Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 30 Issue 3

Trends of integrated project delivery implementations viewed from an emerging innovation framework

Ahmed Rashed, Ivan Mutis

Research into integrated project delivery (IPD) has attracted increased attention over the past 2 decades, and a significant number of IPD studies have been published more…

Neighborhood micro-renewal: a perspective of gene in China

Guochao Zhao, Xiaofen Yu, Juanfeng Zhang, Wenxia Li, Peiyi Wu

Improvement of the environment quality and human development has become the main focus of modern urban development. Micro-renewal is a relatively people-oriented model of urban…

Cascading vulnerability analysis of unsafe behaviors of construction workers from the perspective of network modeling

Pinsheng Duan, Jianliang Zhou

The construction industry is an industry with a high incidence of safety accidents, and the interactions of unsafe behaviors of construction workers are the main cause of…

Exploration of burnout in early-career construction management professionals in the USA

Bryan Franz, Tong Wang, Raja Raymond Issa

Construction managers face many work-related stressors induced by unrealistic schedule expectations, tight budgets, and long hours. Over time, these stressors can result in both…

Participatory design in refugee camps: Ethnographic case studies from Greece

Suha Jaradat, Narda Beunders

Architectural management and construction practices have not been widely explored in refugee camps which have been growing exponentially around the world. Previous research…

Creating space and time for innovation - a methodology for building adaptation design appraisal using physics-based simulation tools and interactive multi-objective optimization

Sheida Shahi, Philip Beesley, Carl Thomas Haas

It is crucial to consider the multitude of possible building adaptation design strategies for improving the existing conditions of building stock as an alternative to demolition.

Migrant construction workers' demography and job satisfaction: a New Zealand study

James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi, Chamil Dilhan Erik Ramanayaka, Oluwole Alfred Olatunji, Funmilayo Ebun Rotimi

The demand for construction-related occupations has increased consistently over many years in New Zealand (NZ). This has necessitated recourse to migrant workers to address…

Safety performance prediction and modification strategies for construction projects via machine learning techniques

Hamidreza Abbasianjahromi, Mehdi Aghakarimi

Unsafe behavior accounts for a major part of high accident rates in construction projects. The awareness of unsafe circumstances can help modify unsafe behaviors. To improve…

Will contractors pursue unsustainable practices following environmental recovery? A highway case in China

Ting Shang, Xin Hu, Kunhui Ye, Vivian W. Y. Tam

This study aims to map out contractors' thoughts on construction-related environmental recovery as an excuse for deliberately carrying on unsustainable construction.

The role of the industry's cultural-cognitive elements on actors' intention to adopt BIM: an empirical study in Peru

Danny Murguia, Peter Demian, Robby Soetanto

The current understanding of building information modelling (BIM) adoption often neglects the industry context in which BIM is deployed. This is particularly problematic when…

Analyzing the impact of financial policies on construction projects performance using system dynamics

Shahin Dabirian, Mostafa Ahmadi, Soroush Abbaspour

The research aims to analyze the effects of financial policies on a cash flow system to meet project performance goals and improve profitability. The policies are divided into…

Improvement of random forest by multiple imputation applied to tower crane accident prediction with missing data

Ling Jiang, Tingsheng Zhao, Chuxuan Feng, Wei Zhang

This research is aimed at predicting tower crane accident phases with incomplete data.

Productivity assessment of the real estate industry in China: a DEA-Malmquist index

Xiao-xiao Liu, Hui-hui Liu, Guo-liang Yang, Jiao-feng Pan

The high-quality development of the real estate industry is crucial to the transformation of China's economy. However, few studies apply the productivity to explore the…

Carbon emissions management in construction operations: a systematic review

Verona Ramas Joseph, Nur Kamaliah Mustaffa

The demand to reduce carbon emissions has become an increasingly important social factor due to the unprecedented impacts of climate change. However, most existing publications…

Gaps in megaproject management system literature: a systematic overview

Salman Ashkanani, Robert Franzoi

This paper aims to present a structured and comprehensive review of relevant works, collected through a systematic methodology and clustered into nine meaningful categories on…