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OSD: A framework for the early stage parametric optimisation of the structural design in BIM-based platform
Tofigh Hamidavi, Sepehr Abrishami, Pasquale Ponterosso, David Begg, Nikos NanosThe paper aims to leverage the importance of the integrated automatic structural design for tall buildings at the early stage. It proposes to use an automatic prototype to perform…
A method to encourage and assess innovations in public tenders for infrastructure and construction projects
Bart Lenderink, Johannes I.M. Halman, Hans Boes, Hans VoordijkStimulating innovation in projects can contribute to achieving policy goals, addressing societal challenges and meeting objectives within programs and projects. Despite their…
Sustainable construction: Lessons learned from life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)
Muhammad Waseem Khan, Yousaf AliThe change in climate and depletion of natural resources because of the harmful emissions from different materials becomes a main issue for the globe. Some of the developed and…
Agreement options for negotiation on material location decision of housing development
Christiono Utomo, Yani RahmawatiDifferent housing development stakeholders need to cooperate and collaborate to perform various project activities. Housing development requires infrastructure development, which…
Demystifying the concept of offsite manufacturing method: Towards a robust definition and classification system
Kudirat Olabisi Ayinla, Franco Cheung, Abdel-Rahman TawilThis study aims to develop a more inclusive working definition and a formalised classification system for offsite construction to enable common basis of evaluation and…
Social construction of innovation and the role of innovation brokers in the construction sector
Natalya Sergeeva, Naomi LiuThe purpose of this paper is to re-visit social construction of technology (SCOT) framework in understanding of innovation in the construction sector and unpack the role of…
Profound barriers to building information modelling (BIM) adoption in construction small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): An interpretive structural modelling approach
Abdullahi B. Saka, Daniel W.M. ChanThis study aims to evaluate and investigate the dynamics of the barriers to building information modelling (BIM) adoption from the perspective of small and medium-sized…
Getting innovations adopted in the housing sector
Johannes A.W.H. Van Oorschot, Johannes I.M. Halman, Erwin HofmanThe purpose of this study is threefold. First, to provide a taxonomy of innovations in the housing sector. Second, to create a coherent framework that includes the mechanisms that…
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- Dr Anil Sawhney
- Professor Srinath Perera