...Yongshun Xu; Xinyu Yang; Ming Chi; Mengyuan Cheng Purpose Smart construction is advancing rapidly, yet the application of smart contracts in the construction industry remains limited. A key challenge lies in the lack of systematic analysis of critical success factors (CSFs) and their causal...

... instruction (coding smart contracts manually). The smart contracts require explicit definition and logic to be effective. However, the construction projects essentially require the institution to be flexible due to unpredictability. The adoption of smart contracts and corresponding additional requirements can...

..., by using this data, smart contracts coordinate inspection tasks, assign responsibilities and verify safety performance, managing the entire safety inspection process remotely. Findings A case study confirms the framework’s applicability and efficacy in facilitating remote and reliable safety...

...Liupengfei Wu; Weisheng Lu; Chen Chen Purpose This research aims to develop a blockchain smart contract–enabled framework to resolve power imbalance problems in construction payment. Design/methodology/approach This research adopts a design science research method to develop the blockchain...

...Haizhe Yu; Xiaopeng Deng; Na Zhang Purpose The smart contract provides an opportunity to improve existing contract management practices in the construction projects by replacing traditional contracts. However, translating the contracts into computer languages is considered a major challenge which...