Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

What constitutes citizens' recycling behavior: insights from handling municipal solid waste in the UAE

Alya Ateeq Alremeithi, Zainab Riaz, Mehmood Khan

This paper aims to investigate recycling behavior (RB) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to identify factors in the lack of citizen participation in recycling and to form…

Design thinking for innovation in sustainable built environments: a systematic literature review

Kallaya Tantiyaswasdikul

This systematic literature review investigates the contribution of design thinking (DT) as a process and tool to drive innovation in a sustainable built environment (SBE) and…

The uptake of digital twins in delivering infrastructure sector projects

Kavita Sohal, Suresh Renukappa, Subashini Suresh, Panagiotis Georgakis, Nici Stride

The anticipated strong growth of the infrastructure industry over the coming decades will require more modern, digital approaches to create data-centric infrastructure that allows…

Smart vision-based analysis and error deduction of human pose to reduce musculoskeletal disorders in construction

Mahesh Babu Purushothaman, Kasun Moolika Gedara

This pragmatic research paper aims to unravel the smart vision-based method (SVBM), an AI program to correlate the computer vision (recorded and live videos using mobile and…

Effectiveness of equipping bus stop shelters with cooling and filtering systems in a city with tropical climate

Erik Velasco, Elvagris Segovia

Waiting for a bus may represent a period of intense exposure to traffic particles in hot and noisy conditions in the street. To lessen the particle load and tackle heat in bus…

From awareness to action: a study of the effectiveness of environmental economic practices for sustainable construction in Nigeria

Ayodeji E. Oke, John Aliu, Erastus M. Mwanaumo, Onoriode Austin Odia, Charles Kahanji, Callistus Tengan

The purpose of this article is to assess the extent to which environmental economic practices are recognized and implemented in developing countries, with a specific emphasis on…

Feeling the Earthship house: eliciting a perspective of posterity through immersive virtual reality

Gargy M. Sudhakaran, Abhinesh Prabhakaran, Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu, Colin A. Booth, Grazyna Wiejak-Roy

The surging cost of living and shortage of affordable and sustainable homes fuel the global housing crisis. Earthship buildings are marketed as the epitome of affordable and…

Exploring UAE's transition towards circular economy through construction and demolition waste management in the pre-construction stage–A case study approach

Peng Nie, Kalani C. Dahanayake, Nipuni Sumanarathna

This paper aims to explore UAE's transition towards circular economy (CE) through construction and demolition waste (CDW) management in the pre-construction stage. The extent of…

Factors inhibiting the adoption of industrial revolution 4.0 in Malaysian construction industry

Husam Abdullah Qasem Almatari, Melissa Chan, Md Asrul Nasid Masrom

The construction industry is a major economic driver in Malaysia, playing a pivotal role in the developing nations economic growth. Malaysia's reliance on labor-driven…

Receptiveness of mass-engineered timber (MET) residential buildings among young stakeholders

Gao Shang, Low Sui Pheng, Benjamin Peh Kah Fai

Traditional construction materials and methodologies are often perceived to be unproductive, labour-intensive and detrimental to the environment. Mass-engineered timber (MET) is a…

Employing criteria scoring matrix in appraising the economic return of transcending to a circular built environment

A.M.D.S. Atapattu, Chandanie Hadiwattage, B.A.K.S. Perera, Dilakshan Rajaratnam

The circular economy concept emerged as the resolution to the destructive linear economy practices. Nevertheless, the transition to a circular built environment is hindered due to…

Quantifying AEC professionals' cross-work culture productivity: comparison between Malaysian and UK projects during industrialized building project

Maszura Abdul Ghafar, Rahinah Ibrahim

This paper discussed quantifying architect, engineer and contractor (AEC) professionals' cross-work culture productivity by comparing between Malaysian and United Kingdom (UK…

Readiness of urban design projects for integration with big data. Case study: humanizing neighborhoods initiative—KSA

Hosam Salah El Samaty

The research aims at finding out the extent to which such urban transformation projects—in terms of their design components and aspects—contribute to providing big data (BD) with…

Leveraging digital technologies for circular economy in construction industry: a way forward

Navodana Rodrigo, Hossein Omrany, Ruidong Chang, Jian Zuo

This study aims to investigate the literature related to the use of digital technologies for promoting circular economy (CE) in the construction industry.

