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A Systematic Literature Review On The Thermal Behaviour Of Building Elements Constructed Through 3d Concrete Printing (3dcp), Asad Ur Rehman Bajwa, Don A.S. Samarasinghe, Claire L. Flemmer, Ding Wen Bao Jun 2025

A Systematic Literature Review On The Thermal Behaviour Of Building Elements Constructed Through 3d Concrete Printing (3dcp), Asad Ur Rehman Bajwa, Don A.S. Samarasinghe, Claire L. Flemmer, Ding Wen Bao

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3D concrete printing (3DCP) is increasingly used in construction due to its high speed, low waste, and geometric freedom capabilities. Researchers have signaled that 3DCP can help achieve long desired sustainability in the construction industry. Understanding the thermal behaviour of 3DCP based building elements could play a crucial role in attaining an energy efficient envelope, yet research on assessing the thermal behaviour of printed elements remains limited. This systematic literature review of records published between 2013 to 2023, provides a comprehensive overview of the thermal behaviour of several 3DCP-based materials and the important factors affecting heat transfer properties. The most …

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Impact Of Modeling Simplification On Energy Simulation Speed And Accuracy Considering Climate Change: A Case Study Of A Dormitory Building, Yasaman Dadras, Farzad Mostafazadeh, Miroslava Kavgic Jun 2025

Impact Of Modeling Simplification On Energy Simulation Speed And Accuracy Considering Climate Change: A Case Study Of A Dormitory Building, Yasaman Dadras, Farzad Mostafazadeh, Miroslava Kavgic

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This study explores the impact of various weather files on the simulation accuracy of building energy model simplifications, focusing on thermal zone abstraction, HVAC system simplification, and material definition. Using a Canadian dormitory building as a case study, a detailed model is progressively simplified into four scenarios, ranging from individual to single-zone models. After calibration with real-world data, both detailed and simplified models are used to evaluate sixteen retrofit scenarios under current and future weather conditions, incorporating various present and future Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) and Canadian Weather Year for Energy Calculation (CWEC) files to account for climate change impacts. …

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Determinants Of Work Location Choice In Academia, Alessandra Migliore, Chiara Tagliaro, Ying Hua Jun 2025

Determinants Of Work Location Choice In Academia, Alessandra Migliore, Chiara Tagliaro, Ying Hua

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced most workers to work from home (WFH). At first glance, this seems not to be a significant change for academics, who, even in regular times, are used to performing their research activities autonomously and balancing on-campus and off-campus locations. Instead, precisely because of their flexible habits, it is interesting to study where academics worked during the COVID-19 pandemic and which factors relate to their location choices. This paper addresses these issues using survey data from 7,865 Italian-tenured academics. First, cluster analysis unveils four main location choices of Italian academics during the COVID-19 pandemic depending on …

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Accra Airport City: Construction Practices And Forms, Arturo Pavani Dr Jun 2025

Accra Airport City: Construction Practices And Forms, Arturo Pavani Dr

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This paper analyzes the scientific theory about African and Global cities and their practices through the analysis of a specific case study, the Airport City business district in Accra, Ghana. The goal of this research is to investigate what are the characteristics that influence this neighborhood’s architectural and urban development, starting from the analysis of its practices and forms. The purpose of the broader research is to investigate the forms and dynamics that shape this urban environment using a problem-driven and phronetic approach that starts from local practice and context and later reframes them within scientific theory.

