Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the construction industry: a literature review of academic research

FA Ghansah, W Lu - Construction Management and Economics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past 3 years, the global construction sector has been severely affected by the
noxious coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Visionary construction stakeholders, including …

Climate change mitigation through modular construction

ZW Sajid, F Ullah, S Qayyum, R Masood - Smart Cities, 2024 - mdpi.com
Modular construction (MC) is a promising concept with the potential to revolutionize the
construction industry (CI). The sustainability aspects of MC, among its other encouraging …

Key factors affecting labor productivity in offsite construction projects

RH Assaad, IH El-Adaway, M Hastak… - Journal of …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Offsite construction has been shown to possess many advantages and benefits in dealing
with the construction industry's challenges, which include poor labor productivity …

Mapping groundwater recharge potential zones in arid region using remote sensing and GIS perspective, Central Tunisia

R Missaoui, B Abdelkarim, K Ncibi, M Gentilucci… - Euro-Mediterranean …, 2023 - Springer
Given the semi-arid to arid climate in the Regueb region of Central Tunisia, groundwater is a
crucial resource for meeting the escalating demands of socioeconomic development …

Navigating Machiavellianism in Construction Projects: Leaders' Communication Strategies and Employees' Voice

N Liyanagamage - Journal of Management in Engineering, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Construction projects, characterized by their significant budget, time, and resource
demands, necessitate effective leadership. Existing research has predominantly focused on …

Sustainable future-proof healthcare facilities: modular and adaptable design approach

G Kucan, T Tan, D Grossmann, K Graser… - Journal of Management …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
The challenge of implementing industrialized construction to achieve sustainable future-
proof healthcare facilities is not only about construction methods themselves but also about …

Smart multi-project scheduling and multi-skilled workforce assignment for prefabricated bathroom unit production

J Han, C Chen, RLK Tiong, K Wu - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper addresses low worker productivity in Prefabricated Bathroom Unit (PBU)
production. To improve, a hierarchical two-level model is developed to (1) integrate project …

Potential of modular offsite construction for emergency situations: a New Zealand study

WM Shahzad, G Rajakannu, N Kordestani Ghalenoei - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural disasters cause significant adverse social and financial impacts by damaging homes
and infrastructure. These disasters also need a quick and immediate solution to post …

Adoption challenges of building information modelling (BIM) and off-site construction (OSC) in healthcare construction: are they fellow sufferers?

T Tan, G Mills, X Ma, E Papadonikolaki - Engineering, Construction …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Off-Site Construction (OSC) has received much government and public attention
during and after COVID. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an initiative discussed …

Supply Chain Consequences of Government Subsidies for Promoting Prefabricated Construction and Emissions Abatement

DY Wang, X Wang - Journal of Management in Engineering, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
This paper investigates the effects of two types of government subsidies: the unit cost (UC)
subsidy and the floor-area ratio (FAR) subsidy on emissions abatement of a prefabricated …