Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
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Transforming vertical leadership into shared leadership in infrastructure project teams: a dual-pathway perspective
Xueqing Gan, Jianyao Jia, Yun Le, Yi HuInfrastructure projects are pivotal for regional economic development, but also face low project effectiveness. Leadership is always regarded as a key enabler for project…
A bibliometric analysis of digital technologies use in construction health and safety
Esra Dobrucali, Emel Sadikoglu, Sevilay Demirkesen, Chengyi Zhang, Algan Tezel, Isik Ates KiralConstruction is a risky industry. Therefore, organizations are seeking ways towards improving their safety performance. Among these, the integration of technology into…
Barriers to modular construction systems implementation in developing countries’ architecture, engineering and construction industry
Abdulkabir Opeyemi Bello, Ayaz Ahmad Khan, Abdullahi Idris, Hamzat Mohammed AwwalThis study aimed to identify and assess the barriers to implementing modular construction systems (MCS) in developing country's architecture, engineering and construction…
Mitigation strategies of public–private partnership (PPP) barriers in Palestinian construction projects
Kawther Mousa, Zhenglian Zhang, Eli SumarliahThe scarcity of literature related to the PPP (public-private partnership) barriers in construction projects within war areas, and hence the dearth of information to…
Examining the perception of site workers of their risk-taking behaviours on construction sites in Ghana
Frederick Owusu Danso, Kofi Agyekum, Patrick Manu, Emmanuel Adinyira, Divine K. Ahadzie, Edward BaduAlthough many health and safety (H&S) studies have widely examined safety risk perception in the construction industry, few studies have explored how this perception…
Antecedents and consequence of intra-organizational diffusion of prefabricated construction technology: a contingency theory perspective
Tianxin Li, Zhongfu Li, Jin CaiInsufficient intra-organizational diffusion of prefabricated construction (PC) technology hinders its implementation benefits. More research on intra-organizational…
BIM-enabled Kanban system in construction logistics for real-time demand reporting and pull replenishment
Ningshuang Zeng, Xuling Ye, Yan Liu, Markus KönigThe unstable labor productivity and periodic planning method cause barriers to improving construction logistics management. This paper aims to explore a demand-driven…
Social risk analysis for mega construction projects based on structural equation model and Bayesian network: a risk evolution perspective
Ying Lu, Jie Liu, Wenhui YuMega construction projects (MCPs), which play an important role in the economy, society and environment of a country, have developed rapidly in recent years. However, due…
Urban night lighting evaluation system and case study: blending popular contemporary elements, cultural traditions and advanced lighting technologies
Qingcheng Lin, Chi Zhang, Huiling Cai, Xuefeng Li, Hui XiaoNight lighting reflects the prosperous development of economic and the increasingly rich and colorful cultural life. Currently, various technical standards, protocols and…
How the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic affected housing sector? Empirical evidence from Turkey
Ibrahim Cutcu, Guven Atay, Selcuk Gokhan GerlikhanThis study aims to analyze the relationship between the consequences of the pandemic and the housing sector with econometric tests that allow for structural breaks.
A novel approach for measuring the accuracy of front end engineering design
G. Edward Gibson, Mounir El Asmar, Abdulrahman Yussef, David RamseyAssessing front end engineering design (FEED) accuracy is significant for project owners because it can support informed decision-making, including confidence in cost and…
A Bayesian network for selecting improvement management tools to increase customer satisfaction in the construction industry: case study of Mexico
David Joaquín Delgado-Hernández, Ulises Jairo Palacios-NavarroThe use of improvement tools in the construction sector has shown to be an important determinant of quality. Companies endeavoring to enhance their daily practices require…
Benchmarking of construction projects performance for comparative assessment and performance improvement: a statistical quantitative approach
Eyad Aboseif, Awad S. HannaThe exact process of construction projects performance assessment and benchmarking still remains subjective relying on qualitative techniques, which does not allow…
Knowledge extraction for solving resource-constrained project scheduling problem through decision tree
Lin-Lin Xie, Yajiao Chen, Sisi Wu, Rui-Dong Chang, Yilong HanProject scheduling plays an essential role in the implementation of a project due to the limitation of resources in practical projects. However, the existing research tend…
Macro investigation on China's engineering insurance industry: based on industrial organization theories
Xiaowei Zhou, Yousong Wang, Yangbing Zhang, Fangfang LiuIn China, engineering insurance has been questioned as not being beneficial as expected. This paper seeks to further understand how China's engineering insurance industry…
Study on dissipative structure of mega railway infrastructure project management system
Kai Liu, Yuming Liu, Yuanyuan Kou, Xiaoxu YangThe mega railway infrastructure projects are faced with complex environments and multi-level management challenges. Thus, the mega railway infrastructure project…
Effects of the host-country institutional environment on the operation mode change of international construction enterprises
Zhixiu Wang, Lifeng Shi, Haiqian CuiThe operation mode of enterprises will affect its resource commitment in the host country, involving different costs and time, as well as risks. Yet, the current state of…
