Construction Innovation: Volume 19 Issue 1

Enabling energy-efficient renovation: the case of vertical extension to buildings

Rikard Sundling, Åke Blomsterberg, Anne Landin

This paper is based on a study of six similar buildings built in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1971, which were in urgent need of renovation. A life cycle profit analysis shows how four…

Challenges to transferring and sharing of tacit knowledge within a construction supply chain

Mandeep Saini, Mohammed Arif, Dennis J. Kulonda

This paper aims to investigate the potential challenges that hinder the effective transfer and sharing of tacit knowledge (knowledge communication [KC]) within a construction…

Elaborating factors affecting visual control in a big room

Jukka Majava, Harri Haapasalo, Kirsi Aaltonen

The “big room” concept and lean philosophy have become increasingly popular in the construction industry. Visual control is a central part of lean philosophy and the big room…

Quantitative assessment of risks on construction projects using fault tree analysis with hybrid uncertainties

Shahab Shoar, Farnad Nasirzadeh, Hamid Reza Zarandi

The purpose of this paper is to present a fault tree (FT)-based approach for quantitative risk analysis in the construction industry that can take into account both objective and…

A flexible genetic algorithm-fuzzy regression approach for forecasting: The case of bitumen consumption

Ali Azadeh, Mahdokht Kalantari, Ghazaleh Ahmadi, Hossein Eslami

Construction materials comprise a major part of the total construction cost. Given the importance of bitumen as a fundamental material in construction projects, it is imperative…

Construction logistics governing guidelines in urban development projects

Mats Janné, Anna Fredriksson

Although a construction logistics solution is necessary for dealing with the demands in many large urban development projects, there is a lack of research on governance mechanisms…

Job site weather index: an indicator for open environment construction projects

Amin Alvanchi, Shayan JavadiAghdam

Many construction projects are implemented in open-environment job sites and can be significantly affected by various weather conditions. Evaluating the overall impacts of the…