... 04 2026 31 05 2026 23 06 2026 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Case study Construction site ICT applications Innovation Productivity Technology The construction industry is one of the most important...

... Emerging technology Architecture Design process Technological tools BIM Innovation Historically, architectural design relied heavily on manual processes, with architects creating detailed drawings and physical prototypes to communicate their ideas. This traditional approach, while foundational...

... 04 2025 08 07 2025 02 12 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Innovation Technology Construction Case study Information and communication technology (ICT) applications Government of Canada CRC-2021-00531...

...Xiaoxu Yang; Jiachen Ji Purpose This study explores innovative strategies for the adoption of electric construction machinery in plateau traffic tunnel engineering, utilizing quantum game theory to analyze stakeholder interactions and decision-making processes. Design/methodology/approach...

...Yuanyuan Hua; Fengmin Hou; Pei Ma; Sijia Liu; Wenqian Guo Purpose Digital transformation has dramatically changed the way project teams create value. However, it remains unclear how project teams leverage their digital capability for value co-creation, which can improve their innovation...

.../legalcode Construction 4.0 Health and safety Digital transformation Factors Project management Well-being Technology Management Innovation Through the integrated lens of these three theoretical perspectives, the C4.0TeIm-CWHS framework offers valuable insights into the multifaced...

... insights on practical implementation. Findings The integration of BIM and UHPC enables the design of structures that are efficient, sustainable and architecturally innovative. Key findings include improved load-bearing capacity, reduced material usage and enhanced design flexibility. Research...

... conditions on site. The integration of individual temperature monitoring with environmental data has proven to be beneficial for managing heat stress. Originality/value This study contributes by providing a validated innovative system that monitors thermal conditions on construction sites using smart...

... in this discourse (e.g. Hong Kong and Australia), the study also identifies four pivotal research themes derived from the co-occurrence analysis of keywords: the fusion of sustainability and technology with BIM; practical application and its integration within construction management; innovation and engineering...

... improvements for their organizations. The findings also provide policymakers with valuable insights on how to promote innovation in the construction industry and potentially enact more effective policies during crises to drive long-term improvements. We conducted interviews with 40 individuals working...

...Minh Van Nguyen Purpose This study aims to determine barriers to innovation and to develop a quantitative model for the barrier to innovation in Vietnamese construction organizations of different sizes. Design/methodology/approach A literature review and discussions with experienced...

...Xian Zheng; Jiawei Deng; Xiangnan Song; Meng Ye; Lan Luo Purpose Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and innovation are the two main approaches firms utilize to promote sustainable development. However, as yet, scholars have reached no consensus regarding their precise impact on construction...

... steps. Then, standardization and normalization processes of the data were performed. Construction Management Technology Productivity Estimating Innovation Labor productivity plays a fundamental role in building production (Golnaraghi et al., 2020a), because the share of labor...

.../methodology/approach In total, 208 research articles that used innovative technologies, methods, or tools to avoid delays in construction projects were investigated by conducting a comprehensive literature review. An elaborative content analysis was performed to cover the implemented technologies...

...Xingwei Li; Xiang Liu; Yicheng Huang; Jingru Li; Jinrong He; Jiachi Dai Purpose The green innovation behavior of construction enterprises is the key to reducing the construction industry's carbon emissions and realizing the green transformation of the construction industry. The purpose...

... Building information modeling Innovation Digitalization Digitization Small to medium enterprises Analytical hierarchy process Construction industry plays a driver role in most of the countries across the globe (Ozturk et al., 2020). The industry is also a major contributor to the GDP...

... on incremental rather than radical innovation and the power of stories to persuade others to engage with their vision for creating social value through construction. Originality/value Contributing new insights to the emerging “practice theme” in social procurement research, this paper provides important...

... Innovation Optimization Scheduling The outbreak of COVID-19 poses a threat to public health infrastructure in China and other countries around the world (Sohrabi et al., 2020). Although the current epidemic situation in China has eased, Wuhan, once the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak...

...Xiaojing Zhao; Wei Pan Purpose The wide uptake of green building is hindered by factors such as limited market demand and high up-front cost despite substantial policy incentives. Successful business models (BMs) help facilitate the diffusion of sustainable innovation and have attracted increasing...

...) analytics, (3) visualisation, (4) communication and (5) design and construction automation. Digital technologies, especially for data acquisition and visualisation, generally appear to underpin and enable innovation in many aspects of construction. Improvements in work efficiency, health and safety...