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Bridging The Gap Between Environmental Sustainability And Building Operation In Office Buildings: Performance Measurement Based On User Behavior, Alice Paola Pomè, Chiara Tagliaro Jun 2025

Bridging The Gap Between Environmental Sustainability And Building Operation In Office Buildings: Performance Measurement Based On User Behavior, Alice Paola Pomè, Chiara Tagliaro

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The Architecture-Engineering-Construction-Operation (AECO) industry is reshaping due to two major disruptions. First, the climate crisis underscored the urgency to reduce environmental pressures. The global debate on sustainable economies has emphasized the need for the sector to evolve, particularly in the operation and maintenance phase, which has the most significant potential to leverage environmental impact. Second, the COVID-19 pandemic changed social behavior, in particular, shifting work patterns toward more flexible modes and reducing office occupancy. While the variability in office utilization highlighted the need to rethink workspaces based on user behavior, existing tools cannot effectively measure the impact of Operation & …

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Building Maintenance Strategy Selection Using Z-Numbers And The Delphi Method Enhanced Choosing By Advantages, Mahdi Anbari Moghadam, Deniz Besiktepe Jun 2025

Building Maintenance Strategy Selection Using Z-Numbers And The Delphi Method Enhanced Choosing By Advantages, Mahdi Anbari Moghadam, Deniz Besiktepe

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Effective maintenance strategies are essential for prolonging the service life of buildings and ensuring seamless business operations. However, selecting the best maintenance strategy can be challenging due to the uncertain nature of building maintenance activities, which often depend on subjective human judgment. Traditional decision-making methods may not fully address these challenges, especially when dealing with conflicting criteria. Subsequently, decision-making methods such as Choosing by Advantages (CBA) received attention in the literature and were utilized in building maintenance decision-making due to their practical and user-friendly structure. This paper proposes a novel approach that integrates Z-numbers and the Delphi method to address …

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Continuous Building Energy Modeling Concept In A Building’S Lifecycle With A Case Study, Sidi Mohammed Khalil Cherif Louazani, Hongtao Dang, Greg Lyman, Cary A Faulkner Jun 2025

Continuous Building Energy Modeling Concept In A Building’S Lifecycle With A Case Study, Sidi Mohammed Khalil Cherif Louazani, Hongtao Dang, Greg Lyman, Cary A Faulkner

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Building Energy Modeling (BEM) is crucial for improving energy efficiency, minimizing energy consumption, and ensuring occupant comfort. Accurate BEM offers many benefits and insights for sustainable practices throughout a building's lifecycle. However, continuous BEM is often underutilized for improving energy efficiency and decarbonization of the grid, particularly when combining multiple tools that accurately estimate energy consumption, detect abnormality, and offer sustainable recommendations. This study addresses the gap in continuous BEM throughout a building's lifecycle, emphasizing the role of dynamic schedule adjustments for the HVAC system to optimize energy consumption. The project team conducted a case study of an institutional building …

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Effectiveness Of Rapid-Set Csa Concrete Mixes For Sustainable Pavement Repair, Daniel D. Akerele, Federico Aguayo Jun 2025

Effectiveness Of Rapid-Set Csa Concrete Mixes For Sustainable Pavement Repair, Daniel D. Akerele, Federico Aguayo

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Rapid and sustainable pavement repairs are critical to minimizing road closure times, reducing environmental impacts, and ensuring infrastructure longevity. This study evaluates the effectiveness of rapid-set calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) concrete mixes compared to traditional concretes (Type III and novel Type X) for pavement repair applications. The research investigates the early-age and long-term mechanical performance of these materials, focusing on compressive strength, tensile strength, flexural strength, shrinkage, and fresh properties. A comprehensive experimental program was conducted using standardized testing methods (ASTM C39, C78, C496, and C157) to provide reliable and comparative data. Results showed that CSA mixes achieved superior early-age strength, …

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Achieving The Un Sustainability Goals: The Role Of Digital Product Passports In The Architecture, Engineering And Construction Industry, Daniel Oteng, Richard Asante, Hossein Omrany, Bridget T.B. Eshun Jun 2025

Achieving The Un Sustainability Goals: The Role Of Digital Product Passports In The Architecture, Engineering And Construction Industry, Daniel Oteng, Richard Asante, Hossein Omrany, Bridget T.B. Eshun

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The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry’s extensive resource consumption, solid waste and carbon dioxide emission generation hinder the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Digital product passports (DPPs) have been proposed to enhance the industry’s circularity and sustainability performance, thereby enabling the achievement of SDGs. However, among the few DPP studies, none of them specifically focuses on identifying which United Nations (UN) SDGs can be achieved by adopting DPPs in the AEC industry. This paper presents a systematic literature review exploring the role of DPPs in achieving the UN SDGs. Synthesis of the reviewed papers that …

