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Dynamic network analysis of stakeholder-associated social risks of megaprojects: a case study in China
Xin Xia, Pengcheng XiangManagers of megaprojects face social risk management challenges throughout the various design, construction, and operation stages, owing to the various conflicts of interest among…
How A/E/C professionals accept BIM technologies in China: a technology acceptance model perspective
Yiwei Zhao, Yindong Sun, Qianqian Zhou, Caiyun Cui, Yong LiuThe aim of this paper is to research the acceptance mechanism of building information modeling (BIM) technology and to explore the differences among…
Factors affecting organizational resilience in megaprojects: a leader–employee perspective
Dedong Wang, Xiaoru Zhao, Kangning ZhangThe increasingly uncertain and unstable factors in the internal and external environments of megaprojects lead to more potential crises and challenges, hence increasing the…
Analysis on risk factors related delay in PCPs
Ying Zhao, Wei Chen, Zhuzhang Yang, Zongliang Li, Yong WangRisk factors related delay hinder the schedule performance of most construction projects in the world. It is a critical challenge to realize the advantages of prefabricated…
A data model for integrating BIM and blockchain to enable a single source of truth for the construction supply chain data delivery
Amer A. Hijazi, Srinath Perera, Rodrigo N. Calheiros, Ali AlashwalDespite a large amount of BIM data at the handover stage, it is still difficult to identify and effectively isolate valuable construction supply chain (CSC) data that need to be…
Paving the way for industry 4.0 maturity of construction enterprises: a state of the art review
Priyadarshini Das, Srinath Perera, Sepani Senaratne, Robert Osei-KyeiIndustry 4.0 is characterised by the exponential pace of technological innovations compelling organisations to transform or be displaced. Industry 4.0 transformation of…
Selecting control strategies in projects of intangible outputs: empirical evidence from architectural and engineering design projects
Yan Ning, Florence Yean Yng LingProject managers rely on control strategies to deliver excellent outputs. However, little is known about how clients' project managers select control strategies in projects which…
A framework for continuation of digitalization in construction: a PLS-SEM approach
Avirag Bajpai, Subhas C. MisraIndian construction firms are falling behind in the use of digital technology in the workplace, and this study aims to give a framework and assess the role of enablers in the…
A dynamic calculation model of the carbon footprint in the life cycle of hospital building: a case study in China
Jianjin Yue, Wenrui Li, Jian Cheng, Hongxing Xiong, Yu Xue, Xiang Deng, Tinghui ZhengThe calculation of buildings’ carbon footprint (CFP) is an important basis for formulating energy-saving and emission-reduction plans for building. As an important building type…
Client and contractor perspectives on attributes affecting construction quality in a war-affected region
Abdul Habib Zaray, Abid Hasan, Sparsh Johari, Parvez Ahmad Hashmat, Kumar Neeraj JhaThe poor quality of construction work in war-affected regions is a significant issue. The large-scale destruction to the existing infrastructure from the war necessitates cost and…
A structural equation model to assess the effects of strategic and project related potential risks on project delivery in Qatar
Murat Gunduz, Abdulla M. Abumoza, Aly Abdelfattah AlyThe aim of this paper is to study the effect of strategic and project related potential risks on project delivery in Qatar. Two objectives have been defined. The first is to…
How resilient safety culture correct unsafe behavior of new generation of construction workers: the mediating effects of job crafting and perceived work meaningfulness
Guodong Ni, Qi Zhang, Yaqi Fang, Ziyao Zhang, Yaning Qiao, Wenshun Wang, Yongliang DengThe purpose of this paper is to explore the correction mechanism of resilient safety culture on new generation of construction workers (NGCWs)' unsafe behavior and test the…
Modern tendency of development of architectural typology on the example of micro-apartment for Almaty city
Tatsiana Karatseyeva, Aizhan AkhmedovaThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the social and functional features of micro-apartment and, based on the findings, to demonstrate the projects of modern micro-apartment…
Effectiveness of peer support to reduce depression, anxiety and stress among migrant construction workers in Singapore
Kavitha Palaniappan, Natarajan Rajaraman, Santu GhoshThe aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of promoting peer support to reduce depression, anxiety and stress among migrant construction workers in Singapore.
Evaluation and decision-making framework for concrete surface quality based on computer vision and ontology
Ying Tao Chai, Ting-Kwei WangDefects in concrete surfaces are inevitably recurring during construction, which needs to be checked and accepted during construction and completion. Traditional manual inspection…
Combining transaction characteristics and governance mechanisms to suppress opportunism in construction projects: qualitative comparative analysis
Wenqian Guo, Wenxue Lu, Fei KangThe understanding of how to mitigate opportunism in construction projects is still limited and conflicting. The complexity of causalities and interdependence among antecedents of…
Ranked generic criteria for EPC contractor selection
Nayana Dissanayake, Bo Xia, Martin Skitmore, Bambang Trigunarsyah, Vanessa MenadueThe purpose of this study was to prioritize the appropriate generic contractor selection criteria for Engineering–Procurement–Construction (EPC) projects in the construction…
Effect of network position on inter-team conflict and project success in megaprojects
Cong Liu, Jiming Cao, Kaifeng Duan, Guangdong WuThis study investigates the impact of network positions on inter-team conflicts and project success in megaprojects.
