Complex and tall buildings have been constructed in many cities recently. Fire safety should
be a major concern of building designers, engineers, and governments. Previous fire …

Understanding the state, behavior, and surrounding context of construction workers is
essential to effective project management and control. Exploiting the integrated sensors of …

Having timely access to information on the performance of a construction project enables the
design team and contractor to improve their decision-making so as to ensure project …

Among the numerous work-related risk factors, construction workers are often exposed to
awkward working postures that may lead them to develop work-related musculoskeletal …

One of the main challenges of construction projects is managing delays; there is still a lot to
overcome to reach near-zero delays (mitigation of delays) in all construction projects …

Construction jobs are more labor intensive than other industrial jobs. Safety problems
caused by overworked bodies are common, and the supervision of construction workers is …

In the context of building evacuation, for instance in case of fire or other emergency
situations, the immediate identification of the evacuation path is of vital importance. Panic …

The continuous monitoring of patients' vital parameters during recovery, essential in critical
situations, is usually performed by dedicated supervision equipments and specialized …

In the new era of Construction 4.0, the application of a large number of intelligent information
technologies (ITs) and advanced managerial approaches have brought about the rapid …

A possible solution to reduce healthcare costs in a world that is aging is the adoption of
telehealth technologies. Several solutions appeared, in the past suggesting the use of smart …