Operations planning and scheduling in off-site construction supply chain management: Scope definition and future directions

A Zaalouk, S Moon, SH Han - Automation in construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient planning and scheduling of operations within the offsite construction supply chain is
critical for the successful completion of projects. Despite significant efforts and the …

Quantifying advantages of modular construction: Waste generation

L Loizou, K Barati, X Shen, B Li - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
The construction industry is a significant source of waste generation in any economy,
producing various greenhouse gases, releasing harmful substances into the natural …

Barriers to Building Information Modeling (BIM) implementation in China's prefabricated construction: An interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approach

T Tan, K Chen, F Xue, W Lu - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
It is widely recognized that Building Information Modeling (BIM) can facilitate the delivery of
prefabricated construction. Nevertheless, the actual practice of BIM faces several barriers. A …

Linking permissioned blockchain to Internet of Things (IoT)-BIM platform for off-site production management in modular construction

L Wu, W Lu, F Xue, X Li, R Zhao, M Tang - Computers in Industry, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditionally, construction managers were considered more experienced in project
management than off-site production management, although the latter is gaining importance …

Acceptance model of precast concrete components in building construction based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Technology, Organization, and …

A Katebi, P Homami, M Najmeddin - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
According to the increasing development of prefabrication as a sustainable alternative
approach to conventional construction methods, the use of Precast Concrete Components …

Carbon emission reduction in prefabrication construction during materialization stage: A BIM-based life-cycle assessment approach

JL Hao, B Cheng, W Lu, J Xu, J Wang, W Bu… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Prefabrication has gained its popularity in countries including China due to its various
advantages such as quality control, waste reduction, onsite and offsite parallel coordination …

Comparative analysis of modular construction practices in mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore

Z Xu, T Zayed, Y Niu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Modular construction is considered as the future of the construction industry. While the
sector is growing rapidly in some areas, there are still barriers to overcome. For more than …

Incentive policies for prefabrication implementation of real estate enterprises: An evolutionary game theory-based analysis

J Wang, Y Qin, J Zhou - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Prefabrication construction method has been considered an effective way for enhancing the
environmental performance and sustainable development of the construction industry. Many …

Evaluation of critical risk factors in the implementation of modular construction

H Pervez, Y Ali, D Pamucar, M Garai-Fodor… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Modular construction is considered as a preferred construction method over conventional
construction due to a number of benefits including reduction in project completion time …

An Internet of Things-enabled BIM platform for modular integrated construction: A case study in Hong Kong

Y Zhai, K Chen, JX Zhou, J Cao, Z Lyu, X Jin… - Advanced engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In recent years, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been acting an important
role in the delivery of Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) project. However, the full …