Construction Innovation: Volume 22 Issue 4

Requirements and process analysis for ports and waterways openBIM ISO standards development

Alex Bradley, Haijiang Li, Honglei Qin, Wen Xi, Daniel Peel, Nicholas Nisbet

Defining building information modelling (BIM) standards for the infrastructure domain is a central issue to the successful implementation of BIM in civil engineering domains. To…

A comprehensive overview on BIM-integrated cyber physical system architectures and practices in the architecture, engineering and construction industry

Anish Banerjee, R. Ramesh Nayaka

The purpose of this paper is to investigate building information modelling (BIM) integrated Internet of Things (IoT) architectures extensively and provide comparative evaluation…

Influences of client focus and company type on innovation and financial performance in the construction industry

Nor’Aini Yusof, Kong Seng Lai, Amy Marisa

As innovation has been recognised as important in improving construction company performances, this study aims to determine the effects of client focus and company type on…

Technology capabilities for an automated and connected earthwork roadmap

Seyedeh Neda Naghshbandi, Liz Varga, Yukun Hu

The development of communication and artificial intelligence technologies has raised interest in connectivity and increased autonomy of automated earthmoving equipment for…

An apposite framework for green cities development in developing countries: the case of Ghana

Caleb Debrah, De-Graft Owusu-Manu

The purpose of this study is to develop a framework to guide green cities development in developing countries. The study adapted and validated indicators that can be adopted, to…

A BIM-driven framework for integrating rules and regulations in the decommissioning of nuclear power plants

Akponanabofa Henry Oti, Peter Farrell, Fonbeyin Henry Abanda, Paul McMahon, Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu, Dingayo Mzyece, Adeyemi Ayodele Akintola, Nawal Prinja

The relatively low capital cost and contributions to mitigating global warming have favoured the continuous construction and operation of nuclear power plants (NPPs) across the…

DroneSim: a VR-based flight training simulator for drone-mediated building inspections

Gilles Albeaino, Ricardo Eiris, Masoud Gheisari, Raja Raymond Issa

This study aims to explore DroneSim, a virtual reality (VR)-based flight training simulator, as an alternative for real-world drone-mediated building inspection training.

Structural equation model of the barriers to preliminary and sustained BIM adoption in a developing country

Oluseye Olugboyega, Abimbola Olukemi Windapo

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the barriers that are constituting significant obstructions to preliminary and sustained BIM adoption in the South African construction…

Building information modeling as a tool for prevention of design defects

Hyun Jeong Koo, James T. O’Connor

In recent decades, professionals in the architecture, engineering and construction industry have come to recognize building information modeling (BIM) as one of the most powerful…

New success factors for construction projects: a systematic review of post-2004 literature

Shawn H. Charles, Alice Chang-Richards, (Kenneth) Tak Wing Yiu

The purpose of this study is to elicit the success factors from empirical evidence, as construction industry requires an improved understanding of factors for managing projects to…

Best practices for implementing industrialized construction projects: lessons from nine case studies

Ibrahim Yahaya Wuni, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Amos Darko

Industrialized construction (IC) leverages manufacturing principles and innovative processes to improve the performance of construction projects. Though IC is gaining popularity…

Conceptual framework of value management adoption in the Nigerian construction industry

Lekan Damilola Ojo, Deji Rufus Ogunsemi, Olusola Ogunsina

The Nigerian construction industry is bedeviled with poor project performance and outcomes which value management (VM) could address if applied. The application of VM on Nigerian…

Life management of the quantity surveyors working for contractors at sites: female vs male

B.A.K.S. Perera, K.I. Ridmika, M.K.C.S. Wijewickrama

The construction industry (CI) is known for heavy workloads and long working hours. Consequently, quantity surveyors (QSs) find it difficult to integrate work with life. Thus, the…

Integration between knowledge management and business process management and its impact on the decision making process in the construction sector: a case study of Jordan

Sami Wasef Abuezhayeh, Les Ruddock, Issa Shehabat

The purpose of this paper is to investigate and explain how organizations in the construction sector can enhance their decision-making process (DMP) by practising knowledge…

Trends and developments of on-site crane layout planning 1983–2020: bibliometric, scientometric and qualitative analyses

Salman Tariq, Mohamed Hussein, Roy Dong Wang, Tarek Zayed

This study aims to thoroughly examine the trends and developments of crane layout planning (CLP) in the construction field and reveal future research directions for modular…

Digital information technologies for prevention through design (PtD): a literature review and directions for future research

Karim Farghaly, William Collinge, Mojgan Hadi Mosleh, Patrick Manu, Clara Man Cheung

With the rapid development of digital information and modelling software applications for construction, questions have arisen about their impact on construction safety. Meanwhile…

Evaluation of enterprise technology innovation capability in prefabricated construction in China

Yudan Dou, Xiaolong Xue, Yuna Wang, Weirui Xue, Wenbo Huangfu

This study aims to evaluate enterprise technology innovation capability in prefabricated construction (PC) from an input-output perspective, using six integrated enterprises in…

Enhanced model of the innovation-decision process, for modular-technological-process innovations in construction

Barry Gledson

The purpose of this study is to establish an enhanced model of the innovation-decision process (IDP), specifically for construction. As context, innovation diffusion theory (IDT…

Risks of water and wastewater PPP projects: an investors’ perspective

Omid Amiri, Amir Ayazi, Mahmoud Rahimi, Garshasb Khazaeni

Water and wastewater (WW) projects are gaining attention in Iran because of shortages of water resources. However, these projects are lengthy and they are accompanied by numerous…

A roadmap for business model adaptation in the construction industry: a structured review of business model research

Dilani Niroshika Abeynayake, BAKS Perera, Chandanie Hadiwattege

Survival challenges compel construction firms to change their business thinking on adapting business models (BMs). Unlike in the other fields, in the construction field, it is…

Assessing the importance of transformational leadership competencies and supply chain learning to green innovation: construction practitioners’ perspectives

Hai Pham, Tho Pham, Chau Ngoc Dang

This study aims to assess the importance of transformational leadership competencies, as well as supply chain learning, to green innovation in construction at the supply chain…

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as a tool for visual inspection of building facades in AEC+FM industry

Ramiro Daniel Ballesteros Ruiz, Alberto Casado Lordsleem Jr., Joaquin Humberto Aquino Rocha, Javier Irizarry

The purpose of this paper is to report on the results of an exploratory study on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as a visual data collection tool in the architecture…