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Advancing Off-Site Construction: Assessing Organizational Maturity And Capabilities In The Canadian Construction Industry, Rejsha Khoteja, Rashmi Khatri, Nicole Odo, Alexandra Thompson, Amirhossein Mehdipoor, Brandon Searle, Jeff H. Rankin Jun 2025

Advancing Off-Site Construction: Assessing Organizational Maturity And Capabilities In The Canadian Construction Industry, Rejsha Khoteja, Rashmi Khatri, Nicole Odo, Alexandra Thompson, Amirhossein Mehdipoor, Brandon Searle, Jeff H. Rankin

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The construction industry, despite being a vital sector for societal growth, has struggled to match the accelerated growth seen in other peer industries. Over the past two decades, productivity within construction has remained stagnant, posing challenges to meeting societal demands and sustainability targets. Recognizing the potential of digitalization to revolutionize construction processes, this research addresses the critical need to assess and benchmark organizational maturity and capabilities in the Canadian construction industry, particularly in the context of off-site construction methodologies. This research project aims to establish a comprehensive method for assessing organizational capabilities related to off-site construction, thereby providing insights into …

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Vacancy To Vibrancy – External Effects, Finance Models And Collaboration In Heritage Building Revitalization. Framework, Hanna Sophie Bonekämper, Judith Nöfer, Kunibert Lennerts Jun 2025

Vacancy To Vibrancy – External Effects, Finance Models And Collaboration In Heritage Building Revitalization. Framework, Hanna Sophie Bonekämper, Judith Nöfer, Kunibert Lennerts

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Vacant buildings can negatively impact a city's social and economic appeal. Addressing this issue is crucial, and the revitalization of these buildings becomes imperative. Revitalizations often require large investments, especially when it comes to listed buildings. Listed buildings are significant buildings that are legally protected to preserve their cultural heritage. Therefore these listed buildings must be revitalized in a sensitive way to preserve their unique character. This leads to discussions wether this high level of effort and costs is in relation to the building's long-term impact. At this point, it is sensible to incorporate external socio-economic effects such as the …

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Artificial Intelligence And Building Information Modeling In Construction: Applications, Challenges, And Future Opportunities, Shadi Alathamneh, Wesley Collins, Kenneth S. Sands Ii, Tom Leathem, Junshan Liu Jun 2025

Artificial Intelligence And Building Information Modeling In Construction: Applications, Challenges, And Future Opportunities, Shadi Alathamneh, Wesley Collins, Kenneth S. Sands Ii, Tom Leathem, Junshan Liu

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This study explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the construction industry, emphasizing key applications, advancements, challenges, and future opportunities. Existing literature often isolates AI techniques from BIM applications; however, this research employs a systematic literature review guided by the PRISMA framework. A total of 56 articles addressing AI-BIM integration were reviewed, with 21 meeting the inclusion criteria. Findings reveal diverse applications, including design optimization, predictive maintenance, and safety management, underscoring the potential of AI-BIM integration to enhance various stages of the building lifecycle. However, significant challenges persist, such as data limitations, the complexity …

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Prioritising Critical Barriers To Digital Twins Implementation For Sustainable Smart Facility Management In The Built Environment: A Global Study, Frank Ato Ghansah Dr, Chika Udeaja, Amos Darko, Weisheng Lu, George Agyekum-Mensah, Prince Antwi-Afari, Samuel Twum-Ampofo, Benjamin K. Ababio Mr, Caleb Debrah Jun 2025

Prioritising Critical Barriers To Digital Twins Implementation For Sustainable Smart Facility Management In The Built Environment: A Global Study, Frank Ato Ghansah Dr, Chika Udeaja, Amos Darko, Weisheng Lu, George Agyekum-Mensah, Prince Antwi-Afari, Samuel Twum-Ampofo, Benjamin K. Ababio Mr, Caleb Debrah