Urban building energy modelling-based framework to analyze the effectiveness of the community-wide implementation of national energy conservation codes

Omprakash Ramalingam Rethnam, Albert Thomas

The building sector contributes one-third of the energy-related carbon dioxide globally. Therefore, framing appropriate energy-related policies for the next decades becomes…

Mastering the skills of Construction 4.0: a review of the literature using science mapping

Senuri Siriwardhana, Robert Moehler

Skills development among construction stakeholders has become an increasingly urgent necessity for the successful implementation of Construction 4.0 in recent years. There is a…

Roles and competencies of quantity surveyors in achieving a circular built environment: an investigation according to 3R principles

Hasith Chathuranga Victar, B.A.K.S. Perera, Asha Dulanjalie Palihakkara, Kaveesha Gihani Dewagod

The construction industry is shifting towards becoming more circular by reducing waste, reusing building materials and embracing regenerative solutions for energy generation and…

System-wide construction waste and their connectivity to construction phases, impacting 5M factors and effects: a systematic review

Mahesh Babu Purushothaman, Jeff Seadon

This review paper, using a systematic literature review (SLR) approach, aims to unravel the various system-wide waste in the construction industry and highlight the connectivity…

BIM-IoT-FM integration: strategy for implementation of sustainable water management in buildings

Luciana Teixeira Batista, José Ricardo Queiroz Franco, Ricardo Hall Fakury, Marcelo Franco Porto, Lucas Vinicius Ribeiro Alves, Gabriel Santos Kohlmann

The objective of this research is to develop an solution to water management at the scale of buildings, through the technological resources. Automating analysis using 3D models…

Modeling relational performance of the supply chains for prefabricated housebuilding in New Zealand

Rehan Masood, Krishanu Roy, Vicente A. Gonzalez, James B.P. Lim, Abdur Rehman Nasir

Prefabricated construction has proven to be superior in terms of affordability and sustainability over the years. As a result of sustainable production, prefabricated…

Comparison of shading design between the northern and southern hemispheres: using the NSGA-II algorithm to reduce building energy consumption and improve occupants' comfort

Sarah Nazari, Payam Keshavarz Mirza Mohammadi, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Dat Tien Doan, Abdulbasit Almhafdy

This paper aims to investigate the optimization of window and shading designs to reduce the building energy consumption of a standard office room while improving occupants'…

Including local actors' perspective in neighborhood sustainability assessment: evidence from Dubai's sustainable city

Nermin Dessouky, Stephen Wheeler, Ashraf M. Salama

Existing Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tools such as “Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design - Neighborhood Development” (LEED-ND) and “Building Research…

Implementation of augmented reality and mixed reality applications for smart facilities management: a systematic review

Amna Salman, Wasiq Ahmad

The Operations and Maintenance (O&M) cost of a facility is typically 60–85% of the total life cycle cost of a building whereas its design and construction cost accounts for only…

Application of Geographic Information System (GIS) in construction: a systematic review

Oluwaseun Akindele, Saheed Ajayi, Adekunle S. Oyegoke, Hafiz A. Alaka, Temitope Omotayo

Notwithstanding the Geographical Information System (GIS) being a fast-emerging green area of a digital revolution, the available studies focus on different subject areas of…

Enhancing the level of confidence in the safe fire evacuation operation employing a combination of BIM and fuzzy TOPSIS method

Meysam Soltaninejad, Esmatullah Noorzai, Amir Faraji

This research aims to provide optimization and route safety planning employing the fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) technique.

Towards a trajectory for sustainable policies and market strategies governing building lifecycle energy performance

Benonia Tinarwo, Farzad Rahimian, Dana Abi Ghanem

The aim of this paper is to discuss a selection of policy strategies, regional initiatives and market approaches to uncover the realities of twenty-first-century building energy…

Establishing the limitations of sustainable construction in developing countries: a systematic literature review using PRISMA

Olabode Emmanuel Ogunmakinde, Temitope Egbelakin, Willy Sher, Temitope Omotayo, Mercy Ogunnusi

Establishing a more sustainable built environment is an increasing global concern for the construction industry. Despite the intrinsic and extrinsic obstacles the stakeholders…

Socio-economic disparities in greenspace quality: insights from the city of Melbourne

Ali Ghanem, Ruwini Edirisinghe

This paper takes a prudent approach to assessing the quality of greenspace in low- and high socio-economic status (SES) settings. Socio-economic data from deprivation indexes were…

Measuring agricultural loss and the impact of differing dwelling types: a case study in Melbourne

Jean-Pierre El Wazan, Ruwini Edirisinghe

Agricultural land loss is a severe issue that Australia faces, along with many other countries. Myriad research studies have discussed the reasons for such land loss, including…

Building information modelling and related technologies applied to the post occupancy evaluation of accessible bathrooms for people with disability

Sidney Newton, Phillippa Carnemolla, Simon Darcy

The provision of an accessible and inclusive built environment is both a common regulatory requirement for architects and facilities managers, and a critical issue of equitable…

Are the characteristics of public clients influencing their uptake of the modern methods of construction? A thematic analysis

Ali M. Saad, Mohammed Dulaimi, Sambo Lyson Zulu, Chris Gorse

Construction research comprises quality contributions to the modern methods of construction (MMC) context in terms of their benefits and relative advantages. However, the uptake…

Immersive virtual reality training for excavation safety and hazard identification

Zhenan Feng, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Tak Wing Yiu, Dwayne Mark Acosta, Banghao Sun, Nan Li

In the construction sector, site excavation is one of the most dangerous and challenging activities. Proper training can be an effective way to mitigate excavation hazards…

A systematic review of online learning and teaching strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for the construction management sector

Behzad Abbasnejad, Sahar Soltani, Peter Wong

Most educational institutions worldwide have shifted to online teaching and learning approaches to mitigate risks imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This causes several issues…

Moderating effect of government policy on the relationship between low-cost housing demand-supply gap and COVID-19 impact

Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan, Radin Badaruddin Radin Firdaus, Mohd Isa Rohayati, Andrew Ebekozien, Clinton Aigbavboa

The COVID-19 impact across major sectors did not exempt the low-cost housing (LCH) sub-sector. This may have increased the existing LCH demand-supply gap, especially in developing…

Critical review of urban community resilience indicators

Robert Osei-Kyei, Vivian Tam, Ursa Komac, Godslove Ampratwum

Urban communities can be faced with many destructive events that can disrupt the daily functioning of activities and livelihood of people living in the communities. In this…

Context-based learning for BIM: simulative role-playing games for strategic business implementations

Ozan Önder Özener

This paper presents a set of instrumental case studies for the context-based learning of BIM in the milieu of knowledge-based practice in the AEC industry. The study aimed to…

A systematic evaluation on the competencies of construction supervisors in productivity and performance improvement practices – Sri Lankan perspective

Kesavan Manoharan, Pujitha Dissanayake, Chintha Pathirana, Dharsana Deegahawature, Renuka Silva

A rise in productivity is associated with higher profits, competitiveness and the sustainability of an industry and a nation. Recent studies highlight inadequate labour…

A smart modern construction enterprise maturity model for business scenarios leading to Industry 4.0

Priyadarshini Das, Srinath Perera, Sepani Senaratne, Robert Osei-Kyei

Industry 4.0 is characterised by systemic transformations occurring exponentially, encompassing an array of dynamic processes and technologies. To move towards a more sustainable…

A scoping review of indoor air quality assessment in refurbished buildings

Fatemeh Goodarzi, Kavitha Palaniappan, Manikam Pillay, Mahmoud Ershadi

Exposure to poor indoor air in refurbished buildings is a matter of health concern due to the growing concentrations of various contaminants as a result of building airtightness…

An automatic image processing based on Hough transform algorithm for pavement crack detection and classification

Sandra Matarneh, Faris Elghaish, Amani Al-Ghraibah, Essam Abdellatef, David John Edwards