Understanding adoption of high off-site construction level technologies in construction based on the TAM and TTF
Jin Cai, Zhongfu Li, Yudan Dou, Tianxin Li, Mengqi YuanOff-site construction (OSC) has been regarded as a clean and efficient production approach to help the construction industry towards sustainability. Different levels of OSC…
Enhancing project stakeholder communication under insufficient knowledge of project management concepts
Ofer Zwikael, Michelle Salmona, Jack Meredith, Seyed Ashkan ZarghamiAlthough the literature is clear on what comprises effective project stakeholder management, communication between key stakeholders and project managers is often ineffective…
Workers' relational identification with supervisors influences safety behaviour in construction projects
Hassan Ashraf, Alishbah Ali, Riza Yosia Sunindijo, Ahsen Maqsoom, Shoeb Ahmed Memon, Muhammad Usman HassanThis research aims to examine the influence of workers' identification with their supervisors on safety behaviour in construction projects.
A model-based smart contracts system via blockchain technology to reduce delays and conflicts in construction management processes
Abdul Wahab, Jun Wang, Alireza Shojaei, Junfeng MaSmart contracts using blockchain technology (BCT) is a tool that decentralizes authority and makes it easier to upgrade the contract administration process by providing an…
Contractor selection for green buildings based on the fuzzy Kano model and TOPSIS: a developer satisfaction perspective
Jin Cai, Zhongfu Li, Yudan Dou, Yue Teng, Mengqi YuanContractor selection is critical in green buildings (GBs) since the preferred contractor has the responsibility to achieve construction sustainability as well as relationship…
An association rule mining model for evaluating the potential correlation of construction cross operation risk
Qianqian Chen, Zhen Tian, Tian Lei, Shenghan HuangCross operation is a common operation method in the building construction process nowadays. Due to the crossover, each other's operations are disturbed, and risks also interact…
Modeling the influence patterns of barriers to electronic procurement technology usage in construction projects
Sitsofe Kwame Yevu, Ann Tit Wan Yu, Amos Darko, Gabriel Nani, David J. EdwardsThis study aims to investigate the dynamic influences of clustered barriers that hinder electronic procurement technology (EPT) implementation in construction procurement, using…
An overall review of research on prefabricated construction supply chain management
Yanhu Han, Xiyu Yan, Poorang PiroozfarAs a strand in industrialization movement in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, prefabricated construction (PC) has gained widespread popularity due to…
Interactions among antecedents of project outsourcing strategies: evidence from Chinese construction firms
Jingyi Lai, Yongcheng Fu, Yongqiang Chen, Bo DuOutsourcing is a common practice that is often adopted to reduce costs and enhance capabilities. The underlying logic of a firm's outsourcing strategy is not always evident due to…
Development of zero-based budgeting approach for multinational construction contractors
Gokhan Kazar, Ugur Mutlu, Onur Behzat TokdemirCost overruns remain a persistent problem in the construction industry. Although various cost management strategies have been implemented, innovative approaches are still…
Assessing the interactive effects of the ethics of construction professionals on project performance in the Ghanaian construction industry
Ewald Kuoribo, Roland Yomoah, De-Graft Owusu-Manu, Alex Acheampong, David John Edwards, Caleb DebrahThe construction industry is beset with unethical behaviours. Although several studies have investigated the effects of unethical behaviours on project performance, research in…
Automatic generation of BIM-based construction schedule: combining an ontology constraint rule and a genetic algorithm
Zhijiang Wu, Guofeng MaThe purpose of this study is to automatically generate a construction schedule by extracting data from the BIM (Building Information Modeling) model and combining an ontology…
Coupling coordination degree spatiotemporal characteristics and driving factors between new urbanization and construction industry: evidence from China
Shengbin Ma, Zhongfu Li, Long Li, Mengqi YuanThe coordinated development of the urbanization and construction industry is crucial for the sustainable development of cities. However, the coupling relationship and coordination…
An approach for monitoring prefabricated building construction based on feature extraction and point cloud segmentation
Zhao Xu, Yangze Liang, Hongyu Lu, Wenshuo Kong, Gang WuConstruction schedule delays and quality problems caused by construction errors are common in the field of prefabricated buildings. The effective monitoring of the construction…
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