Article
Engineering, Industrial
Cong Liu, Jiming Cao, Guangdong Wu, Xianbo Zhao, Jian Zuo
Summary: Based on social network analysis and statistical analysis, the study found that large enterprises are more inclined to establish collaborative relationship networks, while small and medium-sized enterprises prefer to maintain smaller networks. Large enterprises have higher influence within the collaboration network, and network attributes have significant impacts on enterprise performance.
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jiasheng Zhang, Pengcheng Xiang, Jia Zhong, Jian Zhang, Zezhou Wu, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari
Summary: This study aims to explore the key factors for contractors to open prefabrication factories. A total of 28 influencing factors were identified from literature and divided into four categories: policy environment, market environment, technological environment, and enterprise internal environment. Through interviews and questionnaire surveys, four key influencing factors were determined, which are mandatory implementation policy, precast concrete component's price, market demand, and contractor's strategic objectives.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Martin Loosemore, Shang Zhang, Suhair Alkilani, Zihao Wang
Summary: This paper explores the potential value and implementation issues of construction social procurement in the Chinese construction industry. The survey findings reveal that the industry has the institutional foundations for social procurement and significant untapped social value. However, meaningful industry consultation, effective education, and clearly mandated targets are necessary for social procurement to achieve its full potential.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Kasun Gunasekara, Srinath Perera, Mary Hardie, Xiaohua Jin
Summary: This study aims to create a model for evaluating construction contractors' performance based on directly attributable measures that are quantitative and easy to gather. Through a literature review and expert forums, a set of critical performance measures were identified and a performance model was developed using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Tomas Hanak, Adriana Drozdova, Ivan Marovic
Summary: Czech contractors predominantly rely on cost-oriented pricing for their multicriteria bidding strategy in public construction procurement, considering factors like risks and tender attractiveness. The Czech construction market is seen as favoring low costs with a prevalence of abnormally low bids. The findings of this study provide insights for contractors to enhance their bidding strategies in the public construction procurement process.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Fangliang Wang, Min Cheng, Xiaotong Cheng
Summary: In the project-based construction industry, organizations establish collaborative relationships through specific projects. A complex project-based industry-level collaborative network has formed between owners and contractors, closely related to knowledge exchange and industry development. By analyzing the data set of National Quality Engineering Award (NQEA) projects in China from 2013 to 2021, using social network analysis (SNA) and network motif analysis (NMA) method, the characteristics and evolution of the project-based collaborative networks between owners and contractors in the construction industry have been empirically analyzed. The results reveal the small-world network characteristics, the presence of core companies, and the existence of different collaborative patterns within the network.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Daniella Troje
Summary: This paper explores how social procurement policies are perceived and implemented in the construction sector, revealing a misalignment between policy goals, sector practices, and target group needs. Actors in the sector may need to co-create policy goals and practices that align with existing practices and allocate more resources for successful policy implementation.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Qing'e Wang, Jing Wang
Summary: This study focused on international EPC projects, identified 25 risk factors related to procurement, established risk transmission paths, and provided risk management suggestions.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hui Guo, Weisheng Lu
Summary: This study examines the complex relationship between corporate social responsibility and competitiveness, revealing an inverse U-shaped relationship where competitiveness increases initially with CSR engagement but declines after a threshold level when CSR costs begin to outweigh benefits. The findings provide insights for business executives and policymakers on managing social responsibility resources wisely.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Martin Loosemore, George Denny-Smith, Jo Barraket, Robyn Keast, Daniel Chamberlain, Kristy Muir, Abigail Powell, Dave Higgon, Jo Osborne
Summary: Social procurement policies are a new tool used by governments to address social issues through infrastructure spending. However, stakeholders have concerns about policy design, risk management, and industry capacity, requiring new relational skills and partnerships to overcome challenges and maximize opportunities.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Farshid Rahmani, Malik Khalfan, Tayyab Maqsood
