Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 31 Issue 4

Incentivisation of digital technology takers in the construction industry

Andrew Ebekozien, Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan

Studies showed that digital technology applications in the construction industry are low, especially in many developing nations. Construction incentivisation (CI) is one of the…

Automatic generative design and optimization of hospital building layouts in consideration of public health emergency

Ying Zhou, Yu Wang, Chenshuang Li, Lieyun Ding, Cong Wang

This study aimed to propose a performance-oriented approach of automatically generative design and optimization of hospital building layouts in consideration of public health…

Evolution of construction risk management research: historiography and keyword co-occurrence analysis

Xianbo Zhao

This study collected the bibliographic data of 2034 journal articles published in 2000–2021 from Web of Science (WoS) core collection database and adopted two bibliometric…

Intelligent construction: unlocking opportunities for the digital transformation of China's construction industry

Zhijia You

The existing literature has been mainly focused on local problems but without an overall framework for studying the top-level planning of intelligent construction from a…

The co-movement effect of managers' psychological factors on the BIM adoption decision in SMEs: a study based on fsQCA

Rui Li, Zhanwen Niu, Chaochao Liu, Bei Wu

Given the complexity of building information modeling (BIM) adoption decisions in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction…

Barriers to corporate social responsibility performance in construction organizations

Minh Van Nguyen

This study aims to identify and prioritize barriers to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the construction sector.

Mental health challenges of manual and trade workers in the construction industry: a systematic review of causes, effects and interventions

Jonah Duckworth, Abid Hasan, Imriyas Kamardeen

Data from different countries suggest a higher prevalence of anxiety, depression and suicides among manual and trade workers in the construction industry than in the general…

Examining the nonlinear relationships of corporate social responsibility, innovation and construction firm performance: the moderating role of construction firms' competitive position

Xian Zheng, Jiawei Deng, Xiangnan Song, Meng Ye, Lan Luo

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and innovation are the two main approaches firms utilize to promote sustainable development. However, as yet, scholars have reached no…

The demand hierarchy of the government and investors in PPP projects

Jiaqi Liu, Jicai Liu

This paper aims to determine the demand category and level of government and investors in public–private partnership (PPP) projects. It emphasizes the importance of meeting the…

Examining critical project management skills for successful delivery of major maintenance projects: insights from the United Kingdom energy sector

Bryan Pieterse, Kofi Agyekum, Patrick Manu, Saeed Reza Mohandes, Clara Cheung, Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo

Major maintenance projects are often regarded as maintenance activities regardless of the projects' complexity and scale. Consequently, very scarce research attention has hitherto…

The pandemic readiness assessment of building design and engineering service-related legislation in Kazakhstan and the EU

Galym Tokazhanov, Serik Tokbolat, Aidana Tleuken, Ferhat Karaca

The current COVID-19 pandemic is influencing our life in every aspect, including working and living environments. Millions of people were forced to isolate themselves in their…

Moving toward sustainability and circularity in hill road construction: a study of barriers, practices and performance

Ram Asra Khural, Shashi, Myriam Ertz, Roberto Cerchione

This study explores the relationships among sustainability implementation barriers (resource, managerial and regulatory barriers), sustainability practices (sustainable…

BIM and real estate valuation: challenges, potentials and lessons for future directions

Peyman Jafary, Davood Shojaei, Abbas Rajabifard, Tuan Ngo

Building information modeling (BIM) is a striking development in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, which provides in-depth information on different…

Critical factors influencing the failure of joint ventures in the South African construction industry: a confirmatory factor analysis approach

Matthew Osivue Ikuabe, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala, Donald Chiyangwa, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke

Joint ventures (JVs) serve as a viable tool in mitigating some of the challenges posed to the effective delivery of construction projects. However, JVs are highly susceptible to…

How cultural intelligence affects expatriate effectiveness in international construction projects

Yuan Chen, Ziyue Yang, Bingsheng Liu, Dan Wang, Yan Xiao, Anmin Wang

This study aims to investigate the influence mechanism of expatriates' cultural intelligence (CQ) on expatriate effectiveness (task performance and premature return intention)…

Pre-construction duration of public-private partnership projects: evidence from China

Cong Wang, Henry Liu, Michael C.P. Sing, Jin Wu

Pre-construction of a project comprises stages that are pivotal for the procurement performance. It is defined as the duration from the project's initiation to construction…

Critical factors influencing learning from quality failures in the construction of grid infrastructure

Qing-Wen Zhang, Pin-Chao Liao, Mingxuan Liang, Albert P.C. Chan

Quality failures in grid infrastructure construction would cause large-scale collapses in power supply and additional expenditures by reworks and repairs. Learning from quality…

Research on the construction safety risk assessment of prefabricated subway stations in China

Zhenhua Luo, Juntao Guo, Jianqiang Han, Yuhong Wang

Prefabricated technology is gradually being applied to the construction of subway stations due to its characteristic of mechanization. However, the prefabricated subway station in…