Key influence factors on the evacuation route selection for fire emergencies in urban underground complexes
Xiaojuan Li, Ching-Ter Chang, Yue-Yue Zhu, Lu-Lu LiThe development of urban underground complexes (UUCs) has great positive significance for improving urban safety. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the key factors of…
Integrating building information modeling with augmented reality: application and empirical assessment in building facility management
Sochea Khan, Kriengsak Panuwatwanich, Sasiporn UsanavasinThis paper presents a developed BIMxAR application, an integration of building information modeling (BIM) with augmented reality (AR) linked with real-time online database…
A supply chain perspective of prefabricated housebuilding diffusion in New Zealand
Rehan Masood, Krishanu Roy, Vicente A. González, James B.P. Lim, Abdur Rehman NasirGlobally, prefabrication in housebuilding has evolved as an innovative approach to attain sustainability and affordability. However, the SC, including non-producers and…
A sustainable–lean implementation methodology: a catalyst for sustainability enhancement of high-rise residential projects
Vidya Umakant Khanapure, Sameer S. ShastriThe importance of lean and sustainability integration in sustainable construction (SC) has been extensively studied. However, a practical and thorough implementation…
A regulatory framework for the use of small unmanned aircrafts (SUAs) in the construction industry
Xiaowei Wang, Yang Yang, Albert P.C. Chan, Hung-lin Chi, Esther H.K. YungWith the increasing use of small unmanned aircrafts (SUAs), many countries have enacted laws and regulations to ensure the safe use of SUAs. However, there is a lack of…
Boosting stakeholders' intention to participate in socially responsible collective action in megaprojects: perspectives of mega water transfer projects in China
Wujuan Zhai, Florence Yean Yng Ling, Jiyong Ding, Zhuofu WangMegaprojects have large impact on the environment and stakeholders should take collective action to ensure that these projects are developed in a socially responsible…
Managing future urbanization growth patterns using genetic algorithm modeling
Sajeda Al-Hadidi, Ghaleb Sweis, Waleed Abu-Khader, Ghaida Abu-Rumman, Rateb SweisDespite the enormous need to succeed in the urban model, scientists and policymakers should work consistently to create blueprints to regulate urbanization. The absence of…
Transforming construction health and safety management during COVID-19 pandemic using innovative technologies: PLS-SEM approach
Yi Tong Kum, Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap, Yoke-Lian Lew, Wah Peng LeeThis study aims to investigate technology-based health and safety (H&S) management to control the spread of disease on construction sites using a partial least squares…
Confirmatory analysis on factors influencing the material management effectiveness in construction projects
Bao Pham Van, Vachara PeansupapConstruction material management is an important process in supporting construction operations that affect project performance. Previous studies attempt to identify…
Coopetition configuration and performance of international joint ventures for high-speed rail projects
Yanliang Niu, Huimin Li, Xiaowei Luo, Xiaopeng DengMembers in the international joint ventures (IJVs) for high-speed rail (HSR) projects usually engage in coopetition interactions to create common benefits (CB) and…
Walking the talk towards sustainable consumption: interventions to promote the uptake of reprocessed construction materials
Gihan Anuradha Tennakoon, Raufdeen Rameezdeen, Nicholas ChilesheThe uptake of reprocessed construction materials (RCMs) derived from demolition waste (DW) is limited, which questions the long-term sustainability of DW reverse logistics…
Prioritisation of bridge for improving its resilience using multi-criteria decision-making techniques
V.H. Lad, D.A. Patel, K.A. Chauhan, K.A. PatelThe work on bridge resilience assessment includes quantitative and qualitative approaches to compare the multiple bridges based on their resilience. But still, the bridge…
Robotics in industrialized construction: an activity-based ranking system for assembly manufacturing tasks
Behnam M. Tehrani, Samer BuHamdan, Aladdin AlwisyDespite the proven evidence of ever-growing productivity gains in the manufacturing industry as a result of years of research and investment in advanced technologies, such…
Examining the slow acceptance of HR analytics in the Indian engineering and construction industry: a SEM-ANN-based approach
Meenal Arora, Anshika Prakash, Amit Mittal, Swati SinghDespite the extensive benefits of human resource (HR) analytics, the intention to adopt such technology is still a matter of concern in the engineering and construction…
Simulating and optimizing precast wall lifting in prefabricated building construction
Zhenmin Yuan, Yuan Chang, Yunfeng Chen, Yaowu Wang, Wei Huang, Chen ChenPrecast wall lifting during prefabricated building construction faces multiple non-lean problems, such as inaccurate lifting-time estimation, unreasonable resource…
Towards an integrative analysis of underground environment and human health: a survey and field measurement approach
Isabelle Y.S. Chan, Hao ChenDue to land resource scarcity, sustainable urban development in high-density cities has long been challenging. As such, many cities are formulating plans to “dig deep”…
Investigating the mechanism of developers' willingness to adopt prefabricated housing using an integrated DEMATEL-SD framework
Zezhou Wu, Kaijie Yang, Zhangmin Wu, Hong Xue, Shenghan Li, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-AfariPrefabricated construction is an innovative technique for decreasing carbon emissions in the construction industry. However, as the investors of housing projects, a…
