...Xinying Cao; Yuanquan Zhang; Dandan Li; Shaowei Tian This study aims to identify the key factors affecting the low-carbon competitiveness of construction firms and clarify their interrelationships. First, 17 potential influencing factors were identified through a literature review. Subsequently, 15...

...Farrukh Arif; Areeba Khan; Asad Ur-Rehman Khan Bridge construction activities significantly impact the environment due to the extensive use of materials and fuel-powered equipment, both contributing heavily to carbon dioxide ( CO ₂) emissions. Life cycle assessment ( LCA ) provides...

...Jingyang Zhou; Yinan Zhang; Ruiling Wang Construction industrialisation is regarded as a core pathway to improve construction efficiency and reduce resource consumption amid the global urbanisation. However, existing research has verified that the instability of its supply chain system hinders...

...Swarna Swetha Kolaventi; Anamay Joshi; Sanjay Gokul Venigalla Green rating systems ( GRS ) are playing a vital role in achieving sustainable construction practices. These rating systems are helpful in creating and operating green buildings. However, the adoption rate among stakeholders is limited...

...Jingyang Zhou; Chenhan Zhao; Ruiling Wang The construction industry has experienced rapid development in China over the past two decades. However, it has also brought significant challenges to high-quality economic development ( HQED ). Therefore, the construction industrialisation ( CI ) strategy...

...Sophie Ball; Colin A. Booth; Patrick Manu; Abhinesh Prabhakaran; Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu; Jacqueline Glass Sustainable consumption is vital for the attainment of targets, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors...

...Mark Augustine The construction industry, as a major consumer of natural resources, occupies a critical position in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). However, its engagement with these objectives often appears superficial, constrained by macro-level challenges...

...John Hickey; Mateo Pimoult; Fengshuo Liang; Ian O'Connor; John Gallagher As the construction sector takes greater responsibility as a significant contributor to climate change, all stages of the project can deliver sustainability measures. On-site construction electricity demands are poorly...

...Thalyta Rodrigues de Oliveira; Vivian W. Y. Tam; Issa Chaer; Dieter Boer; Assed Haddad; Mohammad K. Najjar Successful construction management is a competitive process that depends on the trade-off of time, cost, and scope. However, existing construction informatics (CI) frameworks often fall short...

...Nguyen Van Tam Sustainable procurement offers a significant pathway to advance sustainable construction practices. While promising, research exploring the critical success factors (CSFs) for sustainable procurement in construction remains limited. This study addresses this gap by investigating 16...

...Wenming Su; Ying Huang; Ben Zhang; Jinqiao Chen; Fan Sheng The construction phases of bridges involve a wide range of elements and tasks, generating a vast amount of data in terms of type and volume. Traditional manual and document-based methods are no longer sufficient for effective and accurate...

...Siyang Jiang; Xinying Cao; Junming Ma Inherent defects insurance (IDI) plays a critical role in mitigating quality risks and enhancing construction standards in construction engineering. However, the determination process on IDI rate lacks intelligent data analysis and differentiation in rate...

...Fawan Issah Iddi; S.P. Sreenivas Padala In Ghana, construction is a cornerstone behind development and economic growth. The construction industry contributes nearly 10% of the country’s gross domestic product and employs 7% of its population. However, similar to the global situation, current...

...Lucas Goncalves de Moura Jorge; Ahmed W A Hammad; Assed N Haddad; Vivian W Y Tam; Chethana Illankoon Off-site manufacturing (OSM) in construction projects is associated with significant advantages, including increased construction quality, productivity and efficiency. Even though off-site...

...Mohammad Nader Negarestani; Hooman Hajikandi; Bahador Fatehi-Nobarian; Javad Majrouhi Sardroud The surge in construction expenditures on the one hand and environmental pollution on the other hand have led to the suggestion of native structures in accordance, which is common in advanced countries...

...Sophie Ball, BSc, MSc; Colin A Booth, BSc, PGCertHE; Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu, PhD, MSc, PGCert; Jacqueline Glass, BA Hons Arch, Dip Arch The last decade has witnessed an urgency to adopt integrated and sustainable practices within construction manufacturing processes. With this in mind, this study...

... constructs an urban rail transit system GHG emission assessment method, calculates emission outputs based on resource inputs from actual investigated data and makes a quantitative analysis of GHG emissions. The results show that in recent years, the GHG emission of urban rail transit construction...

...Rosemary Horry, MBA, MSc, BSc, FIEMA; Colin A Booth, PhD, MSc, PGCertHE, BSc; Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu, PhD, MSc, PGCertHE, BSc Implementing and using environmental management systems (EMSs) in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sectors has received worldwide attention but never...

...Ibrahim Karatas, PhD; Abdulkadir Budak, PhD This study aims to determine which types of waste that occur during the construction phase are influenced and reduced by lean principles and building information modelling (BIM) functions. A survey study was conducted and analysed with multiple...

...Wei Pan, PhD, MSc, BSc (Eng), PgCert; Mi Pan, PhD, MSc, BSc (Eng); Yi Yang, PhD, MSc, BSc (Eng) Modular construction (MC) is an innovative approach to enhancing productivity and sustainability, but its complex and dynamic supply chain is challenging. This paper develops and validates a dialectical...