Today, many construction operations have incorporated automated equipment, means, and
methods into their regular practises. Although adaption of automation in the building …

With the pervasive use of Building Information Modelling (BIM), lean principles, digital
technologies, and offsite construction, the industry is at the cusp of this transformation. The …

Building construction has developed from the use of primitive tools to that of machinery, with
a tendency toward automation. Automation of processes and robotics can improve …

Prefabrication has the advantages of simplicity, speed and economy but has been inflexible
to changes in design which is a primary reason behind its limited market share in the …

This research seeks to improve the energy performance of solid-timber building envelopes
by introducing air chambers into construction elements to increase thermal insulation values …

Robots have increased the safety, productivity, and quality of manufacturing. Recently,
sensing, computing, and mapping technologies have started to enable the use of robots in …

The fourth construction industry revolution (ie, Construction 4.0), driven by the fourth
industrial revolution, introduces technological novelties to the construction industry in the …

Building Information Modeling is the process and the technology transition from a traditional
single sequential form to a modern multiple parallel form of data integration. BIM is the …

To increase productivity, quality, and safety, heavy industrial construction projects are
increasingly adopting prefabrication and modularization techniques. This shift, in turn, has …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and occurrence, and peculiarities
and dynamics, if any, of perceived challenges to the adoption of information and …