Job satisfaction in green construction projects: antecedent roles of green work climate, pro-environmental construction practice and green human capital
Hilary Omatule Onubi, Manuel Carpio, Ahmad Sanusi HassanJob satisfaction (JS) of construction workers is important in determining the level of green construction project performance. Despite the importance of construction…
An integrated model for international market and entry mode selections for Chinese contractors
Liping Li, Chuan Chen, Igor Martek, Guanghua LiGiven their interrelationship, international market selection (IMS) and entry mode selection (EMS) must be considered jointly if an optimal entry strategy is to be…
Measuring sensitivity to change orders in construction projects using eigenvector centrality and radius of gyration
Seyed Ashkan ZarghamiThis paper offers a measure of sensitivity to change orders in the later stage of the construction phase to characterize the distribution of project activities around the…
The effect of construction sustainability system interactions on financial performance: a sociotechnical perspective
Stuart Orr, Akshay JadhavConstruction sustainability (CS) is a strategic reaction to the sustainability expectations of the construction industry's external stakeholders. The extant literature has…
Multifactor uncertainty analysis of prefabricated building supply chain: qualitative comparative analysis
Dan Wang, Jingyi Luo, Yongkun WangThis paper constructs the uncertainty analysis model of prefabricated building supply chain risk. The model is designed to study the formation path of prefabricated…
Conceptual cost estimation of highway bid items – A systematic literature review
Bright Awuku, Eric Asa, Edmund Baffoe-Twum, Adikie EssegbeyChallenges associated with ensuring the accuracy and reliability of cost estimation of highway construction bid items are of significant interest to state highway…
Leakages in affordable housing delivery: threat to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 11
Andrew Ebekozien, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan, Bernard Adjekophori, Angeline Ngozika Chibuike NwaoleThe increasing growth of urbanisation, especially in developing countries, coupled with affordable housing leakages, may thwart achieving Sustainable Development Goal…
Structural equation model (SEM) for evaluating interrelationships among risks inherent in Ghanaian public–private partnership (PPP) power projects
Augustine Senanu Komla Kukah, De-Graft Owusu-Manu, Edward Badu, Eric AsamoahThe demand for power has surged in recent times and continues to increase yearly. In comparison to developed countries, the power industry’s risks, especially in…
Challenges of industrial revolution 4.0: quantity surveying students' perspectives
Melissa Li Wen Lim, Shi Yee Wong, Chu Sheng DingThe industrial revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) signifies technological advancements and digitalization. The fragmented and labour-intensive nature of the construction industry…
Developing a weighted synergy network–based model for selecting prefabricated construction services
Xiaomin Qi, Qiang Du, Patrick X.W. Zou, Ning HuangThe purpose of this paper is to develop a model considering synergy effect for prefabricated construction service combination selection.
Developing emotionally competent engineers for the ever-changing built environment
John Aliu, Douglas Aghimien, Clinton Aigbavboa, Andrew Ebekozien, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Samuel Adeniyi Adekunle, Opeoluwa Akinradewo, Olushola AkinshipeAs the world experiences a rapid rise in technological advances, the engineering profession will be required to become even more socially responsible and emotionally…
Using principal component analysis to identify latent factors affecting cost and time overrun in public construction projects
Simon Wyke, Søren Munch Lindhard, Jesper Kranker LarsenCost and time are two of the primary benchmarks in which construction projects are measured. A variety of factors, however, affect cost and time on construction projects…
How cultural intelligence affects expatriate effectiveness in international construction projects
Yuan Chen, Ziyue Yang, Bingsheng Liu, Dan Wang, Yan Xiao, Anmin WangThis study aims to investigate the influence mechanism of expatriates' cultural intelligence (CQ) on expatriate effectiveness (task performance and premature return…
Project cost control system and enabling-factors model: PLS-SEM approach and importance-performance map analysis
An Thi Hoai Le, Monty SutrisnaThis paper reports the developments of a project cost control system (PCCS) for construction projects to (1) measure its current level of cost control maturity, (2…
Exploring the metro construction accidents and causations for improving safety management based on data mining and network theory
Yongliang Deng, Zedong Liu, Liangliang Song, Guodong Ni, Na XuThe purpose of this study is to identify the causative factors of metro construction safety accidents, analyze the correlation between accidents and causative factors and…
An integrated risk assessment method for cross-regional mega construction projects
Pengcheng Xiang, Xin Xia, Xianya PangThe purpose of this paper is to develop a novel integrated risk assessment method from the system perspective to evaluate the risk of the cross-regional mega construction…
The impact of COVID-19 on construction supply chain management: an Australian case study
Peter Sutterby, Xiangming Wang, Hong Xian Li, Yingbo JiEffective maintenance of construction supply chains is paramount to business continuity during the pandemic. Focusing on a large private Australian construction company…
