Construction Innovation: Volume 22 Issue 1

Construction process innovation on Brock Commons Tallwood House

Sheryl Staub-French, Angelique Pilon, Erik Poirier, Azadeh Fallahi, Mohamed Kasbar, Francisco Calderon, Zahra Teshnizi, Thomas Froese

The purpose of this paper is to present the construction process innovations that enabled the successful delivery of the hybrid mass timber high-rise building in Canada, the Brock…

Design process innovation on brock commons tallwood house

Erik Poirier, Sheryl Staub-French, Angelique Pilon, Azadeh Fallahi, Zahra Teshnizi, Thomas Tannert, Thomas Froese

The purpose of this paper is to study the design process innovations that enabled the successful delivery of a hybrid, mass-timber high-rise building in Canada, the Brock Commons…

Offsite construction skills evolution: an Australian case study

Buddhini Ginigaddara, Srinath Perera, Yingbin Feng, Payam Rahnamayiezekavat

The construction industry is currently responding to pressures of industrialisation happening across all sectors. Consequently, offsite construction (OSC) has become a vehicle to…

Wearable sensing devices acceptance behavior in construction safety and health: assessing existing models and developing a hybrid conceptual model

Ifeanyi Okpala, Chukwuma Nnaji, Ibukun Awolusi

This study aims to examine relationships between several key technology acceptance variables that predict workers’ wearable sensing devices (WSDs) acceptance in the construction…

Exploiting digitalization for the coordination of required changes to improve engineer-to-order materials flow management

Qian Chen, Bryan T. Adey, Carl T. Haas, Daniel M. Hall

The dynamic nature and complexity of construction projects make it challenging to ensure that the engineer-to-order (ETO) materials supplied onsite match changing needs. The quick…

Role of BIM and energy simulation tools in designing zero-net energy homes

Shahryar Habibi

The purpose of this study is to design a zero-energy home, which is known to be capable of balancing its own energy production and consumption close to zero. Development of…

Taxonomic categories for commissioning and startup hot spot strategies

Brant Mock, James O’Connor

The purpose of this study is to better understand distinct solution strategy types for common commissioning and startup problems (Hot Spots) in the construction of industrial…

Applications of object detection in modular construction based on a comparative evaluation of deep learning algorithms

Chang Liu, Samad M.E. Sepasgozar, Sara Shirowzhan, Gelareh Mohammadi

The practice of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being promoted by technology developers. However, its adoption rate is still reported as low in the construction…

IPD-inspired framework for measuring stakeholder integration in public-private partnerships

Zeina Malaeb, Farook R. Hamzeh

In a public-private partnership (PPP), the private sector is represented by a company termed the special purpose vehicle (SPV), which combines different stakeholders including…

Creating a case for innovation acceleration in the New Zealand building industry

Johnson Adafin, Suzanne Wilkinson, James O.B. Rotimi, Casimir MacGregor, John Tookey, Regan Potangaroa

This study aims to examine how innovation can be accelerated within the New Zealand (NZ) building industry to improve the productivity and efficiency of the industry.