...Olfa Loukil; Amira Talha; Nesrine Affes; Atef Daoud Purpose This article proposes an automated platform that integrates AI-based crack detection with blockchain to enhance construction sustainability by proactively monitoring reinforced concrete buildings for structural pathologies. Its core goal...

.... This paper provides a blockchain-based certification framework to enhance traceability and sustainability in cement production. Design/methodology/approach Leveraging Ethereum smart contracts (SCs) and blockchain technology, our solution ensures decentralized, immutable tracking of emissions data...

...Ilhaam A. Omar; Raja Jayaraman; Khaled Salah; Mohammed Omar; Ibrar Yaqoob Purpose This paper proposes a blockchain-based solution for high-rise building maintenance and insurance claims, leveraging building information modeling (BIM) data to address limitations of centralized systems, including...

... computerised construction to modernise the way modern construction projects are procured with blockchain-enabled smart contracts. Smart contracts could replace paper-based contracts by improving transparency and security and automating contractual terms, processes and transacting activities. However, smart...

.... This paper delves into the use of cutting-edge technologies such as building information management (BIM), blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT), along with advanced management techniques such as work breakdown structure (WBS) and Agile thinking, to enhance the industry’s efficiency, productivity...

...Diyana Sheharee Ranasinghe; Navodana Rodrigo Purpose Blockchain for energy trading is a trending research area in the current context. However, a noticeable gap exists in the review articles focussing on solar energy trading with blockchain technology. Thus, this study aims to systematically...

...Zoubeir Lafhaj; Slim Rebai; Olfa Hamdi; Rateb Jabbar; Hamdi Ayech; Pascal Yim Purpose This study aims to introduce and evaluate the COPULA framework, a construction project monitoring solution based on blockchain designed to address the inherent challenges of construction project monitoring...

...Atul Kumar Singh; V.R.Prasath Kumar Purpose Implementing blockchain in sustainable development goals (SDGs) and environmental, social and governance (ESG)-aligned infrastructure development involves intricate strategic factors. Despite technological advancements, a significant research gap...

...Peiman Tavakoli; Ibrahim Yitmen; Habib Sadri; Afshin Taheri Purpose The purpose of this study is to focus on structured data provision and asset information model maintenance and develop a data provenance model on a blockchain-based digital twin smart and sustainable built environment (DT...

...) for a blockchain-based digital twin (DT). Design/methodology/approach A mixed-method approach involving qualitative and quantitative analysis was used to gather empirical data through semistructured interviews and a digital questionnaire survey with an emphasis on AIR for blockchain-based DTs from a data...

...Phui Fung Wong; Fah Choy Chia; Mee San Kiu; Eric C.W. Lou Purpose Prior literature lacks concrete and systematic review of the current blockchain application in smart sustainable city that covered to the full extent of various components. Thus, this study explores the integration of blockchain...

...Christopher Santi Götz; Patrik Karlsson; Ibrahim Yitmen Purpose The blockchain-based digital twin has been recognized as a prominent technological ecosystem featuring synergies with both established and emergent information management practice. The purpose of this research is to explore...

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