Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 25 Issue 10

Driving innovation through Lean- and BIM-based theory and practice

Zeeshan Aziz, Yusuf Arayici

Developing organizational capabilities to deliver lean and green project outcomes using BIM

Ritu Ahuja, Anil Sawhney, Mohammed Arif

The purpose of this paper is to describe the process through which an organization develops organizational capabilities by tapping the technical skills and social skills of its…

Improving transparency in construction management: a visual planning and control model

Denise Ann Brady, Patricia Tzortzopoulos, John Rooke, Carlos Torres Formoso, Algan Tezel

The purpose of this paper is to discuss a production planning and control model known as the Lean construction management (LCM) model, which applies a number of visual tools in a…

Mobile BIM implementation and lean interaction on construction site: A case study of a complex airport project

Ozan Koseoglu, Elif Tugce Nurtan-Gunes

Building information modeling (BIM) and lean construction are two practices that are developed in order to increase productivity, efficiency and quality in construction by…

The role of formal and informal mechanisms in implementing lean principles in construction projects

Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Maria Endresen, Silje Fålun

Previous research shows that implementing lean construction is not a straightforward task. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of formal and informal mechanisms in…

Exploring the BIM and lean synergies in the Istanbul Grand Airport construction project

Ozan Koseoglu, Mehmet Sakin, Yusuf Arayici

The purpose of this paper is to develop a solid understanding of how integrated building information modeling (BIM) is implemented in a mega project such as the (Istanbul Grand…

Lean talent management: a novel approach for increasing creativity in architectural design firms

Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman, Mohamed Hesham Madbouly Khalil

Architecture is classified as one of the creative industries worldwide. However, it is plagued with a number of problems that confine its creativity towards developing innovative…

Project-based pedagogy in interdisciplinary building design adopting BIM

Ruoyu Jin, Tong Yang, Poorang Piroozfar, Byung-Gyoo Kang, Dariusz Wanatowski, Craig Matthew Hancock, Llewellyn Tang

The purpose of this paper is to present a pedagogical practice in the project-based assessment of architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) students’ interdisciplinary…

Bridging the digital divide gap in BIM technology adoption

Kudirat Olabisi Ayinla, Zulfikar Adamu

In the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, a “digital divide” exists in technology adoption because SMEs (who often form the bulk of AEC organisations in…