What influences stakeholders' decision in adopting blockchain-based quality tracking systems in prefabricated construction
Sheng Xu, Linfeng Zhou, Patrick X.W. ZouThe quality liability of prefabricated components (PCs) is a major issue among key stakeholders. The blockchain-based quality tracking systems are supposed to support a…
Cost prediction of building projects using the novel hybrid RA-ANN model
Yali Wang, Jian Zuo, Min Pan, Bocun Tu, Rui-Dong Chang, Shicheng Liu, Feng Xiong, Na DongAccurate and timely cost prediction is critical to the success of construction projects which is still facing challenges especially at the early stage. In the context of…
Influencing sub-contracted operatives' attitudes and behaviours towards improved health and safety culture in construction
Saheed O. Ajayi, Natasha Lister, Jamiu Adetayo Dauda, Adekunle Oyegoke, Hafiz AlakaHealth and safety is an important issue in workplaces, and despite safety procedures becoming more strict, serious accidents are still happening within the UK construction…
Investigating the impact of emerging technologies on construction safety performance
Esra Dobrucali, Sevilay Demirkesen, Emel Sadikoglu, Chengyi Zhang, Atilla DamciConstruction safety is heavily affected by using new technologies in this growing trend of technology adoption. Especially, safety performance is enhanced through the…
Impact of supervisor leadership on construction worker safety behavior in China: the moderating role of social capital
Xiuyu Wu, Qinzhen Qian, Meng ZhangLeaders' behavior has a critical impact on workers' safety behavior. However, previous studies have shown contradictive views on the effect of different leadership styles…
The influence of the psychological contract on the safety of performance of construction workers in China
Hongyang Li, Yanlin Chen, Junwei Zheng, Yuan Fang, Yifan Yang, Martin Skitmore, Rosemarie Rusch, Tingting JiangIn the absence of previous work, this study investigates how the psychological contract (PC) influences the safety performance of construction workers in China.
The demand hierarchy of the government and investors in PPP projects
Jiaqi Liu, Jicai LiuThis paper aims to determine the demand category and level of government and investors in public–private partnership (PPP) projects. It emphasizes the importance of…
Pre-construction duration of public-private partnership projects: evidence from China
Cong Wang, Henry Liu, Michael C.P. Sing, Jin WuPre-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…
Influence of psychosocial safety climate on construction workers’ intent to stay, taking job satisfaction as the intermediary
Linlin Xie, Ziyuan Luo, Bo XiaFrom a psychosocial perspective, this study aims to understand the impact of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) on the intent to stay of construction workers and provides…
Optimization of service scheduling problem for overlapping tower cranes with cooperative coevolutionary genetic algorithm
Jing Yin, Jiahao Li, Ahui Yang, Shunyao CaiIn regarding to operational efficiency and safety improvements, multiple tower crane service scheduling problem is one of the main problems related to tower crane…
An integrated method of automated layout design and optimization for modular construction
Zihao Zheng, Yuanqi Li, Jaume TorresThis paper aims to propose a generative design method combined with meta-heuristic algorithm for automating and optimizing the floor layout of modular buildings using…
Relationship between social support and repatriation intention of expatriates in international construction projects
Lili Gao, Xiaowei Luo, Weimin Yang, Na Zhang, Xiaopeng DengThis paper aims to explore the influence of social support and the repatriation intention of expatriates in international constructions in the postpandemic era of…
Factors affecting performance of graduate architects in contract implementation management: a case study on housing projects in Malaysia
Si Yee TiewGraduate architect plays an important role in contract implementation management when handling building construction projects. Graduate architects had been authorized to…
Exploring the adoption of technology against delays in construction projects
Asli Pelin Gurgun, Kerim Koc, Handan KunkcuCompleting construction projects within the planned schedule has widely been considered as one of the major project success factors. This study investigates the use of…
The pandemic readiness assessment of building design and engineering service-related legislation in Kazakhstan and the EU
Galym Tokazhanov, Serik Tokbolat, Aidana Tleuken, Ferhat KaracaThe 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…
Labor resource allocation under extremely short construction period based on the inverse optimization method
Junlong Peng, Xiang-Jun LiuThis research is aimed to mainly be applicable to expediting engineering projects, uses the method of inverse optimization and the double-layer nested genetic algorithm…
BIM in the Malaysian construction industry: a scientometric review and case study
Bruno Lot Tanko, Wyom Paul Zakka, Wee Nie HengThe purpose of this study is to explore existing literature on Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Malaysia and examine the perception of practitioners about the…
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 WuGiven the complexity of building information modeling (BIM) adoption decisions in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Architecture, Engineering and…
Automated 4D BIM development: the resource specification and optimization approach
Abdulwahed Fazeli, Saeed Banihashemi, Aso Hajirasouli, Saeed Reza MohandesThis research aims to develop an automated and optimization algorithms (OAs)-integrated 4D building information modeling (BIM) approach and a prototype and enable…
Incentivisation of digital technology takers in the construction industry
