Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ruixue Zhang, Yuyan Tang, Yuanxin Zhang, Zeyu Wang
Summary: This study explores the structural characteristics, evolution laws, and patterns of collaborative innovation in green building technologies (GBTs) through longitudinal research on China's construction industry, revealing the complex collaborative mechanisms among stakeholders. The results demonstrate that GBTs collaborative innovation has gradually expanded with a three-stage trend from 2006 to 2021, with State Grid Corp. China exerting significant influence. The study also highlights the geographic variations in spatial distribution, with Beijing occupying a central position and strengthening its role.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Ruixue Zhang, Xiaolong Xue, Yuanxin Zhang
Summary: As infrastructure projects become larger and more complex, collaborative innovation is crucial for meeting challenges. This study, based on network science theories, explores the cascade processes of cooperative behaviors and the impact of network structures on collaborative innovations within infrastructure project networks. The results show a positive correlation between the number of initial innovation adopters and the cascade effect of collaborative innovations, as well as a positive correlation between network connections and cascade speed, scale, and time to reach a stable state.
JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Zilu Fan, Yuming Liu, Yaxin Li
Summary: This study aims to analyze the collaborative management issues in railway EPC project between design and construction. A network model was established using social network analysis methodology combined with the Wuli-Shili-Renli (WSR) system methodology to explore the relationships between different elements. The findings indicate that coordination and communication mechanisms, organization building, interface management systems, and design management systems significantly impact railway EPC collaborative management.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Dedong Wang, Peng Wang, Yanjun Liu
Summary: This study constructs an evaluation system for organizational resilience of construction projects based on social capital theory and proposes a dynamic evaluation model for project resilience based on the resource conservation strategy. The results reveal a specific curve of project resilience in adversity. This study helps to understand the emergence process of construction project resilience and improves the risk response ability of projects.
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
Environmental Sciences
Xiaokun Yu, Yue Cui, Yilin Chen, I-Shin Chang, Jing Wu
Summary: This paper uses social network analysis to explore the collaborative innovation network of comprehensive utilization technology of coal fly ash in China and examines the differences in innovation performance under different research and development backgrounds through regression analysis. The results show that there are issues in the utilization of coal fly ash, including the expansion of innovation scale but concentration of resources, insufficient participation of universities in collaborative innovation, and lack of depth in cooperation. In addition, collaborative R&D in coal fly ash demonstrates better innovation performance.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xinmiao Li, Xipeng Liu
Summary: As the market becomes more competitive, relying solely on internal research and development innovation is no longer sufficient. Therefore, enterprises have shifted from closed innovation to open collaborative innovation. The flow of knowledge across organizations enhances the competitiveness by acquiring resources from partners and integrating internal and external knowledge.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Business
Balazs Szatmari, Dirk Deichmann, Jan van den Ende, Brayden G. King
Summary: Research supports the Matthew effect, showing that high-status actors benefit from increased recognition and resources, but also face greater risk of negative evaluations. There is an inverted U-shaped relationship between project leader status and project performance, with more extreme effects for high-status leaders.
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Jiaojiao Deng, Yaan Zhao, Xiaoyu Li, Yujia Wang, Yi Zhou
Summary: The development of cooperative relationships among project participants makes relationship norms an important governance mechanism to promote cooperative behavior. However, the research on relationship norms mostly ignored the project network environment established by project participants. A static project network cannot accurately reflect the actual project network state from the perspective of network embeddedness, but the research on the mechanism of cooperative behavior from the perspective of dynamic network embeddedness is limited.
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Bin Miao, Yingjie Liang, Yueyue Suo
Summary: This paper discusses the influence of organizational social network on enterprise collaborative innovation, as well as the intermediary role of knowledge sharing and the regulatory role of digital construction. The research findings show that improving the construction of organizational social networks and enhancing employees' knowledge sharing behavior can improve enterprises' collaborative innovation ability.