Incipient detection of pavement deterioration (such as crack identification) is critical to optimizing road maintenance because it enables preventative steps to be implemented to…

Benefits and challenges of wearable safety devices in the construction sector

Kabir Ibrahim, Fredrick Simpeh, Oluseyi Julius Adebowale

Construction organizations must maintain a productive workforce without sacrificing their health and safety. The global construction sector loses billions of dollars yearly to…

Explaining resilience model of historical bazaars using artificial neural network

Mina Heydari Torkamani, Yaser Shahbazi, Azita Belali Oskoyi

Historical bazaars, a huge treasure of Iranian culture, art and economy, are places for social capital development. Un-supervised management in past decades has led to the…

An innovative methodology for the assessment of the social discount rate: an application to the European states for ensuring the goals of equitable growth

Francesco Tajani, Debora Anelli, Felicia Di Liddo, Pierluigi Morano

The European Commission has established the reference value of the social discount rate (SDR) to be used in the cost-benefit analysis according to the subdivision of the states…

A review of the interrelationships and characteristics of Building Information Modeling, Integrated Project Delivery and Lean Construction maturity models

Sara Rashidian, Robin Drogemuller, Sara Omrani, Fereshteh Banakar

The application of integrated project delivery (IPD) in conjunction with building information modeling (BIM) and Lean Construction (LC) as the efficient method for improving…

BIM-enabled virtual reality (VR)-based pedagogical framework in architectural design studios

Aso Hajirasouli, Saeed Banihashemi, Paul Sanders, Farzad Rahimian

Over the past decade, architecture, construction and engineering (ACE) industries have been evolving from traditional practices into more current, interdisciplinary and technology…

A review of the advanced treatment techniques for enriching the recycled concrete aggregates for recycled-based concrete: economic, environmental and technical analysis

Bahareh Nikmehr, Bidur Kafle, Riyadh Al-Ameri

This study aimed to review various existing methods for improving the quality of recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs) as a possible substitution for natural aggregates (NAs) in…

Ground-level documentation of heat stress exposure and response strategies in informal settlements in Tshwane, South Africa

Jan Marais Hugo, Paul Walter Sonnendecker

The adverse impacts of climate change coupled with rapid informal urbanization in the Southern African region are increasing the vulnerability of already sensitive population…

Implementation of lean for small- and medium-sized construction organisational improvement

Jamiu A. Dauda, Saheed Ajayi, Temitope Omotayo, Olayiwola O. Oladiran, Olusegun M. Ilori

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the construction sector are highly vulnerable to disruptions caused by political and economic decisions or even pandemics. This…

Construction practice knowledge for complementing classroom teaching during site visits

Johnson Olayiwola, Anthony Olukayode Yusuf, Abiola Abosede Akanmu, Homero Murzi, Xinghua Gao, Kereshmeh Afsari

As video-based interventions are continuously utilized as alternatives to physical site visits, directing students' attention to specific learning contents within videos could…

Robotics and automation for sustainable construction: microscoping the barriers to implementation

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, John Aliu, Patricia Fadamiro, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan, Mahathir Yahaya

This study presents the results of an assessment of the barriers that can hinder the deployment of robotics and automation systems in developing countries through the lens of the…

An evaluation of stakeholders' participation process in developing smart sustainable cities in Saudi Arabia

Abood Khaled Alamoudi, Rotimi Boluwatife Abidoye, Terence Y.M. Lam

The smart sustainable cities (SSC) concept has a wide acknowledgement amongst governments and societies that deal with emerging technology and help in developing better urban…

Factors influencing the intention to adopt green construction: an application of the theory of planned behaviour

Patience Tunji-Olayeni, Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu, Timothy Oluwafemi Ayodele

The aim of this paper is to assess the behavioural factors that influence professionals' intention to adopt green construction based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB).

