Construction Innovation: Volume 23 Issue 1

Machine learning for the identification of competent project managers for construction projects in Nepal

Samrakshya Karki, Bonaventura Hadikusumo

Project manager’s competency is crucial in the construction sector for the successful completion of projects, particularly in the case of developing countries like Nepal…

Factors impacting BIM application in prefabricated buildings in China with DEMATEL-ISM

Cheng Gong, Hongyu Xu, Feng Xiong, Jian Zuo, Na Dong

Some papers have investigated the complex factors impacting building information modeling (BIM) application in prefabricated buildings (PBs), but few paid attention to their…

Value management implementation barriers for sustainable building: a bibliometric analysis and partial least square structural equation modeling

Ahmed Farouk Kineber, Idris Othman, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Nicholas Chileshe, Tarek Zayed

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between overcoming the value management (VM) implementation barriers and VM implementation in the Egyptian building sector.

The influence of risks on the outturn cost of ICT infrastructure network projects

Khalid Almarri, Halim Boussabaine, Hamad Al Nauimi

The internet of things (IoT) is becoming an increasingly inescapable part of society. IoT paradigm cannot function without the networking infrastructure. High-speed data networks…

The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the UK construction industry and the process of future-proofing business

Mark Stride, Suresh Renukappa, Subashini Suresh, Charles Egbu

COVID-19 was officially declared as a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organisation on 11th March 2020, before the UK was put into lockdown on the 23rd March 2020…

Building information modelling (BIM) and the return on investment: a systematic analysis

Apeesada Sompolgrunk, Saeed Banihashemi, Saeed Reza Mohandes

The purpose of this study is to identify and analyse the key measurable returning factors, value drivers and strategic benefits associated with building information modelling…

Investigation of the current usage of BIM capabilities by large-sized building contractors in Kenya based on theory of innovation diffusion

Joel Odhiambo Oyuga, Abednego Gwaya, Mugwima Bernard Njuguna

This study aims to focus on the four user characteristics of innovation diffusion (availability, observability and trialability [AOT], simplicity, relative advantage [RA] and…

Control method of spray curing system for cement concrete members based on the AdaBoost.M1 algorithm

Wei Yuan, Renfeng Yang, Jianyou Yu, Qunrong Zeng, Zechen Yao

Spray curing has become the preferred curing method for most cement concrete members because of its lower cost and sound effect. However, the spray curing quality of members is…

Applicability of a digitalization model based on augmented reality for building construction education in architecture

Tayibe Seyman Guray, Burcu Kismet

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a digitalization model (DM) for building construction courses in architectural education as a response to the recent emerging…

Exploring the design risk factors for modular integrated construction projects

Ibrahim Yahaya Wuni, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari

Modular integrated construction (MiC) is considered as a process innovation to improve the performance of construction projects. However, effective delivery of MiC projects…

Exploring BIM-triggered organisational and professional culture change: a systematic literature review

Sonali Alankarage, Nicholas Chileshe, Raufdeen Rameezdeen, David J. Edwards, Aparna Samaraweera

Building information modelling (BIM) has had a considerable impact on the socio-technical aspects of construction organisations. Culture has been considered an essential element…

Interpretive structural model of trust factors in construction virtual project teams

Sukhwant Kaur Sagar, Olugbenga Timo Oladinrin, Mohammed Arif, Muhammad Qasim Rana

Organisational dependence on virtual project teams (VPTs) is growing dramatically due to the substantial benefits they offer, such as efficiently achieving objectives and…