Differentiating digital twin from digital shadow: Elucidating a paradigm shift to expedite a smart, sustainable built environment

SME Sepasgozar - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Construction projects and cities account for over 50% of carbon emissions and energy
consumption. Industry 4.0 and digital transformation may increase productivity and reduce …

A systematic review of digital technology adoption in off-site construction: Current status and future direction towards industry 4.0

M Wang, CC Wang, S Sepasgozar, S Zlatanova - Buildings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Off-site construction (OSC) is known as an efficient construction method that could save time
and cost, reduce waste of resources, and improve the overall productivity of projects …

Barriers to building information modeling (BIM) deployment in small construction projects: Malaysian construction industry

A Waqar, AH Qureshi, WS Alaloul - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Building information modeling (BIM) application in construction projects is considered
beneficial for effective decision making throughout the project lifecycle, as it maximizes …

Digital twin and web-based virtual gaming technologies for online education: A case of construction management and engineering

SME Sepasgozar - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mixed reality is advancing exponentially in some innovative industries, including
manufacturing and aerospace. However, advanced applications of these technologies in …

BIM and digital twin for developing convergence technologies as future of digital construction

SME Sepasgozar, AA Khan, K Smith, JG Romero… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The construction industry is slow to adopt new technologies. The implementation of digital
technologies and remote operations using robots were considered farfetched affairs and …

Smart digital marketing capabilities for sustainable property development: A case of Malaysia

S Low, F Ullah, S Shirowzhan, SME Sepasgozar… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Digital tools and marketing have been widely adopted in various industries throughout the
world. These tools have enabled companies to obtain real-time customer insights and create …

Digitizing material passport for sustainable construction projects using BIM

I Atta, ES Bakhoum, MM Marzouk - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Several aspects hinder the application sustainability in construction industry. The most
prominent problems are related to the conservation of natural resources and the generation …

Lean practices using building information modeling (Bim) and digital twinning for sustainable construction

SME Sepasgozar, FKP Hui, S Shirowzhan… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is a need to apply lean approaches in construction projects. Both BIM and IoT are
increasingly being used in the construction industry. However, using BIM in conjunction with …

The role of blockchain technology in augmenting supply chain resilience to cybercrime

A Bayramova, DJ Edwards, C Roberts - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Using a systematic review of literature, this study identifies the potential impact of blockchain
solutions for augmenting supply chain resilience (SCR) to cybercrime. This rich literature …

Additive manufacturing applications for industry 4.0: A systematic critical review

SME Sepasgozar, A Shi, L Yang, S Shirowzhan… - Buildings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Additive manufacturing, including 3D printing (3DP), is one of the critical pillars of Industry
4.0 and the next construction revolution. Several countries, including China, have utilized …