Summary: This study examines the importance of selecting Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) as a procurement strategy for capital construction projects, revealing that decisions are often based on judgment and influenced by decision-makers' biases. A conceptual model is proposed that integrates procurement selection criteria related to project characteristics, client's objectives, and internal and external project environments.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Sahar Jawad, Ann Ledwith
Summary: This study presents a new modeling approach to evaluate the success of PCS, identifying six critical elements for PCS success. The results were used to create a PCS Maturity Model and a PCS Success Index, helping project managers determine the maturity level of their PCS and improvement areas.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fengfeng Zhu, Hao Hu, Feng Xu
Summary: This paper analyzes the difficulties in risk management that commonly cause cost overruns in international construction projects (ICP). It proposes a risk assessment model for ICP that considers risk interdependence and obtains references from similar projects. The model applies the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) to determine risk interdependence and provides an integrated framework for identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing ICP risks.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Fadi A. Fatayer, Amjad Z. Issa, Mohammed Abunemeh, Mohammed A. M. Dwikat
Summary: The study investigated the causes of non-fulfillment of contractual requirements in building, road, and electro-mechanical projects in Palestine, identifying 65 causes classified into five categories. A quantitative questionnaire survey of 50 professional experts revealed that the main reasons for contractors' non-compliance varied across project types, including factors such as low profit margins due to price-based contracts and inadequate estimation of equipment requirements. The study's findings could help stakeholders and contractor unions in Palestine prevent future problems and improve compliance with contractual requirements.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Martin Loosemore, Suhair Z. Alkilani, Ahmed W. A. Hammad
Summary: The research explores the barriers refugees face in securing employment in the construction industry in Australia. Main barriers identified include lack of local work experience, employer discrimination, failure to recognize previous qualifications, skills and experience, and lack of understanding of challenges faced by refugees. Recommendations include initiatives to provide work experience, education to break down stereotypes, and greater support for non-profits.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Nan Zhao, Heap-Yih Chong, Qian Li
Summary: This research explores the diffusion mechanism of helping behavior through dynamic behavioral analysis and simulation. It found that an increase in task dependence and cooperative spillover effect can promote the spread of helping behavior, while an increase in team size, profit-sharing coefficient, and individual fixed income could inhibit such diffusion. This research provides new insights into cultivating a mutual helping culture within project teams.
JOURNAL OF SIMULATION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Yongshun Xu, Heap-Yih Chong, Ming Chi
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Ergonomics
Pin-Chao Liao, Xiaoshan Zhou, Heap-Yih Chong, Yinan Hu, Dan Zhang
Summary: This study explored the brain connectivity of construction workers during hazard recognition and found directed flow of brain activity. The results suggested a top-down modulation of behavioral goals originating from the dorsal attention network and the importance of the sensory cortex in information output.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Hong Min Zhang, Heap-Yih Chong, Yu Zeng, Wei Zhang
Summary: The effective use of BIM can directly improve project performance. Stakeholder management plays an important and positive intermediary role between BIM implementation and project performance, particularly through stakeholder dynamics and stakeholder engagement or empowerment.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Mohammad Barqawi, Heap-Yih Chong, Robert Lopez
Summary: Limited research has been conducted on the delays caused by employers in building information modelling (BIM)-enabled projects. This study aimed to determine the effects of critical success factors, BIM implementation strategies, and barriers on employer-initiated delays in BIM-enabled projects. Through questionnaire analysis and structural equation modelling, it was found that the relationships between success factors and employer-initiated delays were influenced by BIM implementation strategies and barriers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Ru Liang, Rui Li, Heap-Yih Chong
Summary: Prefabrication in construction has a promising future due to its sustainability and government support. Selecting the right sustainable suppliers for prefabricated components is crucial for the success of such projects. This study explores the characteristics of supplier selection, considering differences from traditional components, sustainability requirements, and the impact of COVID-19. A novel decision-making model is proposed, incorporating criteria weights, decision maker weights, and factors such as hesitation and ambiguity. The model proves robust and adaptable to different decision makers, contributing to the understanding of supply chain disruptions and digital bidding during the pandemic.
BUILDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Cheng Siew Goh, Heap-Yih Chong
Summary: Climate change and natural disasters have posed unprecedented threats to humanity. The built environment plays a crucial role in climate action plans by ensuring resilience and sustainability. However, studies have identified performance gaps in achieving sustainability goals, which may be caused by negligence of the human-environment interaction. This paper aims to highlight opportunities in optimizing sustainability performance in the built environment through human-centric approaches.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Ru Liang, Zhenzhen Xue, Heap-Yih Chong
Summary: Logistics parks played a critical role during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their construction and operations involved unique risk factors. This study proposes a new risk analysis model that evaluates a comprehensive list of risk factors using the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) method. The model incorporates hesitant uncertain linguistic Z-numbers (HULZNs) and fuzzy C-means (FCM) clustering algorithm to assess the risk. The practicality of the model was demonstrated through a case study, identifying and prioritizing risk factors during decision making in logistics park projects.
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Xue Yan, Yuke Li, Meng Ming, Heap-Yih Chong
Summary: Under the current trend of reducing leverage and controlling new implicit debts of local governments, the risk of non-standard defaults by UIDCs is increasing, which will affect the credit risk of UIDCs.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Heap-Yih Chong, Mengyuan Cheng
Summary: This research aims to explore and determine effective contractual practices and their associated contract provisions for smart contract implementation in BIM-enabled projects. A mixed-methods approach was adopted based on an exploratory case study and a questionnaire survey. The research provides new insights and practical knowledge toward implementing legally sound smart contracts in BIM-enabled projects.
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fang Bian, Heap-Yih Chong, Chao Ding, Wei Zhang, Lingyan Li
Summary: This study examines the complexity of human behavior in relation to building heating energy consumption in severe cold areas, focusing on Inner Mongolia as a research object. By constructing five occupant behavior models and conducting simulations using DeST-h software, the energy consumption of different behavior patterns was determined. The findings highlight the importance of achieving a balance between energy-saving measures and thermal comfort, taking into account different external temperatures.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Heap-Yih Chong, Mengyuan Cheng
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Qian Li, Mengqin Jiang, Sha Tao, Jin Hao, Heap-Yih Chong
Summary: This study investigates the problem of project scheduling and multiskilled staffing based on a realistic perspective. An integer linear programming model is constructed to solve the problem directly, and a tabu search algorithm with resource-oriented priority strategies is designed for efficient solving. The findings indicate the impact of different resource strategies on project duration and personal skill growth.
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Jiaying Xu, Qingfeng Meng, Xiaoliang Li, Yanrui Bao, Heap-Yih Chong
Summary: This study applies a three-stage slack-based data envelopment analysis (SBM-DEA) model to assess the construction safety performance (CSP) in 30 provinces and cities in China, aiming to enhance the sustainable development of construction safety in the industry. The findings reveal that the supervision environment has a greater impact on the sustainable development of construction safety than the level of socio-economic development. The regional distribution of construction safety management levels has significantly changed, with the original pattern of East > West > Central > Northeast shifting to East > Central > Northeast > West. High-efficiency values of safety performance in certain regions are influenced by external environmental (EE) pressure, while low-efficiency values cannot be solely attributed to a lack of willingness to implement safety management.
Article
Urban Studies
Li Gao, Heap-Yih Chong, Wei Zhang, Zhenyang Li
Summary: The increasing pace of urbanization has led to various challenges in urban areas, such as limited land resources, severe traffic congestion, and environmental degradation. This study examines the nonlinear relationship between public-transport accessibility and urban development in mountainous cities, using Chongqing, China as a case study. The results highlight the significant impact of metro and street accessibility on urban development in Chongqing, while the effects of the central-business-district (CBD) and bus transportation are relatively weaker compared to flat cities.
