Construction Innovation: Volume 14 Issue 2

Tracking of secondary and temporary objects in structural concrete work

Yelda Turkan, Frédéric Bosché, Carl T. Haas, Ralph Haas

Previous research has shown that “Scan-vs-BIM” object recognition systems, which fuse three dimensional (3D) point clouds from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) or digital…

A model for sharing knowledge in architectural firms

Joseph Bashouri, Glen William Duncan

This theoretical paper aims to develop a model of how best to facilitate projects knowledge sharing within architectural firms to learn from lessons and improve the firm…

A measurement model of building information modelling maturity

Yunfeng Chen, Hazar Dib, Robert F. Cox

There is a growing requirement for a rating system of building information modelling maturity (BIMM) to compare the effectiveness of modelling processes in construction projects…

A review of enabling factors in construction industry productivity in an Australian environment

Rami Hughes, David Thorpe

The purpose of the research discussed in this paper is to ascertain the perception, from the project manager's viewpoint, of factors affecting construction productivity in the…

Aspects of project learning in construction: a socio-technical model

Ali Mohammed Alashwal, Hamzah Abdul-Rahman

The purpose of this paper is to determine the measurement constructs of learning within construction projects' milieu. The literature indicated some mechanisms of learning in…

Environmental index for Finnish construction sites

Olli Teriö, Jaakko Sorri, Kalle Kähkönen, Jukka Hämäläinen

The primary aim of this study was to better understand the grounds to develop a monitoring and performance measurement method to support the environmental management of…

Design creating value for systems building of housing

Dan Engstrom, Lars Stehn