Andrew Ebekozien, Mohamad Shaharudin SamsurijanStudies showed that digital technology applications in the construction industry are low, especially in many developing nations. Construction incentivisation (CI) is one…
Differential effects of contextual factors on promotive and prohibitive voice in construction projects: a multiteam system perspective
Ding Wang, Jianyao Jia, Shan Jiang, Tianyi Liu, Guofeng MaDespite the documented benefits of voice behavior for projects, little is known about antecedents of voice behavior in the project context, especially construction…
Evolution of construction risk management research: historiography and keyword co-occurrence analysis
Xianbo ZhaoThis 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…
An investigation of how stakeholders influence construction project performance: a small and medium sized contractor’s perspective in the Jordanian construction industry
Suhair Alkilani, Martin LoosemoreThis research uses contingency theory and Venkatraman’s concept of moderating fit to explore how key project stakeholders (clients, consultants and suppliers) influence…
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 KamardeenData from different countries suggest a higher prevalence of anxiety, depression and suicides among manual and trade workers in the construction industry than in the…
Moving toward sustainability and circularity in hill road construction: a study of barriers, practices and performance
Ram Asra Khural, Shashi, Myriam Ertz, Roberto CerchioneThis study explores the relationships among sustainability implementation barriers (resource, managerial and regulatory barriers), sustainability practices (sustainable…
Critical factors influencing learning from quality failures in the construction of grid infrastructure
Qing-Wen Zhang, Pin-Chao Liao, Mingxuan Liang, Albert P.C. ChanQuality failures in grid infrastructure construction would cause large-scale collapses in power supply and additional expenditures by reworks and repairs. Learning from…
Barriers to corporate social responsibility performance in construction organizations
Minh Van NguyenThis study aims to identify and prioritize barriers to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the construction sector.
Towards the adoption of most suitable green walls within sustainable buildings using interval type-2 fuzzy best-worst method and TOPSIS technique
Sanaz Tabatabaee, Mojtaba Ashour, Haleh Sadeghi, Seyed Amirali Hoseini, Saeed Reza Mohandes, Amir Mahdiyar, Syuhaida Ismail, M. Reza HosseiniTo come up with a prudent decision on the installation of an appropriate green wall (GW) on buildings, this study presents a novel decision-making algorithm. The proposed…
BIM and real estate valuation: challenges, potentials and lessons for future directions
Peyman Jafary, Davood Shojaei, Abbas Rajabifard, Tuan NgoBuilding information modeling (BIM) is a striking development in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, which provides in-depth information on…
Building information modelling adoption for construction waste reduction in the construction industry of a developing country
Emmanuel Chidiebere Eze, Douglas Omoregie Aghimien, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Onyinye SofolahanThis paper aims to present the result of an assessment of the potential effect of building information modelling (BIM) adoption on the reduction of construction waste (CW…
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 OkeJoint 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…
Research on the construction safety risk assessment of prefabricated subway stations in China
Zhenhua Luo, Juntao Guo, Jianqiang Han, Yuhong WangPrefabricated technology is gradually being applied to the construction of subway stations due to its characteristic of mechanization. However, the prefabricated subway…
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 LuoCorporate social responsibility (CSR) and innovation are the two main approaches firms utilize to promote sustainable development. However, as yet, scholars have reached…
Intelligent construction: unlocking opportunities for the digital transformation of China's construction industry
Zhijia YouThe 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…
Evolutionary game analysis of the intelligent upgrading of smart solar photovoltaic projects
Yibo Hu, Jinbo Song, Tingting ZhaoThe development of China's solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is in a transition period from pursuing scale and speed to focusing on efficiency and quality. “Smart PV…
Analysis of key factors influencing green highway project development focusing on network interaction and project success: evidence from China
Ning Huang, Qiang Du, Patrick X.W. Zou, Youdan HuangThis study aims to analyze the interaction and key factors within the network of factors influencing the success of green highway projects.
Development and comparative of a new meta-ensemble machine learning model in predicting construction labor productivity
Ibrahim Karatas, Abdulkadir BudakThe study is aimed to compare the prediction success of basic machine learning and ensemble machine learning models and accordingly create novel prediction models by…
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-KaltungoMajor maintenance projects are often regarded as maintenance activities regardless of the projects' complexity and scale. Consequently, very scarce research attention has…
Health and safety risk of migrant construction workers–a systematic literature review
Zechen Guan, Tak Wing Yiu, Don Amila Sajeevan Samarasinghe, Ravi ReddyThe aim of this paper is to review and analyze the research literature on the health and safety issues of migrant workers in the construction industry from 2000 to 2022.
