harish Kumar Singla, Srividhya SridharanPrevious studies have highlighted that overheads form a critical part of the total project cost. However, despite this knowledge, the precise estimation of overheads is often…
Investigating the probability of designing net-zero energy buildings with consideration of electric vehicles and renewable energy
Seyed Sajad Rezaei Nasab, Abbasali Tayefi Nasrabadi, Somayeh Asadi, Seiyed Ali Haj Seiyed TaghiaDue to technological improvement and development of the vehicle-to-home (V2H) concept, electric vehicle (EV) can be considered as an active component of net-zero energy buildings…
An empirical study on non-physical waste factors in the construction industry
Charles Igwe, Fuzhan Nasiri, Amin HammadThis study highlights the findings of an empirical study to investigate waste factors (WFs) affecting the performance and delivery of construction projects in developing…
How perceived corporate social responsibility and public knowledge affect public participation intention: evidence from Chinese waste incineration power projects
Xin Wan, Yantong Zhang, Peng Mao, Hongyang Li, Rubing Wang, Xin Yi, Xianbo ZhaoPublic participation is essential for mitigating local resistance faced by the environmentally stigmatized facilities. The purpose of this study is to investigate public…
4D-printed parametric façade in architecture: prototyping a self-shaping skin using programmable two-way shape memory composite (TWSMC)
Hwang YiThis study aims to present an architectural application of 4D-printed climate-adaptive kinetic architecture and parametric façade design.
Deep and machine learning approaches for forecasting the residual value of heavy construction equipment: a management decision support model
Odey Alshboul, Ali Shehadeh, Maha Al-Kasasbeh, Rabia Emhamed Al Mamlook, Neda Halalsheh, Muna AlkasasbehHeavy equipment residual value forecasting is dynamic as it relies on the age, type, brand and model of the equipment, ranking condition, place of sale, operating hours and other…
Analysing BIM implementation in the Egyptian construction industry
Mohamed Marzouk, Heba Elsaay, Ayman Ahmed Ezzat OthmanThis research is built up upon exploring the concepts of building information modeling (BIM) adoption and strategy formulation with the aim to develop a strategy for implementing…
Impact of women authentic leadership on their own mental wellbeing through ego depletion: moderating role of leader's sense of belongingness
Naseer Abbas Khan, Zhang Hui, Ali Nawaz Khan, Mohsin Ali SoomroLeadership research is of interest to academics and practitioners in the construction industry. Based on the ego-depletion theory and authentic leadership theory, the current…
Enhancing the impacts of absorptive capacity on interorganizational collaboration in BIM-enabled construction projects – an SLT perspective
Lei Zhang, Jingfeng Yuan, Yan Ning, Nini Xia, Guodong ZhangThis study employs situated learning theory to elucidate the mechanisms of interorganizational collaboration by analyzing the relationships among absorptive capacity…
The characteristics and evolution of business model for green buildings: a bibliometric approach
Xiaojing Zhao, Wei PanThe wide uptake of green building is hindered by factors such as limited market demand and high up-front cost despite substantial policy incentives. Successful business models…
Emotional intelligence (EI) research in the construction industry: a review and future directions
Augustine Senanu Kukah, Isaac Akomea-Frimpong, Xiaohua Jin, Robert Osei-KyeiAs a crucial soft skill for achieving project success, emotional intelligence (EI) remains an interesting, relevant and emerging research area which requires more researches in…
E-learning adoption by undergraduate architecture students: facilitators and inhibitors
Urvashi Tandon, Amit Mittal, Harveen Bhandari, Kanika BansalThis study identifies the facilitators and inhibitors for the adoption of e-learning for the undergraduate students of architecture. Nine constructs are identified as facilitators…
An investigation into challenges and opportunities in the Australian construction and demolition waste management system
Salman Shooshtarian, Savindi Caldera, Tayyab Maqsood, Tim Ryley, Malik KhalfanThe literature shows that the current Australian waste management framework does not meet industry and government expectations. This study, therefore, seeks the key construction…
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