Major opportunities of digital twins for smart buildings: a scientometric and content analysis

Frank Ato Ghansah, Weisheng Lu

Digital twins provide enormous opportunities for smart buildings. However, an up-to-date intellectual landscape to understand and identify the major opportunities of digital twins…

An interactive assessment framework for residential space layouts using pix2pix predictive model at the early-stage building design

Fatemeh Mostafavi, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Seyed Shayan Shahrestani

In this study, a novel framework based on deep learning models is presented to assess energy and environmental performance of a given building space layout, facilitating the…

Building information modeling (BIM) for lifecycle carbon emission: scientometric and scoping literature reviews

Hanane Bouhmoud, Dalila Loudyi, Salman Azhar

Considering the world population, an additional 415.1 billion m² of built floor will be needed by 2050, which could worsen the environmental impact of the construction industry…

Implementing enterprise resource planning for lean waste minimisation: challenges and proposed strategies

W.A. Rasanjali, A.P.K.D. Mendis, B.A.K.S. Perera, Vijitha Disaratna

In a conventional sense, information technology has frequently been considered a source of Lean waste management. However, as the corporate world evolves, new models that provide…

Towards a circular economy: a knowledge-attitude gap between demand and supply-side operators on green building construction in Ghana

Florence Dadzoe, Michael Addy, Daniel Yaw Addai Duah, Michael Adesi

To be able to achieve the uptake and usage of green buildings requires various actors within the construction value chain to be engaged. Despite its global uptake, green building…

Automated detection of learning stages and interaction difficulty from eye-tracking data within a mixed reality learning environmen

Omobolanle Ruth Ogunseiju, Nihar Gonsalves, Abiola Abosede Akanmu, Yewande Abraham, Chukwuma Nnaji

Construction companies are increasingly adopting sensing technologies like laser scanners, making it necessary to upskill the future workforce in this area. However, limited…

A machine learning approach for predicting critical factors determining adoption of offsite construction in Nigeria

Godoyon Ebenezer Wusu, Hafiz Alaka, Wasiu Yusuf, Iofis Mporas, Luqman Toriola-Coker, Raphael Oseghale

Several factors influence OSC adoption, but extant literature did not articulate the dominant barriers or drivers influencing adoption. Therefore, this research has not only…

Evaluation of smart village strategies and challenges

Suresh Renukappa, Subashini Suresh, Wala Abdalla, Nisha Shetty, Nagaraju Yabbati, Rahul Hiremath

Rural communities around the world are searching for solutions to upkeep, restore and improve local services that are deteriorating. They are exploring the potential of a digital…

Digitalisation for whom: the determinants of residents' use of the digital property address system in Accra, Ghana

Louis Kusi Frimpong, Stephen Leonard Mensah, Seth Asare Okyere, Matthew Abunyewah, Stephen Kofi Diko, Seth Barnie Enning, Joshua Mawutor Attigah

There is an emerging digital turn in urban management in Africa, undergirded by efforts to address the challenges of rapid urbanisation. To ensure that this digitalisation agenda…

Challenges of offsite construction and BIM implementation: providing a framework for integration in New Zealand

Nazanin Kordestani Ghalenoei, Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar, Daniel Paes, Monty Sutrisna

The development of prefabrication into full-scale offsite manufacturing processes in the construction industry is paradigm-shifting. Moreover, Building Information Modelling (BIM…

Learning-to-learn sand cone model integrated lean learning framework for construction industry

Agana Parameswaran, K.A.T.O. Ranadewa

The lack of knowledge has hindered the successful implementation of lean in the construction industry. This has alarmed the need for lean learning practices. Out of numerous…

State-of-the-art analysis of the integration of augmented reality with construction technologies to improve construction safety

Hesam Khorrami Shad, Kenneth Tak Wing Yiu, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Zhenan Feng

This paper aims to explore augmented reality (AR) applications in construction safety academic literature and propose possible improvements for future scholarly works. The paper…

Construction planning through 4D BIM-based virtual reality for light steel framing building projects

Ali Rashidi, Wei Yin Yong, Duncan Maxwell, Yihai Fang

The construction industry has actively attempted to tackle the low-productivity issues arising from inefficient construction planning. It is imperative to understand how…

Project-based learning for proactive skills development of postgraduate students in solar energy building design digitalisation