Automatic generative design and optimization of hospital building layouts in consideration of public health emergency
Ying Zhou, Yu Wang, Chenshuang Li, Lieyun Ding, Cong WangThis study aimed to propose a performance-oriented approach of automatically generative design and optimization of hospital building layouts in consideration of public…
The concept of integration in an IPD context: a grounded theory review
Sara Rankohi, Mario Bourgault, Ivanka IordanovaRecent construction literature has been focusing more on integrative contracting approaches such as integrated project delivery (IPD). However, conceptual studies on…
Water environment treatment PPP projects optimal payment mechanism based on multi-stage dynamic programming model
Limin Su, YongChao Cao, Huimin Li, Chengyi ZhangThe optimal payment in the whole operation and maintenance period of water environment treatment PPP projects has become the main approach to realize sustainable…
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…
Evaluating and optimizing performance of public–private partnership projects using copula Bayesian network
Siavash Ghorbany, Saied Yousefi, Esmatullah NoorzaiBeing an efficient mechanism for the value of money, public–private partnership (PPP) is one of the most prominent approaches for infrastructure construction. Hence, many…
Corporate social responsibility performance and its effects on climate for innovation and opportunism: evidence from Vietnamese architectural design firms
Minh Van NguyenThe purpose of this research is to expand a better understanding of how corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives affect climate for innovation and opportunism…
A critical review and analysis of decision-support processes and tools for project delivery method selection
Vassiliki Demetracopoulou, William J. O'Brien, Nabeel Khwaja, Jeffrey Feghaly, Mounir El AsmarOver the last three decades, construction projects have increasingly been delivered through alternative delivery methods. As a result, many owners have a range of delivery…
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…
Dispute root causes and prevention in Iranian public-private partnership projects: a causal-predictive model
Ali Mohammad Mirzaee, Towhid Pourrostam, Javad Majrouhi Sardroud, M. Reza Hosseini, Payam Rahnamayiezekavat, David EdwardsPublic–private partnerships (PPPs) are notoriously prone to disputes among stakeholders, some of which may unduly jeopardize contract performance. Contract disputes…
Experience-based systematic construction hazard warning
Mohan Wang, Pin-Chao LiaoHazard warning schemes provide efficient hazard recognition and promote project safety. Nevertheless, these schemes perform poorly because the warning information is…
Evolutionary mechanism of green innovation behavior in construction enterprises: evidence from the construction industry
Xingwei Li, Xiang Liu, Yicheng Huang, Jingru Li, Jinrong He, Jiachi DaiThe green innovation behavior of construction enterprises is the key to reducing the construction industry's carbon emissions and realizing the green transformation of the…
Untangling the relationship between work pressure and emotions in social media: a quantitative empirical study of construction industry
Liping Liao, Zhijiang WuThe booming social media attracts construction professionals (CPs) to express emotions caused by work pressure (WP) through online behaviors. Previous works focus on the…
Public–private partnerships: a collaborative framework for ensuring project sustainable operations
Bingsheng Liu, Juankun Li, Dan Wang, Henry Liu, Guangdong Wu, Jingfeng YuanThis study aims to develop a collaborative governance framework (CGF) to systematically investigate the impeding factors (IFs) in terms of the operational sustainability…
Age-performance consideration in the recruitment of tradespeople in Nigerian construction industry
Adefemi Aka, Abdulkabir Opeyemi Bello, Adebisi Abosede Bamgbade, Abdulquadri Ade BilauAge is one of the critical factors used by many organizations to determine employees' performance. It is being considered in the retirement process of construction…
Institutional isomorphism and adoption of building information modelling (BIM) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the Nigerian Construction Industry
Abdullahi B. Saka, Daniel W.M. Chan, Saheed O. AjayiAlthough there has been a surge in the adoption of building information modelling (BIM) in the construction industry, the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are…
The impact of the institutional environment of the host country on the perception of compliance risk of the international engineering contractor: the moderating effect of absorptive capacity
Junying Liu, Zhixiu Wang, Jiansheng Tang, Jingcong SongWhile there is a general belief that a defective institutional environment will lead to higher compliance risk, the current state of knowledge about how the institutional…
Obstacles to the career progression of professional female project managers (PFPMs) in the Ghanaian construction industry
Kofi Agyekum, Samuel Amos-Abanyie, Victoria Maame Afriyie Kumah, Augustine Senanu Komla Kukah, Burcu SalginThere are significantly fewer women than men in managerial positions, mainly project management. This problem is noticeable in the construction and engineering sectors…
Interrelationships among enabling factors for BIM adoption in construction enterprises
Thi-Thao-Nguyen Nguyen, Sy Tien Do, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Thu Anh NguyenThis study aims to identify the enabling factors for Building Information Modeling (BIM) adoption in Vietnamese construction enterprises and uncover their…
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.
