...Awsan Mohammed; Anas Bahatheq; Ahmed Ghaithan; Adel Alshibani; Khwaja Mateen Mazher; Ahmed Alrashidi Purpose Delays in oil and gas construction projects present major challenges due to the sector's complex operations, high capital investment and strict timelines. Such disruptions affect project...

...Abdelrahman M. Farouk; Rahimi A. Rahman; Ahmad Tarmizi Haron; Eleni Papadonikolaki Purpose Building information modeling (BIM) offers numerous benefits for construction projects, but its implementation can include additional non-physical costs, commonly referred to as soft costs, distinct from...

... a major role in the development of a country. This study examined the perspectives of various stakeholders regarding the key economic performance indicators for assessing the economic sustainability of construction projects. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted an explanatory sequential mixed...

... 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Off-site construction (OSC) Social network analysis (SNA) Construction projects Sustainable construction Egypt By looking at the current construction status in Egypt, it mainly adopts the traditional cast-in-situ method...

...John Aliu; Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke; Timilehin Abayomi; Clinton Aigbavboa; Sina Makanjuola Purpose With a view to ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of construction projects, this study evaluates the critical success factors (CSFs) for the adoption of gamification principles by construction...

... Construction projects Digital technologies Safety According to Hwang et al. (2022) , the technologies accompanying the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) have the capacity and capabilities of transforming the operational efficiencies of industries across the world. These smart technologies...

... in this area. John Aliu can be contacted at: ajseries77@gmail.com 10 04 2023 03 07 2023 29 07 2023 11 08 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Construction digitalization Construction projects Gaming...

... improvement is the duty of every key stakeholder, including designers, builders and clients. This study sets out to determine the principal roles of clients in buildability improvement in Nigerian construction projects. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey was adopted to evaluate...

... the barriers to EIA implementation for construction projects in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a survey research technique. The snowball sampling approach was adopted to identify key stakeholders in EIA practice for the administration of questionnaire. A total of 187 questionnaires...

...Shaima Mahmoud AlHarmoodi; Mohammed Dulaimi Purpose This research study aims to develop an alignment model based on a literature review that explains the association between the construction project lifecycle and the innovation process, while considering the integration of all stakeholders...

...S. Hemalattha; R. Vidjeapriya Purpose This study aims to develop a framework for optimizing the spatial requirements of the equipment in a construction site using a geographic information system (GIS). Design/methodology/approach An ongoing construction project, an existing thermal powerplant...

... through a rigorous investigation of the construction documentation of four major building construction projects. Nearly four hundred constructability problems were identified. The tool developed was used to draw conclusions about the preferred constructability methods, in general, and with respect...

...Florence Y.Y. Ling; Zhe Zhang; Wei Ting Wong Purpose This research investigates the dominant personality traits of construction project managers (PMs) and how their personality influences their management styles. Design/methodology/approach An industry-wide survey with 70 PMs was conducted...

... suppliers in construction projects implemented at Iranian state universities via multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) models through rough set theory. Design/methodology/approach A mixed methodology design was conducted through a literature review of studies concerned with green suppliers to identify...

...Hesham S. Ahmad; Maha D. Ayoush; Majed S. Al-Alwan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the main causes of delay in public construction projects. This is motivated by feedback from public construction experts concerning substantive delays during the last decade. The study thus seeks...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Stakeholders Saudi Arabia Disputes Construction projects Claims Conflicts Construction projects are characterized as being highly complex (Hadikusumo and Tobgay, 2015), and subject to a high...

... and implementation. It is also limited to professionals in the industry, and further studies will be appropriate to address these limitations. Practical implications The study reveals that there is a great need to meet the training gaps for BIM adoption in ensuring efficiency of construction project delivery...

...John M. Kamara Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the contribution of the design quality indicator (DQI) tool in the management of client requirements in construction projects, and propose a requirements-oriented project process (ROPP) to ensure continued focus on client requirements...