...Rana Haj Chhade; Mohamed-Asem Abdul-Malak; Ghassan Chehab Purpose The present study proposes a methodology for assessing the pay-adjustment factor for public–private partnerships (PPP) road projects. Both the agency and user costs, as well as all maintenance activities performed throughout...

.... Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the implications of single-task construction robots for on-site lean construction. Design/methodology/approach A comparison and evaluation framework is developed for data analysis on the micro, meso and macro levels based on the data collected in Singapore...

... specifically, a long short-term memory (LSTM) algorithm was adopted to develop the prediction model, while the robustness of the model was verified by recurrent neural networks (RNN) and gated recurrent units (GRU) models. Design/methodology/approach Repair and maintenance cost data incurred in actual...

.... The forecasting performances of the developed predictive models were evaluated in different forecasting scenarios, such as short-term, medium-term, and long-term horizons comparable to the actual timelines of construction projects. Design/methodology/approach The architecture billings index (ABI...

... a curve-fitting technique for the post-construction evaluation of cost contingency amounts to cover cost risk for future projects. Design/methodology/approach Based on a total of 1,434 datapoints collected from DBB and DB transportation projects, a post-construction cost contingency learning model...

... of qualified and competent GB developers (GBD) and real estate agents (REAs) using judgment sampling technique, this paper aims to evaluate the factors stimulating the purchase intention of Malaysian homebuyers. Design/methodology/approach The study uses the interval-valued fuzzy Delphi method (IVFDM...

... as a function of time, resources and environmental impact, which is further used as a surrogate model for cost optimization. Design/methodology/approach Taking a dataset from literature, the paper has applied various ML algorithms, namely, simple and regularized linear regression, random forest, gradient...

... of supporting the Appointing Party in the definition of the Exchange Information Requirements (EIR) for a BIM project appointment. The EIR is described in ISO-19650–1:2018 as a fundamental step in the information delivery cycle. Design/methodology/approach A literature review on the topic of BIM energy...

...Yiye Xu; Yelda Turkan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a novel and systematic framework for bridge inspection and management to improve the efficiency in current practice. Design/methodology/approach A new framework that implements camera-based unmanned aerial systems (UASs...

... building. Design/methodology/approach Different “spatial layouts” are presented by VR for users to decide their preference (Phase 1). According to the selected spatial layout, a “spatial scene” is constructed by VR and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is used...

... their effects on the success of public construction projects in Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a questionnaire survey to collect data and structural equation modeling (SEM) to empirically examine the effect of determinants, namely, project manager’s competence, owner’s competence...

... and cooperation and offer suggestions for project managers on how to design incentive contracts. Design/methodology/approach The paper proposes a model of MPPT in which agents are inequity-averse and their effort expenditures are exogenously bounded. An extensive numerical example is presented in online...

.../methodology/approach Based on the theory of risk life cycle, this paper proposes a practical risk assessment technique to assess the risk life cycle, including the risk occurrence time and potential financial losses. This technique is then applied to assess the differences between the risks involved...

... investigates decision factors underlying students’ selection of software for information management in a modeling environment. Design/methodology/approach A total of 674 undergraduate students from the same institution were surveyed, out of which 153 responses were retrieved. The data provide insights...

...Ruchini Senarath Jayasinghe; Raufdeen Rameezdeen; Nicholas Chileshe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the synergies between post-end-of-life of building (PEoLB) concepts and operations to achieve sustainability. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review (SLR...

...Long Li; Zhongfu Li; Xiaodan Li; Guangdong Wu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide comprehensive analysis and understanding of lean construction (LC) and to help researchers to find new gaps and research opportunities and develop potential collaboration chances. Design/methodology...

...E.M.A.C. Ekanayake; Geoffrey Shen; Mohan M. Kumaraswamy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the state-of-the-art of literature of value management (VM) and to map the VM domain to provide a launch pad for further knowledge development and dissemination. Design/methodology/approach...

...Jorge Pedro Lopes; Rui Alexandre Oliveira; Maria Isabel Abreu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the estimates of the value of the built environment stock in Cape Verde, a Sub-Saharan African country that is scattered through ten relatively small islands. Design/methodology...

... of entities. In reality, the design phase in any construction project is driven by need basis and often has numerous interruptions. Hence, there is a need to develop an alternate network analysis for BDM for interruptible execution. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach...

... the market development of the steel construction industries around the world. Design/methodology/approach A three-step desktop research was conducted to select relevant research outputs published in the past 20 years. The research methodology in conducting these studies and their research trends were...