Organizational antecedents and multiple paths of knowledge-sharing behavior of construction project members: evidence from Chinese construction enterprises
Fan Cheng, Yilin YinLack of knowledge-sharing behavior (KSB) among construction project members hinders propagation of expertise, working methods, and lessons learned within an organization…
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…
Exploring critical success factors for collaborative contracting implementation in the Singapore construction industry
Na Zhang, Bon-Gang Hwang, Xiaopeng Deng, Fiona TayThe Singapore construction sector is promoting performance improvement by implementing collaborative contracting (CC). For CC's successful implementation, there is a need…
Effects of commitment-based governance on the relationship between formal control and PPP projects performance: mediating and moderating
Chunhao Li, Yuping Zhao, Wei Feng ChenThis study aims to investigate the dual effects of commitment-based governance on the relationship between formal control and public–private partnership (PPP) project…
Configuration processing and construction of large-span karbandi vaults: a case of the karbandi vaulting of Haj-Mohammad-Qoli Timche in Tabriz Historic Bazaar
Amir Amjad Mohammadi, Hadi Safaeipour, Mohammad Reza Chenaghlou, Alireza Behnejad, Roham Afghani KhoraskaniThis paper aims at discovering the traditional techniques of Persian architecture for covering large-span spaces with a kind of ribbed vault titled “Karbandi”. This…
The influence of higher learning institutions in developing the experience economy from the perspective of the urban community
Noor Alyani Nor Azazi, Maslina Mohammed Shaed, Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan, Andrew EbekozienThe development of higher learning institutions (HLIs) is considered a strategy to trigger urban space development – and it is the economy in most developing countries…
An AMOS-SEM approach to evaluating stakeholders' influence on construction project delivery performance
Najib AL-FadhaliConstruction project stakeholders can have a major effect on delivering projects on time. However, little attempt has been made to address the influence of internal…
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…
Construction and application of urban digital infrastructure—practice of “Urban Brain” in facing COVID-19 in Hangzhou, China
Xiaoli Yan, Tao LiThis paper aims to analyze Hangzhou Urban Brain in responding to COVID-19, including systematically sorting out the development mode, capabilities, composition and…
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.
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…
Investigation of requisite measures for enhancing sustainable construction practices in Indonesia
Heni Fitriani, Saheed AjayiThis study investigates the requisite measures for enhancing sustainability practices within the Indonesian construction industry based on professional perspectives.
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…
Modeling for external stakeholder risk assessment of project portfolios
Libiao Bai, Shuyun Kang, Kaimin Zhang, Bingbing Zhang, Tong PanExternal stakeholder risks (ESRs) caused by unfavorable behaviors hinder the success of project portfolios (PPs). However, due to complex project dependency and numerous…
Modeling influence mechanism of factors on corporate social responsibility implementation: evidence from Chinese construction firms
Qian Zhang, Bee Lan Oo, Benson Teck-Heng LimThe interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become burgeoning in the construction industry as firms are under constant pressure from socially conscious…
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…
Evolution model and quantitative assessment of risk network in housing construction accidents
Lianhua Cheng, Dongqiang CaoClarifying the risk evolution mechanism of housing construction for work-safety management is essential. Existing studies have inadequately discussed the risk-accumulation…
Risk-supported case-based reasoning approach for cost overrun estimation of water-related projects using machine learning
Hossein Sohrabi, Esmatullah NoorzaiThe present study aims to develop a risk-supported case-based reasoning (RS-CBR) approach for water-related projects by incorporating various uncertainties and risks in…
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…
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…
How technological, environmental and managerial performance contribute to the productivity change of Malaysian construction firms
Mohd Azrai Azman, Zulkiflee Abdul-Samad, Boon L. Lee, Martin Skitmore, Darmicka Rajendra, Nor Nazihah ChuweniTotal factor productivity (TFP) change is an important driver of long-run economic growth in the construction sector. However, examining TFP alone is insufficient to…
Investigating cooperative strategies in low-carbon public–private partnership projects through evolutionary game
Jianbo Zhu, Qianqian Shi, Ce Zhang, Jingfeng Yuan, Qiming Li, Xiangyu WangPromoting low-carbon in the construction industry is important for achieving the overall low-carbon goals. Public–private partnership is very popular in public…
On the challenges of inter-organisational data in real estate: the role of knowledge sharing
Niklas Wiesweg, Philipp Schäpers, Torben Bernhold, Timo HartmannTo take full advantage of new technologies (e.g. machine learning), a consistent and more comprehensive knowledge sharing across organisational boundaries is required. The…
From Industry 4.0 to Construction 4.0: barriers to the digital transformation of engineering and construction sectors
Kaiyang Wang, Fangyu Guo, Cheng Zhang, Dirk SchaeferThe purpose of this study is to systematically identify, assess, and categorize the barriers to digital transformation (DT) in the engineering and construction sectors…
Factors affecting unitized curtain wall system adoption for Hong Kong's high-rise residential buildings: a multi-stakeholder perspective
Tai Wai Kwok, Siwei Chang, Heng LiThe unitized curtain wall system (UCWS), one of the prefabricated technologies, is increasingly attracting attention in the Hong Kong construction industry. However, this…
Factors affecting the performance of construction industry during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study in Turkey
Gulden Gumusburun Ayalp, Tülay ÇiviciThe construction industry is a crucial industry for national development worldwide. Because the construction industry is tied to national and international economic…
Diagnosing and quantifying post-COVID-19 fluctuations in the architecture billings indices
Sooin Kim, Atefe Makhmalbaf, Mohsen ShahandashtiThe purpose of this paper is to understand the post-COVID-19 fluctuations in the building construction demand from various angles at the national, regional, and sectoral…
Determinants of cloud computing deployment in South African construction organisations using structural equation modelling and machine learning technique
Douglas Aghimien, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Daniel W.M. Chan, Emmanuel Imuetinyan AghimienThis paper presents the findings from the assessment of the determinants of cloud computing (CC) deployment by construction organisations. Using the…
A critical study of the existing issues in circular economy practices during movement control order: can BIM fill the gap?
