Bubble Deck Slab System: A Review on the Design and Performance

The conventional floor slab has few drawbacks of giving little structural support and posing a large amount of self-weight to a building. Therefore, bubble deck slab system is introduced to tackle these limitations. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the bubble deck slab system on its design and performance. A systematic literature review was conducted in this paper based on the selected journal and articles through the database search engine. The findings will better understand the feasibility of the bubble deck slab system and its potential as a viable replacement for the conventional floor slabs

Ambiental, social e governança (ESG) e inovação no setor da construção: revisão sistemática da literatura

Copyright (c) 2023 Revista de Administração da UFSM Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This journal remains the copyright holders of articles published. In order to be published, authors must sign the Copyrights Letter, which is sent to the authors by e-mail, thus granting rights, including on translation, to ReA/UFSM. The journal grants third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement (CC-BY 4.0), as stated in the article’s PDF documents.Purpose – To analyze the evolution of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and innovation in the civil construction industry, focusing on innovative and sustainable practices, as well as ways of measuring the level of construction companies in these themes. Design/methodology/approach – A Systematic Literature Review approach was used. The Web of Science and Elsevier Scopus Databases, from 2017 to 2022, were used for data collection, based on a set of keywords and Boolean operators (“sustainable development” & “framework” & “measurement” & “environment”). Using the Zotero Software, 488 papers were classified and organized according to the publication date, main content, proposals for sustainable and innovative tools and techniques. The papers were analyzed in the VOSviewer Software. Findings – There is an Asian predominance in the volume of publications and networks of strong connections in clusters by countries. The authors tend to look for papers from the same region as a reference, going against the concept of globalization of ESG and innovation themes and the condition of replicability of practices. Among the exemplified practices, there are replicable models and initiatives, as well as incipient innovative construction materials and methods in search of consolidation. Originality/value – Amid the current and growing discussion about innovation and ESG in organizations, it is noted that the civil construction sector still lacks better performances in these themes. This paper aims to contribute to the advancement of the discussion in the sector, bringing together works found in recent literature.Objetivo – Analisar a evolução dos temas de ambiental, social e governança (ESG) e inovação na indústria da construção civil, com foco em práticas inovadoras e sustentáveis, bem como formas de mensuração do nível das construtoras nos temas. Desenho/metodologia/abordagem – Utilizou-se uma abordagem de Revisão Sistemática da Literatura. As bases de dados Web of Science e Elsevier Scopus, de 2017 a 2022, foram utilizadas para coleta de dados, com base no conjunto de palavras-chave e operadores booleanos (“desenvolvimento sustentável” & “framework” & “medição” & “ambiente”). Foram classificados 488 artigos, descritos quanto à data de publicação, conteúdo principal, propostas de ferramentas e técnicas sustentáveis e inovadoras. O Software Zotero foi utilizado para classificar e organizar as publicações, que posteriormente foram analisadas no Software VOSviewer. Resultados – Há predominância Asiática no volume de publicações e redes de conexões em clusters por países. Autores tendem a buscar artigos da mesma região como referência, não seguindo o conceito de globalização dos temas ESG e inovação e a condição de replicabilidade das práticas em outros países quanto às temáticas. Em meio às práticas exemplificadas, encontram-se modelos e iniciativas replicáveis, além de materiais e métodos construtivos inovadores incipientes em busca de consolidação. Originalidade/valor – Em meio à discussão atual e crescente sobre inovação e ESG nas organizações, nota-se que o setor da construção civil ainda carece de melhores desempenhos nesses temas. Este artigo visa contribuir para o avanço da discussão no setor, reunindo trabalhos encontrados na literatura recente.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio