Construction Innovation: Volume 19 Issue 3

An overview of benefits and challenges of building information modelling (BIM) adoption in UK residential projects

Maria Christina Georgiadou

This paper aims to present a state-of-the-art review of building information modelling (BIM) in the UK construction practice. In particular, the aim is to examine the scope, value…

An empirical survey of the perceived benefits of executing BIM and sustainability practices in the built environment

Timothy Oluwatosin Olawumi, Daniel W.M. Chan

The increasing urbanization of the built environment has bolstered the need to promote green Building Information Modeling (BIM) initiative in new construction projects and the…

Trending topics and themes in offsite construction(OSC) research: The application of topic modelling

Guiwen Liu, Juma Hamisi Nzige, Kaijian Li

The purpose of this study is to discover the distribution and trends of existing Offsite construction (OSC) literature with an intention to highlight research niches and propose…

A development process for extending buildings vertically – based on a case study of four extended buildings

Rikard Sundling

The purpose of the study, upon which this paper is based, was to contribute an improved understanding of the vertical extension of buildings, by presenting a development process…

Imaging network design to improve the automated construction progress monitoring process

Hadi Mahami, Farnad Nasirzadeh, Ali Hosseininaveh Ahmadabadian, Farid Esmaeili, Saeid Nahavandi

This paper aims to propose an automatic imaging network design to improve the efficiency and accuracy of automated construction progress monitoring. The proposed method will…

A conceptual framework for waste identification and reduction in Nigerian sandcrete blocks production process

Adefemi Aka, Abosede Adebisi Bamgbade, Ibrahim Saidu, Oladimeji Moses Balogun

Non-value adding activities or waste have been a major challenge for the construction industry. Researchers worldwide have investigated how such activities can be reduced or…

BIM-based framework for temporary facility layout planning in construction site: A hybrid approach

Phuoc Luong Le, Thien-My Dao, Amin Chaabane

This paper aims to propose an innovative building information modelling (BIM)-based framework for multi-objective and dynamic temporary construction site layout design (SLD)…

A global taxonomic review and analysis of the development of BIM research between 2006 and 2017

Abdullahi Babatunde Saka, Daniel W.M. Chan

This paper aims to review the status of development of building information modelling (BIM), its trends and themes across the six continents of the world.

Assessing supplier capabilities to exploit building information modelling

Yingli Wang, Jonathan Gosling, Mohamed M. Naim

A number of governments are making building information modeling (BIM) a mandatory requirement for all public works construction projects. While main contractors may be ready to…