Zul-Atfi Bin IsmailThe improper evaluation and information management of circular economy (CE) (i.e. design, planning, supply chain, waste pile and material hazard) is critical for public…
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…
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…
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…
Identification and assessment of disruption claim management risks in construction projects: a life cycle-based approach
Murat Cevikbas, Ozan Okudan, Zeynep IşıkThe purpose of this paper is to propose a disruption claim management (DCM) life cycle and a risk management framework to provide comprehensive guidance to construction…
An interactive and collaborative augmented reality environment for civil engineering education: steel reinforcement bars teaching as an example
Yi Tan, Wenyu Xu, Keyu Chen, Chunyan Deng, Peng WangAt present, teaching methods based on 2D drawings are still commonly used for educating students on the location of steel reinforcement bars in concrete. However…
Use of work-space at home under COVID-19 conditions in the UAE
Rund Hiyasat, Marco Sosa, Lina AhmadThe study assesses user satisfaction of workspaces modified at home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby analyzing the flexibility of modern homes in the…
Multiple paths to enhancing the resilience of project-based organizations from the perspective of CSR configuration: evidence from the Chinese construction industry
Teng Ma, Ya LiuThe role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) fulfillment is critical when building resilience of project-based organizations (PBOs). However, fulfilling CSR to build…
Integrating knowledge management and BIM for safety risk identification of deep foundation pit construction
Dawei Chen, Jianliang Zhou, Pinsheng Duan, Jiaqi ZhangThe outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has posed severe challenges to infrastructure construction in China. Particularly, the complex technology and high process uncertainty of…
Aiming for bullseye: a novel gameplan for circular economy in the construction industry
Diane Zandee, Ambika Zutshi, Andrew Creed, André NijhofThe paper aims to provide managerial recommendations for implementing circular economy (CE) principles in both organizational and interorganizational contexts, including…
Critical success factors for the implementation of urban regeneration REITs in China: a TISM–MICMAC based approach
Xiaer Xiahou, Zirui Li, Jian Zuo, Ziying Wang, Kang Li, Qiming LiReal estate investment trusts (REITs) have shown great potential in addressing the current contradiction between underinvestment and sustainable development of urban…
Drivers of mentoring practices in construction related firms: Nigerian quantity surveying firms' perspective
Osamudiamen Kenneth Otasowie, Ayodeji Emmanuel OkeThe paper assessed the required drivers of mentoring practices in construction-related firms: a perspective of the quantity surveying (QS) firms in Nigeria with a view to…
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…
Influence of subcontractors' “strategic capabilities” on “power”, “dependence” and “collaboration”: an empirical analysis in the context of procurement decisions
Shumank Deep, Thayaparan Gajendran, Marcus Jefferies, Venkata Suresh Uggina, Sanjay PatilResearch on strategic procurement was mostly focussed on the clients' and main contractors' perspectives, while limited work had been done from a subcontractor's…
Identifying tower crane activities with data: the case of the concrete pouring
Thomas Danel, Zoubeir Lafhaj, Anand Puppala, Samer BuHamdan, Sophie Lienard, Philippe RichardThe crane plays an essential role in modern construction sites as it supports numerous operations and activities on-site. Additionally, the crane produces a big amount of…
How does contract flexibility affect the sustainability performance of public–private partnership projects? A serial multiple mediator model
Bo Tian, Jiaxin Fu, Yongshun Xu, Longshan SunThe risks and uncertainties of public–private partnership (PPP) projects threaten their sustainability. Contract flexibility, which is based on the theory of incomplete…
Effect of project organization elements on the mental health of project management practitioner in AEC projects
Bashir Tijani, Xiaohua Jin, Robert Osei-KyeiDue to the frenetic and dynamic working conditions ascribed to architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) project organizations, enormous research has addressed the…
Pose estimation method for construction machine based on improved AlphaPose model
Jiayue Zhao, Yunzhong Cao, Yuanzhi XiangThe safety management of construction machines is of primary importance. Considering that traditional construction machine safety monitoring and evaluation methods cannot…
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…
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…
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…
Impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention on the performance of construction professionals
Mei-Yung Leung, Khursheed Ahmed, Ibukun Oluwadara FamakinConstruction professionals (CPs) are often exposed to various challenges and pressures at work including urgent deadlines, high demands, uncertainty in tasks, and complex…
Safety tag generation and training material recommendation for construction workers: a persona-based approach
Pinsheng Duan, Jianliang Zhou, Wenhan FanEffective construction safety training has been considered to play a significant role in reducing the incidence of accidents. However, the current safety training methods…
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…
Identifying the risk factors and their interactions of human–robot collaboration implementation during engineering project construction: evidence from China
Zhen Chen, Yaqi Zhao, Xia Zhou, Shengyue Hao, Jin LiHuman–robot collaboration (HRC) is an emerging research field for the construction industry along with construction robot adoption, but its implementation remains limited…