Smart and Sustainable Built Environment: Volume 13 Issue 4

Guest editorial: Embracing the future construction project lifecycle: education and training for construction 4.0

Ali Rashidi, Mina Najafi, Mehrdad Arashpour, Robert Moehler, Yu Bai, Farzad Rahimian

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…