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Digital twins (DT) is a potent technology that could revolutionise the built environment towards sustainable smart facility management (FM). However, there are critical barriers that prior studies have not paid much attention to. Thus, this paper investigates the barriers to effective DT implementation for sustainable smart FM by exploring and prioritising them. This is achieved via a quantitative design comprising a literature review and a global expert survey. The design is further integrated with critical analysis and Pareto analysis. The study revealed an adequate level of agreement on the notion that DT if implemented effectively could achieve sustainable smart FM …

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A Prediction Model For Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Patterns Across Boundary Scopes In The Construction Phase – Utilizing Explainable Machine Learning, Seungwon Seo, Dajeong Choi, Choongwan Koo, Mohammad Movahedi, Juyeong Choi Jun 2025

A Prediction Model For Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Patterns Across Boundary Scopes In The Construction Phase – Utilizing Explainable Machine Learning, Seungwon Seo, Dajeong Choi, Choongwan Koo, Mohammad Movahedi, Juyeong Choi

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The recent intensification of global warming, often referred to as "global boiling" due to climate change, has emerged as a critical societal challenge, accelerating global efforts to achieve carbon neutrality through greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction initiatives. South Korea has set a target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and aims to reduce GHG emissions by 40% compared to 2018 levels by 2030. Consequently, the construction industry is also under increasing pressure to develop sustainable and effective strategies for reducing GHG emissions. However, existing GHG management systems in construction often fail to adequately account for project-specific characteristics, limiting their capability to …

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Research On Renewal Strategy Of Residential Buildings With Light Environment Optimization Under The Guidance Of Rural Traditional Construction Techniques -- A Case Study Of Matou Village Of China, Zhu Yuan, Zhenyi Wang Jun 2025

Research On Renewal Strategy Of Residential Buildings With Light Environment Optimization Under The Guidance Of Rural Traditional Construction Techniques -- A Case Study Of Matou Village Of China, Zhu Yuan, Zhenyi Wang

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Based on the inheritance and modern translation of traditional Chinese rural arts and culture, this paper hopes to take the traditional residential houses in Matou Village, Jing Town, Anhui Province, China, as an example, to explore the optimization methods of light environment based on the traditional Chinese rural construction technics. Firstly, through field investigation and simulation calculation, the status quo of lighting and the related residential architectural technics of Matou Village in Jing Town were summarized, thus to conclude and evaluate the lighting efficiency related to the architectural technics. Then, by using Ladybug and Honeybee software related to lighting coefficient …

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System Dynamic Framework For Integrating Building Information Modelling With Construction Productivity Measurement In Hong Kong, Archchana Shandraseharan, Wei Pan Jun 2025

System Dynamic Framework For Integrating Building Information Modelling With Construction Productivity Measurement In Hong Kong, Archchana Shandraseharan, Wei Pan

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Relatively high construction cost in Hong Kong requires the industry to improve construction productivity substantially in order to stay competitive. An appropriate construction productivity measurement (CPM) method is crucial to improving construction productivity. While previous studies have highlighted the benefits of integrating building information modelling (BIM) with CPM, BIM is not yet fully utilized in CPM practices due to various constraints. Therefore, this paper aims to overcome the constraints by developing a system dynamic (SD) framework for integrating BIM with CPM. First, a systematic literature review is carried out to identify the wide-ranging constraints and strategies for integrating BIM with …

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Student Motivation And Engagement In Service-Learning Projects For Construction Education, Fan Zhang Jun 2025

Student Motivation And Engagement In Service-Learning Projects For Construction Education, Fan Zhang

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This study explores the integration of service-learning projects into construction education, focusing on their impact on student engagement, skill development, and social awareness. The research highlights how service learning bridges academic knowledge with real-world applications, preparing students for the construction industry while fostering civic responsibility. Through participation in hands-on projects, students developed technical competencies such as planning, management, and construction execution, as well as critical soft skills like teamwork, communication, and leadership. Reflective practices revealed a deeper understanding of the social impact of their work, with many students expressing enthusiasm for future service-learning opportunities. Despite these benefits, challenges such as …

