...Desalegn Girma Mengistu; Daniel Alemayehu Ashene; Handebo Ayele Halabo Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the challenges and potential improvement mechanisms for the development of technology and innovation in the Ethiopian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach...

...Avgousta Stanitsa; Stephen H. Hallett; Simon Jude Purpose This study aims to raise awareness of the key challenges, opportunities and priorities for evidence-based strategies’ application to inform building and urban design decisions. Design/methodology/approach This study uses deductive...

...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...

...Timothy Oluwafemi Ayodele; Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges to data sharing among construction stakeholders in the South African construction industry and also assess stakeholders’ perceptions of the benefits of data sharing. Design...

... challenges on construction sites. The COVID-19 virus is a transmittable disease that is believed to have originated from Wuhan, a city in China, in late 2019 (Daniel et al., 2020). It is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (CDC, 2020a ; WHO...

... consists of literature review, case studies and survey questionnaire was designed to achieve the abovementioned aim. First, literature review was used to identify and categorise the challenges of implementing IPD during the design process. Second, four case studies were analysed to investigate the values...

...Nicholas Chileshe; David John Edwards; Neema Kavishe; Theo C. Haupt Purpose The acknowledged mode of securing work by contractors is through the bidding process. However, the bidding decisions undertaken by some indigenous contractors in developing countries are fraught with challenges that often...

...Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap; Sin Yi Cheah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the major challenges faced by Chinese international contractors (CICs) in the Malaysian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory sequential mixed-methods research approach...

...Emmanuel Tayo Adu; Akintayo Opawole Purpose Effort towards improving project performance has necessitated the need for effective teamwork among the stakeholders in the construction industry. The purpose of this paper is to identify the major attributes of effective teamwork and the challenges...

...Yaser Gamil; Ismail Abd Rahman Rahman Purpose This paper aims to investigate the awareness of construction practitioners of the adoption of building information modeling (BIM) and identification of the dominant challenges of implementing BIM in the life cycle of a construction project. Design...

...Olusola Ogunsina; Micah Ekwus Obiegbu; Onaopepo Adeniyi Purpose As the challenges confronting a system are better addressed when known and understood, this paper aims to report the findings of a study that investigated the factors confronting professional quantity surveying using Nigeria as a case...

... to appraise the practices of knowledge management in the construction industry has become all the more germane. This paper aims to determine the awareness of KM practices in Malaysia-based construction small and medium enterprises, and to investigate the benefits, tools and techniques, and challenges...

...Ernest Kissi; Divine Kwaku Ahadzie; Theophilus Adjei-Kumi; Edward Badu Purpose The aim of the paper is to examine the challenges to the pricing of construction projects in the Ghanaian industry. This remains a persistent problem among construction stakeholders because price is the basis for which...