Construction Innovation: Volume 15 Issue 1

Setting new trends of integrated Building Information Modelling (BIM) for construction industry

Xiangyu Wang, Heap-Yih Chong

The purpose of this paper is to set new trends of integrated Building Information Modelling (BIM) for the construction industry. BIM has been accepted by construction to some…

Understanding fundamental and practical ingredients of construction project data management

Kalle Kähkönen, Jukka Rannisto

This paper and research behind it aim to explain key elements behind construction project data management by looking at actual operations. The construction project management is…

Virtual generative BIM workspace for maximising AEC conceptual design innovation: A paradigm of future opportunities

Sepehr Abrishami, Jack Goulding, Farzad Pour Rahimian, Abdul Ganah

The purpose of this paper is to find optimal solutions for conceptual design automation, which can be integrated with Building Information Modelling (BIM) support for construction…

Embedded contexts of innovation: BIM adoption and implementation for a specialty contracting SME

Erik Poirier, Sheryl Staub-French, Daniel Forgues

The purpose of this paper is to study the radical innovation process behind the adoption and implementation of building information modelling (BIM) for a specialty contracting…

A hybrid SD–DES simulation approach to model construction projects

Saeed Moradi, Farnad Nasirzadeh, Farzaneh Golkhoo

The purpose of this research is to propose a hybrid simulation framework which can take into account both the continuous and operational variables affecting the performance of…

Utilizing platforms in industrialized construction: A case study of a precast manufacturer

Martin Bonev, Michael Wörösch, Lars Hvam

The purpose of this paper is to explore the development of a platform-based project execution in the industrialised construction sector, with a focus on systematically balancing…

Perceptions of success in performance-based procurement: Differences between clients and contractors

Joop Van Duren, André Dorée, Hans Voordijk

The purpose of this study is to analyse, from the perspective of agency theory, differences between client and contractor in their perceptions of changes in uncertainty and in…