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Optimisation Of Occupant Comfort And Energy Consumption In Indoor Environments: Responsive Homes Through Digital Twin And Building Automation Integration, Kushani Semasinghe, Srinath Perera, Xiaohua Jin, Marini Samaratunga, Samudaya Nanayakkara Jun 2025

Optimisation Of Occupant Comfort And Energy Consumption In Indoor Environments: Responsive Homes Through Digital Twin And Building Automation Integration, Kushani Semasinghe, Srinath Perera, Xiaohua Jin, Marini Samaratunga, Samudaya Nanayakkara

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Purpose: Building Automation System (BAS) presents encouraging opportunities to optimise energy consumption while elevating occupants’ thermal comfort. BAS ranges from regular thermostatic valves to home automation systems (HAS), in residential buildings. Well-designed HAS advantage in occupant spaces, providing optimum occupant comfort and energy efficiency. However, not accompanying essential parameters such as real-time climate conditions and occupancy thermal behaviour prevent real-time responsive HAS developments. Existing studies demonstrate an elevated need for efficient HAS, which can potentially consider these significant influencing factors with real-time responses. A developed approach that considers these dynamic changes provides an accurate HAS that addresses the current performance …

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Advancing Building Information Modelling (Bim) In The Irish Construction Industry: A Scientometric And Practical Analysis Of Adoption Trends And Challenges, Uchenna Sampson Sampson Igwe, Mark Mulville, Alan Hore, Bruno Lot Tanko Jun 2025

Advancing Building Information Modelling (Bim) In The Irish Construction Industry: A Scientometric And Practical Analysis Of Adoption Trends And Challenges, Uchenna Sampson Sampson Igwe, Mark Mulville, Alan Hore, Bruno Lot Tanko

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Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become a transformative tool in Ireland's construction industry, offering efficiencies in planning, design, and management of infrastructure projects. This study employs a novel scientometric approach, using VOSviewer and bibliographic data from the Scopus database, alongside a structured survey targeting Irish construction professionals. The analysis identifies trends, gaps, and applications of BIM within Ireland's construction landscape. While BIM adoption is advancing, the scientometric findings reveal limited focus on areas such as energy efficiency, cost management, and small-scale projects. Conversely, survey data highlights high adoption rates for project design, planning, and simulation tasks, with Autodesk Revit as …

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Enhancing The Practice Of Sustainable Construction Materials In The Construction Industry Of Developing Countries, Henok Asfaw Hailu Dr Jun 2025

Enhancing The Practice Of Sustainable Construction Materials In The Construction Industry Of Developing Countries, Henok Asfaw Hailu Dr

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Globally, the utilization of sustainable construction materials has recently gained more attention. However, this practice faces different barriers in developing countries, where economic constraints, rapid urbanization, and other issues often complicate the adoption of sustainable practices. The study aimed to explore the key drivers, facilitators, and barriers to the practice of sustainable construction materials in the construction industry of developing countries. For this, a systematic literature review was preferred to identify relevant studies in the study area. After screening with inclusion/exclusion criteria, 22 publications were selected for further analysis. A thematic analysis was employed to explore the differentdrivers, facilitators, and …

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Analysis Of Labor Productivity For Steel Assembly In Construction Projects In Hot And Humid Climate Zones Based On The Rup Methodology, Luara Lopes De Araujo Fernandes, Majed Alreshoodi, Roseneia Melo, Makarand Hastak, Dayana Bastos Costa Jun 2025

Analysis Of Labor Productivity For Steel Assembly In Construction Projects In Hot And Humid Climate Zones Based On The Rup Methodology, Luara Lopes De Araujo Fernandes, Majed Alreshoodi, Roseneia Melo, Makarand Hastak, Dayana Bastos Costa