Chathuri Gunarathna, Rebecca Yang, Pabasara Wijeratne Mudiyanselage, Gayashan Amarasinghe, Tharushi Samarasinghalage, R.P. Nilmini Weerasinghe, Hongying Zhao, Chaoxiang Zhang, Chengyang Liu, Kaige Wang, Sujan Dev Sureshkumar Jayakumari

Project-based learning is one of the most effective methods of transferring academic knowledge and skills to real-world situations in higher education. However, its effectiveness…

Passive variable acoustic technology for classroom reverberation time: a case study

Megan Burfoot, Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Nicola Naismith

To maximise acoustic comfort in a classroom, the acoustic conditions of the space should be variable. So, the optimal acoustic state also changes when the classroom changes from a…

Validating and testing a project delivery success model in construction: a mixed-method approach in Australia

Amir Naser Ghanbaripour, Craig Langston, Roksana Jahan Tumpa, Greg Skulmoski

Despite considerable research on the subject, there is still some misunderstanding about what characterizes successful project delivery in construction projects. Evaluating…

Asset information requirements for blockchain-based digital twins: a data-driven predictive analytics perspective

Benjamin Hellenborn, Oscar Eliasson, Ibrahim Yitmen, Habib Sadri

The purpose of this study is to identify the key data categories and characteristics defined by asset information requirements (AIR) and how this affects the development and…

Development and evaluation of cloud-based virtual reality for design evaluation: multicriteria comparative analysis

Daluch Sinoeurn, Kriengsak Panuwatwanich

The study aims to introduce a cloud-based virtual reality (VR) approach and investigate its applicability and performance in aiding the remote design evaluation process by…

Activity recognition from trunk muscle activations for wearable and non-wearable robot conditions

Nihar Gonsalves, Omobolanle Ruth Ogunseiju, Abiola Abosede Akanmu

Recognizing construction workers' activities is critical for on-site performance and safety management. Thus, this study presents the potential of automatically recognizing…

A comparison of low-cost housing units for varying climatic regions in South Africa: a knowledge management approach

Francine van Tonder, P.D. Rwelamila

One of the greatest challenges faced by the 1994 post-apartheid government in South Africa is the housing problem that has persisted for almost 30 years into democracy. Innovation…

The green office environment: New Zealand workers' perception of IEQ

Eziaku Onyeizu Rasheed, James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi

Achieving an appropriate indoor environment quality (IEQ) is crucial to a green office environment. Whilst much research has been carried out across the globe on the ideal IEQ for…

Simplified rating tool to evaluate sustainable practices of small-scale infrastructure projects in Australia – a comparative review

Malindu Sasanka Sandanayake, Zora Vrcelj, Yanni Bouras, Hing-Wah Chau, Patrick Hastings

The present study aims to inform the requirements for developing a sustainable rating tool for small-scale infrastructure projects (SSIPs) through research findings.

Assessing the role of respectable engagement in improving construction employee’s safety perception

Benjamin Baah, Alex Acheampong, Dickson Osei-Asibey, Aba Essanowa Afful

Employee unsafe behaviours and failure to adhere to safety standards resulting from poor safety perception among employees contribute to the high rate of accidents in the…

Assessment of X-Salt characterization: a salt-based construction material using natural adhesives for additive manufacturing

Deena El-Mahdy, Hisham S. Gabr, Sherif Abdelmohsen

Despite the dramatic increase in construction toward additive manufacturing, several challenges are faced using natural materials such as Earth and salt compared to the most…

Investigating the future of model-based construction in the UK

Tara Brooks, Ryan Zantinge, Faris Elghaish

Although data rich building information models have been widely adopted in the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry in the United Kingdom (UK), use of 2D…

Applications of augmented reality for construction productivity improvement: a systematic review

Oluseyi Julius Adebowale, Justus Ngala Agumba

Despite the significance of the construction industry to the nation's economic growth, there is empirical evidence that the sector is lagging behind other industries in terms of…

Blockchain technology: a catalyst for reverse logistics of the automobile industry

