Research Status and Challenges of Data-Driven Construction Project Management in the Big Data Context by Yao Huang, Qian Shi, Jian Zuo, Feniosky Pena-Mora, Jindao Chen

“…The construction industry is facing a data tsunami, while emerging information technologies (IT) show great potential for the effective processing of these data or information. …”
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Influence of Fly Ash, Bottom Ash, and Light Expanded Clay Aggregate on Concrete by S. Sivakumar, B. Kameshwari

“…Developing countries like India use the extensive reinforced construction works materials such as fly ash and bottom ash and other ingredients in RCC construction. In the construction industry, major attention has been devoted to the use of fly ash and bottom ash as cement and fine aggregate replacements. …”
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Study on Key Cost Drivers of Prefabricated Buildings Based on System Dynamics by Na Lou, Jingjuan Guo

“…The prefabricated building as a major initiative has been put forward by China in recent years to promote the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry, but its rapid development also faces high cost constraints. …”
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Efficient Truss Design: A Hybrid Geometric Mean Optimizer for Better Performance by Vu Hong Son Pham, Nghiep Trinh Nguyen Dang, Van Nam Nguyen

“…The emphasis on sustainable development is increasingly recognized as a global imperative, leading to significant transformations in methods and technologies within the construction industry. Specifically, the optimization of the mass of truss structures is aimed at enhancing sustainable construction efforts. …”
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Research on Differences in Knowledge Demand of Sustainability Learning of Teams in Mega Engineering Construction Project in China by Jinfan Zhang, Yun Chen, Wenxi Zhu, Jianrong Cai

“…Knowledge plays a vital role in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) in construction industry. According to the view of organization learning, heterogeneous teams have heterogeneous core knowledge. …”
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Comparing Project Complexity across Different Industry Sectors by Marian Bosch-Rekveldt, Hans Bakker, Marcel Hertogh

“…Five sectors were included: process industry, construction industry, ICT, high-tech product development, and food processing industry. …”
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Substantiation of directions for improving the management mechanism of the construction complex in the Donetsk People’s Republic by A. S. Tarasov

“…In a dynamically changing market environment characterised by high volatility of supply and demand as well as by an accelerated pace of technological innovation, improving management approaches in the construction industry becomes critically important. In addition, modern imperatives of sustainable development, including environmental, social and economic aspects, require a revision of traditional management models and introduction of innovative strategies. …”
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PrQS firms’ perspectives impacting on the employability of quantity surveying graduates by Tiyiso Mavasa, Rolien Terblanche

“… The purpose of this paper is to provide insight on the employability of recent Quantity Surveying graduates in the construction industry. The main aim is to establish employers’ perspective on the effect of higher education institution levels on the employability of these graduates. …”
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A Cognitive Failure Model of Construction Workers’ Unsafe Behavior by Shuwen Deng, Rui Peng, Yonggang Pan

“…The construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries globally, and construction workers are the leading cause of safety accidents. …”
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Visualization Analysis of Construction Robots Based on Knowledge Graph by Runrun Dong, Cuixia Chen, Zihan Wang

“…Construction robots are pivotal in advancing the construction industry towards intelligent upgrades. To further explore the current research landscape in this domain, the CNKI Chinese database and the Web of Science core database were employed as data sources. …”
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Engagement of Facilities Management in Design Stage through BIM: Framework and a Case Study by Ying Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Jun Wang, Ping Yung, Guo Jun

“…Few efforts in construction industry have involved facility managers into the design phase. …”
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“To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech Republic by Michal Lehečka

“…In the course of 2016, housing prices in Prague started to grow rapidly, as a result of long-term pressure generated by stagnation of construction industry, a constant influx of newcomers, speculations, shared economy platforms, etc. …”
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Effects of an Applied Load on the Chloride Penetration of Concrete with Recycled Aggregates and Recycled Powder by Zhiming Ma, Zhenhua Duan, Guangzhong Ba

“…Recycled aggregate (RA) and recycled powder (RP) are the primary products of the reclamation of construction and demolition (C&D) wastes, and the question of how to use them to prepare recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) and recycled powder concrete (RPC) has been a hot topic in the construction industry in China. As concrete structures are frequently subjected to the effects of both applied loads and chloride attacks, it is necessary to examine their effects on both RAC and RPC, which have received little consideration in previous investigations. …”
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Site Selection of Precast Concrete Component Factory Based on PCA and GIS by Shuqiang Wang, Yuke Ruan, Wanwei Hu

“…To address the problem of siting PC component plants in China's construction industry, a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis using principal component analysis (PCA) and geographic information system (GIS) is proposed for their siting. …”
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Lean construction and sustainability: A review of research trends and implications for the United Nations SDGs by Mochamad Agung Wibowo, Marah Ali Ammar

“…Lean Construction has emerged as a transformative approach in the construction industry, emphasizing efficiency, waste reduction, and continuous improvement. …”
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Impact Evaluation of Prefabricated Buildings Cost on Game Theory-Cloud Model by Na Li, Zhifeng Fan

“…Prefabricated buildings have the advantages of energy-saving, high efficiency, and high quality, which is energetically promoted in China’s construction industry. But the prefabricated buildings’ high construction cost hinders their rapid development. …”
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Effect of Organizational Cultural Differences and Mutual Trust on Contract Management of Nonequity Construction Project Alliances by Yanling Zhao, Yingbin Feng, Chenggang Li

“…This study aims to examine the impact of organizational cultural difference and mutual trust on the contract management of nonequity project alliances in the construction industry. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the quantitative data for this study. …”
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L’évolution du cadre bâti en Turquie, entre risque sismique et rentabilité du secteur de la construction : négociations et controverses sociotechniques by Youenn Gourain

“…The first part of the analysis examines the construction sector’s regulatory framework since 1999, which has shifted responsibility for seismic risk from the state to construction industry actors; that is, service providers, construction auditors, material producers and civil engineers. …”
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Exploring the Impacts of Change Orders on Performance of Construction Projects in Saudi Arabia by Majed Alzara

“…The construction industry is one of the most complex industries, and it involves numerous change orders. …”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN NIGERIA by Amadosi-Jesse EMMANUEL, Ahmed Doko IBRAHIM, Kulomri Jipato ADOGBO

“…The research adopted a questionnaire survey of prof essionals in the Nigerian Construction industry. 100 questionnaires were distributed and a total of 72 valid responses were obtained and used in the analysis. …”
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