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The construction industry only increased its labor productivity by 1% over the past two decades, significantly lagging other industries' development. Several factors influence productivity on construction sites, including ineffective workforce management, outdated technologies, and environmental factors, such as heat and humidity. Construction projects in countries experiencing high temperatures and humidity presented even lower productivity rates when compared with countries with mild temperatures. Thus, there is a need to analyze productivity in these regions, identify the factors impacting it, and establish baseline values to optimize construction processes in these challenging environments. Moreover, the steel assembly process comprises almost 30% of the …

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A Pilot Study On Chatgpt’S Potential In Developing Construction Education Assessments Through A Lens Of Bloom’S Taxonomy, Yanchao Zheng, Deniz Besiktepe, Luciana Debs Jun 2025

A Pilot Study On Chatgpt’S Potential In Developing Construction Education Assessments Through A Lens Of Bloom’S Taxonomy, Yanchao Zheng, Deniz Besiktepe, Luciana Debs

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Effective and quality assessment is crucial in construction management (CM) education to evaluate students’ understanding of the diverse skills demanded by the industry. Integrated by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) guidelines for its accredited CM programs, Bloom's Taxonomy provides a systematic and structured framework for aligning learning objectives with cognitive processes, guiding educators in developing assessments. However, under real-world practice, crafting quality assessment questions that align with Bloom's Taxonomy and the ACCE student learning outcomes (SLOs) poses challenges for CM instructors due to the specialized expertise and complexity of knowledge. This study investigates the potential of ChatGPT, an …

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Generative Ai In Construction: Emerging Trends And Use Cases, Zaid Alwashah, Hexu Liu, Bo Xiao, Shane Mueller, Xiaoyun Shao Jun 2025

Generative Ai In Construction: Emerging Trends And Use Cases, Zaid Alwashah, Hexu Liu, Bo Xiao, Shane Mueller, Xiaoyun Shao

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The construction industry is beginning to explore generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to address complex data management challenges and inefficiencies within traditional workflows, particularly in design, planning, and project management. Although there is growing interest in generative AI in construction, the understanding of its trends and opportunities remains scattered. This paper investigates the current trends, applications, and research needs for generative AI in construction through a bibliometric analysis of 148 publications from Scopus and Google Scholar. The keyword co-occurrence map highlights several search clusters, with a strong focus on "Building Information Modeling (BIM)," "digital twins," "sustainability," "construction safety," "structural and …

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Community Matters: Building A Sense Of Belonging For Women In Construction, Jennifer Warrner Jun 2025

Community Matters: Building A Sense Of Belonging For Women In Construction, Jennifer Warrner

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Recruiting and retaining students from underrepresented populations, such as female students, is challenging for construction programs at higher education institutions. This paper discusses how outreach activities have successfully been used to build a sense of community and belonging for female students in a baccalaureate construction management program at a four-year higher education institution. Activities from the outreach program, ideas for funding sources, challenges and lesson learned, and recommendations for developing similar outreach programs will be highlighted in the article that could be incorporated at other institutions.

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Research On Building Strategy Of Chinese Traditional Village Farm House In Miyun District, Beijing, Alin Liu, Wen Ouyang, Qianwen Zhao, Mengyu Liu Jun 2025

Research On Building Strategy Of Chinese Traditional Village Farm House In Miyun District, Beijing, Alin Liu, Wen Ouyang, Qianwen Zhao, Mengyu Liu

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Miyun District is located in the ecological conservation area in the northeast of Beijing. It has the characteristic cultural resources such as the Great Wall culture and the superior natural environment and landscape pattern. In this paper, the construction of traditional Chinese village farm houses in Miyun District of Beijing was investigated, and the status quo and construction problems of farm houses were investigated. According to the protection and development plan of traditional villages, the construction of farm houses was classified and sorted out. This paper classifies and studies the style control, building height and renovation requirements from the two …

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Put Out Fires In Facility Management Through The Digital Twin Adoption: Outcomes From Italy, Martina Signorini, Alice Paola Pomè, Sonia Lupica Spagnolo Jun 2025