Karthik Bajar, Aditya Kamat, Saket Shanker, Akhilesh Barve

In recent times, reverse logistics (RL) is gaining significant traction in various automobile industries to recapture returned vehicles’ value. A good RL program can lower…

Developing a collaborative framework for construction projects in emerging economies

Hazhar Faris, Mark Gaterell, David Hutchinson

The construction industry is a primary contributor to the development of emerging economies such as the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. However, the sector is underperforming, and…

Blockchain integration into electronic document management (EDM) system in construction common data environment

Mee San Kiu, Kai Wen Lai, Fah Choy Chia, Phui Fung Wong

The digitization of electronic document management (EDM) in the construction industry has become more common in nature with the evolution of technology. However, there are still…

Industry 4.0 and the circular economy: using design-stage digital technology to reduce construction waste

Anuja Talla, Stephen McIlwaine

This study examines how applying innovative I4.0 technologies at the design stage can help reduce construction waste and improve the recovery, reuse, and recycling of construction…

A quantitative, evidence-based analysis of correlations between lean construction and building information modelling

Yusuf Arayici, Onur Behzat Tokdemir, Mohamad Kassem

This research aims to identify and measure the correlations between building information modelling (BIM) and lean construction (LC) principles at the design and construction…

PESTEL analysis of mental health management of project management practitioners (PMPs) in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) project organization

Bashir Tijani, Xiao-Hua Jin, Robert Osei-Kyei

Architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) project organizations are under constant pressure to improve the mental health of project management practitioners (PMPs) due to…

Development of 3D printers for concrete structures: mix proportion design approach and laboratory testing

Loan Thi Pham, Thu Nguyen, Thanh Trinh, Anh Nguyen, Quang Do, Bien Bui, Jianzhuang Xiao

This study deals with three major topics: (1) the developed generations of 3D concrete printers, (2) the mix design approach for cement-based materials and (3) laboratory testing.

A VR training scenario editor for operation in construction based on BIM 4D and domain expert authoring

Barbara Schiavi, Vincent Havard, Karim Beddiar, David Baudry

Virtual Reality (VR) based training is an efficient and promising digital tool. In the construction industry, studies have been conducted on the realisation of VR scenarios for…

Toward digital construction supply chain-based Industry 4.0 solutions: scientometric-thematic analysis

Lina Gharaibeh, Kristina Maria Eriksson, Bjorn Lantz, Sandra Matarneh, Faris Elghaish

The wood construction industry has been described as slow in adapting efficiency-increasing activities in its operations and supply chain. The industry is still facing challenges…

Enhancing BIM competencies of built environment undergraduates students using a problem-based learning and network analysis approach

Lovelin Ifeoma Obi, Temitope Omotayo, Damilola Ekundayo, Abiodun Kolawole Oyetunji

Building information modelling (BIM) is an innovative, collaborative process underpinned by digital technologies introduced to improve project performance in the architecture…

Intelligent passive room acoustic technology to satisfy acoustic design standards in classrooms

Megan Burfoot, Nicola Naismith, Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini

Informed by acoustic design standards, the built environments are designed with single reverberation times (RTs), a trade-off between long and short RTs needed for different space…

Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) in architectural design meetings: from a case study to knowledge-to-action framework

Vikrom Laovisutthichai, Weisheng Lu

Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) challenges architects in managing diverse knowledge across different professional domains. Little research, if any, has documented DfMA…

The uptake of City Information Modelling (CIM): a comprehensive review of current implementations, challenges and future outlook

Hossein Omrany, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Derek John Clements-Croome

This paper critically analysed 195 articles with the objectives of providing a clear understanding of the current City Information Modelling (CIM) implementations, identifying the…

Embracing BIM in its totality: a Total BIM case study

Oliver Disney, Mattias Roupé, Mikael Johansson, Alessio Domenico Leto

Building information modeling (BIM) is mostly limited to the design phase where two parallel processes exist, i.e. creating 2D-drawings and BIM. Towards the end of the design…

Emerging paradigm for land records in India

Rashi Gupta, Mona N. Shah, Satya N. Mandal

The purpose of this paper is to establish the importance of land records for urban development. The study focuses on how traditionally land records were managed and presently what…