Construction Risk Taxonomy: An International Convergence of Academic and Industry Perspectives

Risk management is a topic heavily researched and important for industry professionals. Both academic and industry perspectives are critical to advancing this field, especially in risk identification and taxonomy. A unique comparison and convergence of these perspectives is developed in order to understand the most relevant risks for projects and to ensure they are addressed in the risk management process. This comparison is created via a content analysis of the relevant literature and a survey to industry professionals. The differences and similarities among risks are analyzed, revealing that both perspectives emphasize financial/economic risks. The literature tends to focus on political; acts of God classified risks, whereas the industry places emphasis on regulatory risks. An elaboration of variations is performed aiming to improve the literature-based taxonomy taking into account the industry perspective to ensure its risk management process responds to these risks and provides a clearer focus towards future research

Macro-BIM adoption study: establishing Nigeria's BIM maturity.

Construction Industry in Nigeria has since required a disruptive technology to change its construction business and improve its capabilities and productivity. As an on-going research (PhD work) to developing a strategy for an effective Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption in Nigeria, a macro-BIM adoption study was carried out to establish BIM maturity within the Nigerian construction market. Online questionnaire was used as tool for data collection from the professional stakeholders in the industry. In the process to formulate a National BIM Roadmap, five conceptual macro-BIM maturity models were utilized. The models’ findings act as a guide in developing a national BIM adoption policy. The five applied models helped classify the macro maturity components and the key policies’ deliverables that must be addressed within both the initiation and consultation phases of proposing the Nigerian BIM roadmap. The results established positive progress in awareness and adoption level compared to the 2017 survey. Recommendations are made based on the study findings as to advance into policy development

Changing building user attitude and organisational policy towards sustainable resource use in healthcare

Health care provision is significantly impacted by the ability of the health providers to engineer a viable healthcare space to support care stakeholders needs. In this paper we discuss and propose use of organisational semiotics as a set of methods to link stakeholders to systems, which allows us to capture clinician activity, information transfer, and building use; which in tern allows us to define the value of specific systems in the care environment to specific stakeholders and the dependence between systems in a care space. We suggest use of a semantically enhanced building information model (BIM) to support the linking of clinician activity to the physical resource objects and space; and facilitate the capture of quantifiable data, over time, concerning resource use by key stakeholders. Finally we argue for the inclusion of appropriate stakeholder feedback and persuasive mechanism, to incentivise building user behaviour to support organisational level sustainability policy

Propuesta guía para una planeación y ejecución en proyectos de vivienda unifamiliar con enfoque Lean Construction

Trabajo de investigaciónEste trabajo contempla el desarrollo de una matriz enfocada en la metodología Lean Construction para la planeación y ejecución en proyectos de vivienda unifamiliar. Así mismo se evidencia un análisis de manera cuantitativa y cualitativamente en la adopción de la filosofía Lean Construction en procesos de la gestión de la planeación y ejecución de proyectos, que permite establecer un orden de actividades y sub actividades que componen las fases de un proyecto de vivienda unifamiliar en la relación del alcance exitoso en productividad y rendimiento.INTRODUCCIÓN 1. GENERALIDADES 2. METODOLOGÍAS EN EL MARCO DE LA PLANEACIÓN Y EJECUCIÓN DE PROYECTOS 3. LEAN CONSTRUCTION EN ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN 4. IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE LA MATRIZ EN CASO DE ESTUDIO 5. CONCLUSIONES 6. RECOMENDACIONES BIBLIOGRAFÍA ANEXOSPregradoIngeniero Civi

Critical Success Factors of Implementing Building Information Modelling and Sustainability Practices in Construction Projects: A Delphi Survey

The research study aims to explore and assess the critical success factors (CSFs) that can amplify the integration of building information modeling (BIM) and sustainability practices in construction projects. Delphi survey technique was employed to solicit the perceptions of experts on the 30 identified CSFs by means of a two-round Delphi survey. The expert panel responses were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The key drivers identified in the study are related to people-centric, and data and technology-centric interventions in the built environment. Crucial deductions were formed on the basis of a comparative analysis of the expert groups. The study's findings have provided valuable lessons for local authorities, policymakers, and project stakeholders to strengthen the drive for achieving full adoption of green BIM initiatives. The study has also provided effective recommendations for increasing the uptake of BIM and sustainability practices in the construction industry, and has contributed to the existing body of knowledge about smart urbanization and hands-on practice in the built environment

A Feasibility Study of Best Value in Italy

A variety of business models for performance and quality are being proliferated in the construction and services industry. In Europe, specifically in the Netherlands, the Best Value (BV) business model is being applied and is having positive impacts, making it further attractive to countries that are new to BV and looking for improvements. A feasibility study of BV in Italy is conducted via: a brief synopsis of BV, a resource and environmental analysis, and presentation of the results of a survey carried out to determine the degree of achievability of BV in Italy are analyzed. The feasibility regarding the approach to implementation of BV is also discussed. The results of the industry survey are analysed to understand the overall contracting environment and hypothesize on the potential outcomes of the utilization of BV in the Italian construction and services industry. A list of recommendations to utilize BV is develope

A Feasibility Study of Best Value in Italy

A variety of business models for performance and quality are being proliferated in the construction and services industry. In Europe, specifically in the Netherlands, the Best Value (BV) business model is being applied and is having positive impacts, making it further attractive to countries that are new to BV and looking for improvements. A feasibility study of BV in Italy is conducted via: a brief synopsis of BV, a resource and environmental analysis, and presentation of the results of a survey carried out to determine the degree of achievability of BV in Italy are analyzed. The feasibility regarding the approach to implementation of BV is also discussed. The results of the industry survey are analysed to understand the overall contracting environment and hypothesize on the potential outcomes of the utilization of BV in the Italian construction and services industry. A list of recommendations to utilize BV is developed

Current Italian Trends and Analysis for Innovations in Contracting

The current contracting environment in the construction and services sectors in Italy is heavily impacted by poor economic conditions, making new methods and innovations in procurement and supply chain management attractive. Prior to the implementation of any new restructuring methods or innovations, a proper understanding of the overall state of the Italian economy, including legal implications, current contracting trends, and goals is requisite. Government reports, published statistics, and a recent industry survey are examined and compared. The main challenges in the Italian construction market are identified as: a primarily price-based selection criterion, difficulty for vendors to differentiate themselves, administrative challenges, and decreasing investment. A survey is developed and distributed to Italian construction professionals in order to gain insight into these current industry challenges. Targeted areas and strategies for potential improvement such as financing, procurement, selection, pre-planning, management, and supply chain innovations are suggested. Proposed solutions to the challenges identified are analysed and a future direction for potential Italian construction industry innovations is forme