Put Out Fires In Facility Management Through The Digital Twin Adoption: Outcomes From Italy, Martina Signorini, Alice Paola Pomè, Sonia Lupica Spagnolo

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The Architecture, Construction, Engeneering and Operation (AECO) industry is benefitting from the digitalisation spread. Several digital technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twin (DT) are revolutioning the industry’s operations. Especially, the technological innovation of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) phase of building life cycle has the potential to optimise the managing of buildings through more efficient, transparent, and sustainable practices. The academic literature, that focuses on the O&M digital innovation, identifies the DT as the main technology to support the digitalisation of facility management (FM) practices in buildings. These potentials, described in terms of improvements in operational time and …

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A Partnership In Construction Management Education: A Case Study With The Us Army Corps Of Engineers, Blaine Guidry, Jeffrey Kim Jun 2025

A Partnership In Construction Management Education: A Case Study With The Us Army Corps Of Engineers, Blaine Guidry, Jeffrey Kim

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This study evaluates the effectiveness of the XXXX University-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) partnership certificate program, aimed at rapidly upskilling personnel for construction management roles. Surveying 240 graduates, including both USACE-affiliated and non-affiliated participants, this research examines perceptions of the program's impact on proficiency in three key areas: scheduling, estimating, and construction law. With a 22.9% response rate, results indicate perceived improvement across all key areas, with respondents reporting more significant gains in construction law proficiency. The curriculum’s focus on project management, estimating, scheduling, and construction law received positive feedback, suggesting the certificate program offers relevant and practical training …

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Comparing Bim Implementation Strategies: Outsourcing Consultants Vs. In-House Team Formation, Luigui Morales, Martin Ramos, Danny Murguia, Andrea Braul Jun 2025

Comparing Bim Implementation Strategies: Outsourcing Consultants Vs. In-House Team Formation, Luigui Morales, Martin Ramos, Danny Murguia, Andrea Braul

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Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become an essential component in modern construction engineering, offering significant opportunities for performance improvement. However, some organizations face a critical decision in their BIM implementation strategies: whether to outsource BIM deliverables to external consultants or to develop and maintain in-house BIM teams. This paper provides a qualitative and comparative analysis of the approaches to outsourcing BIM services versus forming internal teams. The study is grounded in interviews with 20 professionals in leadership roles responsible for managing projects digitally with BIM. These experts implemented different strategies: 15% opted exclusively for outsourcing, 45% chose to form an …

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Technologies Innovations For The Brazilian Construction Companies Digital Transformation, Alberto C. Lordsleem Jr., Grilândia M. Sampaio Jun 2025

Technologies Innovations For The Brazilian Construction Companies Digital Transformation, Alberto C. Lordsleem Jr., Grilândia M. Sampaio

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The sustainable industrialization and innovation became a recent target in the construction industry, recognized as one of the least digitized sectors in the world. The digital technologies that constitute construction 4.0 can be introduced in all areas or processes of the construction companies with the overall objective of increasing productivity, simplifying work and reducing errors. This paper investigated the main motivations and challenges for digital technologies implementation by construction companies. The research design involved a descriptive and exploratory approach, whose procedure included a literature review to prepare the checklist used in data collection for the case study of six construction …

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Building Together: Premises For Applying Ipd In Brazilian Construction, Guilherme Quinilato Baldessin, Silvio Burrattino Melhado Jun 2025

Building Together: Premises For Applying Ipd In Brazilian Construction, Guilherme Quinilato Baldessin, Silvio Burrattino Melhado

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This study examines the feasibility of implementing Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) in Brazil’s construction sector. Combining literature review, surveys, and interviews, it identifies barriers such as regulatory constraints, cultural resistance, and limited awareness, while highlighting opportunities in complex, high-collaboration projects. Recommendations include prototype testing, stakeholder training, and cultural adaptation to promote IPD adoption. The findings emphasize IPD’s potential to enhance collaboration, reduce conflicts, and improve project outcomes, offering a framework for advancing construction practices in Brazil.

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