...Hanane Bouhmoud; Dalila Loudyi; Salman Azhar; Mounia Farah Purpose The unexpected spread of COVID-19 rapidly switched from a health crisis to an economic one. The Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry experienced drastic impacts, especially in Africa. Several studies...

... the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), which has profoundly disrupted the construction industry throughout the world. That raises the need to manage global connectivity as a main strategic goal of multinational architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) organisations. This study aims...

... survey answers were received and analyzed using the Kruskal–Wallis H test, normalized mean analysis, factor analysis and fuzzy synthetic evaluation. Findings Small-medium enterprises have four distinct critical GPRS: “form a special task force to provide support in maneuvering COVID-19,” “provide...

...Fredrick Ahenkora Boamah; Jianhua Zhang; Muhammad Usman Shehzad; Sherani; Dandan Wen Purpose Creativity and productivity are important factors for corporate and government institutions in the COVID-19 era. As a result, there is an urgent need to ensure that construction projects can recover...

... learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and the positive and negative impacts for future-proofing the construction sector. Design/methodology/approach In total, 76 respondents from five continents excluding South America responded to the online open-ended structured questionnaire. Data collected were...

...Patricia Omega Kukoyi; Fredrick Simpeh; Oluseyi Julius Adebowale; Justus Ngala Agumba Purpose The novel COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk in construction operations. New systems are, thus, required on construction sites to mitigate the risk and challenges associated with the pandemic...

...Benviolent Chigara; Tirivavi Moyo Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of construction professionals relative to factors that affect the delivery of optimum health and safety (H&S) on construction projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology...

...Wendy Jones; Alistair G.F. Gibb; Vivien Chow Purpose Substantial changes were made on many UK construction projects in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to explore the unanticipated positive consequences of these and the scope for longer-term learning and developments...

...Sze Soon King; Rahimi A. Rahman; Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi; Ahmad Tarmizi Haron Purpose This study aims to investigate the interrelationships between COVID-19 pandemic impact and architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) organizations. To achieve that aim, the objectives are to: identify...

...Trung Nguyen; Ray Gosine; Peter Warrian Purpose While disruptions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the failure of some companies, others embraced innovative digital technologies to face the challenge posed by COVID-19. The COVID-19 crisis is also an opportunity for the extractive...

...Babatunde A. Salami; Saheed O. Ajayi; Adekunle S. Oyegoke Purpose The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has tested the resilience of the construction industry, putting the safety of workers and overall businesses at risk. This study aims to explore the different strategies adopted by construction...

... Lean construction COVID-19 Integrated project delivery Global integrated delivery LeanIPD&GID Organisation behaviour Construction megaprojects Organisations Despite the obvious benefits of adopting the IPD approach in the USA and many countries worldwide, its implementation...

...Michael Ayodele Olukolajo; Abiodun Kolawole Oyetunji; Ifeoluwa Benjamin Oluleye Purpose This paper aims to investigate construction site workers’ compliance with various coronavirus (Covid-19) protocols while working on construction sites. Design/methodology/approach This survey was conducted...

...Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa; Douglas Omoregie Aghimien; Wellington Didibhuku Thwala; Moleboheng Ntebo Ngozwana Purpose This paper aims to determine the responses of construction organisations to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated lockdown and the impact on the South African...

...Fredrick Simpeh; Christopher Amoah Purpose COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new norm of operation and has further presented new health and safety challenges in all sectors, including the construction sector. Consequently, several guidelines have been developed and instituted by various countries...

...Fredrick Simpeh; Emmanuel Bamfo-Agyei; Christopher Amoah Purpose The new normal introduced by COVID-19 has ushered in new safety regulations that are required to be implemented by all organisations, including the construction industry. The implementation of the COVID-19 regulations, like any...

...Kofi Agyekum; Augustine Senanu Kukah; Judith Amudjie Purpose With its impact already felt, the construction industry worldwide is gradually reviving following the lifting up of lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Though some articles have been written regarding its impact on the construction...