«Jeg vil bli en å regne med» by Aage Aagesen

“…Their stories make them come across as rational agents concerned with independence, ambition and a goal-oriented agency proving their capacity and willingness to take responsibility through hard work in the construction industry. This narrative identity can be understood as the young men’s ideals of masculinity, which intertwine their earlier values and previous experiences with a new maturity gained by social relations to role models in the labour market and significant others. …”
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Optimization in Construction Management Using Adaptive Opposition Slime Mould Algorithm by Pham Vu Hong Son, Luu Ngoc Quynh Khoi

“…The purpose of this research study is to solve a four-objective optimization problem in the construction industry using a hybrid model that combines the slime mould algorithm (SMA) with opposition-based learning. …”
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Design approaches proposed for bending components made by 3D concrete printers by Thi Loan Pham

“… The research and application of 3D printing technology in the construction industry have captured the attention of researchers, businesses, and management agencies. …”
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A model of factors influencing safety behaviour and awareness among Vietnamese construction workers by Duy Khanh Ha

“… Ensuring labour safety remains a critical concern within the construction industry, particularly in Vietnam, where workers face various challenges related to awareness and behaviour. …”
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A Framework of Selecting Building Flooring Finishing Materials by Using Building Information Modeling (BIM) by Mohamed A. Al Rahhal Al Orabi, Khalid S. Al-Gahtani

“…Furthermore, the framework is integrated with Building Information Modeling (BIM) that has been widely used in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry (AEC). Finally, a case study of a residential house in Saudi Arabia was used to demonstrate the framework. …”
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Electrochemical Preparation of Recycled Self-Compacting Concrete Composite Beams and Their Application in Prefabricated Buildings by Yuan Yuan, Yongchao Zhu

“…In order to solve the problems of electrochemical preparation of recycled self-compacting concrete composite beams and their application in prefabricated buildings, we need to meet the requirements of national housing industrialization and green buildings, make up for the low development capacity of prefabricated buildings, and improve the speed of housing construction and the rapid development of the construction industry. Now the prefabricated building has entered a period of rapid growth. …”
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Analysis of national BIM implementation strategies, for the creation of a reference frame-work for the implementation of BIM in Mexico. by F. Rodríguez Gamboa, S. Álvarez Romero, M. Gómez

“…For some years now, the construction industry has been looking to improve productivity levels, reduce time and avoid cost overruns of the projects they perform; and has found a solution in BIM. …”
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Second homes in Tyrol by Axel Borsdorf

“…Second homes sustain the construction industry and the retail trade. The disadvantages of second homes led to restrictive measures in the Austrian Federal State of Tyrol. …”
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Mechanical Performance of Eco-Friendly Sandwich Wall with Rice Husk Recycled Concrete by Dingshi Chen, Maohua Du, Yubin Tian, Wenmiao Du

“…In the construction industry, an approach to alleviate the environmental problem is to apply ecological composite materials to the construction field. …”
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Reflections on Three Decades of Building Information Modeling by Žiga Turk

“…The symptoms of this are coordination and productivity problems that persist in the construction industry as well as an increasing amount of planning, organizational, and legal paperwork that is needed to support BIM-based processes. …”
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Game Analysis of the Multiagent Evolution of Existing Building Green Retrofitting from the Perspective of Green Credit by Liwen Chen, Mengjia Zhang, Shiwen Zhao

“…Existing building green retrofitting can reduce building energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, which is conducive to the sustainable development of the construction industry. The financing dilemma of the existing building green retrofitting hinders the large-scale development of green retrofitting in China. …”
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Investment attractiveness of the real sector of the economy in the framework of sustainable development by O. E. Astafieva, A. V. Kozlovsky, N. A. Moiseenko

“…The current situation in the investment and construction sector of the economy has been evaluated and the ways of solving the main problems of investment activity in the construction industry are outlined. The issues of formation mechanism of the investment attractiveness of industries and individual organizations, production and investment activities have been consistently considered. …”
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Comprehensive Review of Binder Matrices in 3D Printing Construction: Rheological Perspectives by Yeşim Tarhan, İsmail Hakkı Tarhan, Remzi Şahin

“…Three-dimensional printing technology is transforming the construction industry, which is increasingly turning to advanced materials and techniques to meet environmental and economic challenges. …”
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BIM: Enabling Sustainability and Asset Management through Knowledge Management by Robbert Anton Kivits, Craig Furneaux

“…Recent advances in IT have enabled advanced knowledge management, which in turn facilitates sustainability and improves asset management in the civil construction industry. There are several important qualifiers and some disadvantages of the current suite of technologies. …”
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Resource base of the building materials industry as the basis for sustainable development of the economy by O. E. Astafyeva

“…The proposed analysis showed the need to synchronise intersectoral interactions aimed at the progressive development of the construction industry. The suggested approach to the formation of a mechanism for sustainable development predetermines the business model within the framework of sustainable development concept and the opportunities, the emergence of which is due to digitalisation of industrial relations. …”
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The Influence Mechanism of BIM on Green Building Engineering Project Management under the Background of Big Data by Ning Feng

“…This has an important reference value for promoting China’s green construction work and has certain construction significance for realizing the sustainable development of the construction industry.…”
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Methodology for Assessing the Probability of Corrosion in Concrete Structures on the Basis of Half-Cell Potential and Concrete Resistivity Measurements by Lukasz Sadowski

“…In recent years, the corrosion of steel reinforcement has become a major problem in the construction industry. Therefore, much attention has been given to developing methods of predicting the service life of reinforced concrete structures. …”
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EVALUATION OF SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS- A STUDY OF IBOM TROPICANA CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS by Amaka Chinweude Ogwueleka, Emaeyak I. Mendie

“… The nature of the construction industry necessities dangerous activities and the proper implementation of safety and quality management is essential to control hazards and wastes, and also to improve project success. …”
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2010 Florida Land Value Survey: Farmland Prices Still Down by Rodney L. Clouser, Charles Moss, Ronald Muraro, Laila Racevskis, Robert A. Morris

“…It is apparent from the survey responses that the recessionary U.S. and Florida economies, the slower rate of Florida’s population growth, and the decline in the Florida housing construction industry continue to be reflected in a further decline in most Florida farmland values. …”
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Ontology-Driven Mixture-of-Domain Documentation: A Backbone Approach Enabling Question Answering for Additive Construction by Chao Li, Frank Petzold

“…Despite their potential, the adoption of these innovative methods is hindered by the construction industry’s fragmented expertise. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is frequently suggested to integrate this diverse knowledge, but existing BIM-based approaches lack a robust framework for systematically documenting and retrieving the cross-domain knowledge essential for construction projects. …”
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