Review
Business
Celine Merlin-Brogniart, Lars Fuglsang, Siv Magnussen, Alberto Peralta, Eva Revesz, Rolf Ronning, Luis Rubalcaba, Ada Scupola
Summary: This paper identifies the major themes of social innovation in collaborative governance by analyzing scientific and grey literature from five European countries. Social entrepreneurship is found to be a common theme across all countries. The paper discusses the relationship between collaborative governance and social innovation, as well as the influence of national welfare state history on social innovation initiatives and forms of collaborative governance.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhixue Liu, Ronggui Ding
Summary: Collaborative innovation projects (CIPs) are inter-organizational collaboration projects that aim to deliver innovative results and involve diverse and dynamic collaborative relationships among stakeholders. Contractual governance and relational governance both play a crucial role in the success of CIPs. However, the existing static evaluation methods of project governance do not align with the dynamic nature of stakeholder collaboration relationships during the innovation process. This study proposes a dynamic evaluation method of CIP governance using stakeholder networks, which fills gaps in the literature and contributes to the development of governance theory. The case study conducted on a project of the Industry Technology Research Institute (ITRI) demonstrates that both contractual and relational governance have a significant impact on stakeholder collaboration throughout the entire CIPs stage, and the governance effect is determined by the changing governance structure rather than just stakeholder power. These findings have important implications for the governance of CIPs and mainstream project governance research.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Daniel Rough, Stefano De Paoli, Anna Wilson
Summary: This article proposes a new form of reputation system that encourages cooperation instead of competition. By conceptualizing platform communities as a networked assemblage of users and their created content, a reputation form representing members' community involvement is designed using social network analysis techniques. The implementation of the prototype system, commonshare, shows promising results on a Digital Social Innovation platform, enabling administrators to gain insights into other networked communities and promote cooperation among users.
SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Management
Liang Liu, Min Zhao, Lixin Fu, Jiming Cao
Summary: This study investigates relationship patterns in project networks and identifies two distinct local collaboration patterns, motif and antimotif, in the collaboration network of China's National Quality Award Projects. These patterns are influenced by macro network clustering tendency and individual structural embeddedness.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Lei Xu, Ronggui Ding, Lei Wang
Summary: This paper investigates the mechanism of knowledge diffusion in collaborative innovation projects and identifies the impact of network density and project roles on knowledge diffusion. The study uses an agent-based modeling approach and a case study to validate the findings. The results show that adjusting network density positively affects knowledge diffusion, while the division of network nodes has a negative impact.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Tong Lin, Sainan Lyu, Rebecca Jing Yang, Linda Tivendale
Summary: Through investigation and analysis, the study found that components-based prefabrication is the most suitable OSC level for Australian low-rise buildings, and Australian manufacturers are the best procurement option for prefabricated products. This research fills the gap in the study of different OSC approaches and procurement options in low-rise residential buildings.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Liang Wang, Yiming Cheng
Summary: This paper aims to map the safety management research of the construction industry using scientometric analysis, predicting key highlights and future research directions. By applying three scientometric analysis methods, the study revealed academic communities, key research topics, and the evolution paths of safety management research in construction. The findings provide insights for future collaboration and research in safety management in the construction industry.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tharushi I. Samarasinghalage, W. M. Pabasara U. Wijeratne, Rebecca J. Yang, Ron Wakefield
Summary: This study introduces a multi-objective optimization framework to optimize life cycle energy and life cycle cost simultaneously, considering different types of BIPV applications. The framework includes a set of design variables such as tilt angle, window-to-wall ratio, PV placement and PV product type, and can generate a set of the best BIPV design alternatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Dena Mahmudnia, Mehrdad Arashpour, Rebecca Yang
Summary: Blockchain technology has the potential to overcome limitations in the construction industry by enhancing payment transparency, protecting transaction histories, and improving access to information. It can also prevent disputes arising from communication issues, inaccurate documentation, and payment problems.
AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ang Yang, Xiangyu Meng, He He, Liang Wang, Jing Gao
Summary: This research aims to promote the low-carbon transition of ports by using hydrogen energy. It designs a staged investment decision-making scheme, collects data through IoT technology, analyzes with big data, and visualizes with a digital twin platform to support the hydrogen energy transition of ARMG equipment. To achieve this goal, an optimization model for ARMG's low-carbon transition investment decision is established.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Liang Wang, Yiming Cheng, Zeyu Wang
Summary: This study explores the knowledge map of sustainable supply chain risk management (SSCRM) through quantitative and qualitative analysis. A conceptual model is constructed based on the results, providing a roadmap for appropriate risk management policies and toolkits to supply chain practitioners. This study contributes to the theoretical thinking on how to mitigate risks in sustainable supply chains.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nilmini Pradeepika Weerasinghe, Rebecca Jing Yang, Chen Wang
Summary: Solar building envelopes, also known as BIPV, have seen significant growth in Asia and Europe, but are still lagging in regions like Australia. The decision to adopt BIPV is complex and influenced by factors such as geographical conditions, building materials, interest rates, and capital cost. A machine learning model can predict BIPV adoption decisions and provide stakeholders with information for investment, policymaking, and research directions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pouya Ifaei, Amir Saman Tayerani Charmchi, Jorge Loy-Benitez, Rebecca Jing Yang, ChangKyoo Yoo
Summary: Combined technological, economic, sociological, and environmental (TESE) models are crucial for leveraging renewable energies and supporting sustainable development in Korea. This comprehensive TESE study addresses multiple sustainability challenges in the Korean energy sector. The study utilizes deep neural networks, simulation models, clustering algorithms, and decision-making approaches to predict electricity demand, evaluate hybrid renewable microgrids, generate renewable energy maps, develop a prioritized roadmap, and propose a sustainable energy policy.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Urban Studies
Liang Wang
Summary: This study conducts a scientometric analysis of previous research on urban resilience to climate change, providing a comprehensive knowledge map of the field. The results reveal the academic communities, key research topics, and knowledge structure, and predict future research directions. The study will guide academic collaborations and urban management practices.
Article
Transportation
Ang Yang, Yang Liu, Congying Xin, Qiang Chen, Liang Wang
Summary: This research comprehensively analyzes the challenges and requirements of automated container terminals' (ACTs) operation improvement from the perspectives of equipment and operation management. The advantages of a digital twin are summarized and potential solutions are analyzed through various case studies. Feasibility analysis is presented to describe the implementation method for ACT operation optimization using the digital twin. A case study of the New Qianwan automated terminal of Qingdao Port is used to demonstrate the systematic development and effectiveness of the digital twin system in real-time monitoring, operation analysis, and abnormal detection of the loading and unloading process of ACTs.
MARITIME POLICY & MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Liang Wang, Yueqiao Zhao, Xianfei Yin
Summary: This study systematically analyzes and summarizes existing research on precast production scheduling (PPS) in the off-site construction (OSC) domain. It identifies the mainstream contents and optimization perspectives of PPS research and points out potential future research focuses. The study provides theoretical guidance for the development of PPS research and practical methods for precast production practitioners.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Liang Wang, Yining Li
Summary: This study systematically analyzed the estimation methods and reduction strategies of port carbon emissions by reviewing 49 academic literatures. The findings indicate that the estimation of port carbon emissions tends to underestimate actual emissions, and the variations across ports pose challenges for establishing universally applicable estimation methods. Operational optimization, equipment transformation, and energy management are key strategies for reducing port carbon emissions.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Liang Wang, Yiming Cheng, Yuanxin Zhang
Summary: Prefabricated building is an innovative construction method with significant advantages in environmental protection, energy saving, productivity increase, and quality improvement. However, the complexity of the prefabricated building project supply chain often leads to risks being overlooked, resulting in risk propagation and management failures. This study integrated epidemic models with complex networks to explore risk propagation mechanisms in the prefabricated building project supply chain.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Liang Wang, Haoxin Peng
Summary: This study combined quantitative analysis and qualitative discussion on the previous research of port relationships from 1999 to 2022. The results indicate that the main research topics of port relationships show evolutionary trends and mainly focus on competition, cooperation, and co-opetition. Three future research directions are predicted based on the science map for guiding the future research of port relationships.
Review
Development Studies
M. A. C. L. Gunarathna, R. J. Yang, A. Song
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of different distributed RE trading paradigms on creating a stable RE market with enhanced economic values, with findings showing that ICT-based P2P distributed RE trading has more technical, economic, and social benefits compared to other models.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
