Abstract: Effective knowledge transfer can improve the work efficiency of project network members. However, as traditional labor-intensive enterprises, construction companies do not pay enough attention to knowledge management, and ...

Abstract: Although data modeling methods for conceptual cost estimation are proven to be effective in academia, they are not adopted by construction practitioners as expected. To understand this fact and find solutions to the challenge ...

Abstract: Detailed planning, sequencing, and scheduling for the installation of multiple pipe systems are greatly needed to efficiently complete a piping project with both reduced cost and duration. Conventional manual scheduling ...

Abstract: The process of designing buildings requires both creative and analytical skills to devise innovative building solutions that cannot be generated from analytical skills alone, but traditional teaching and assessment tends ...

Abstract: Although emerging technologies offer the construction industry many opportunities for computer supported collaboration environments, the companies adopting these technologies usually fail in achieving the full benefits ...

Abstract: The transient nature of project teams and the competitive environment in which construction organizations operate require an effective mechanism to manage and reuse the knowledge created in the projects without straining ...

Abstract: The implementation of a new collaboration environment initiates many changes to an organization and to the end users as a result of the new way of working and the use of new technologies. Unless these changes are well ...

Abstract: The construction industry has invested considerable effort into integration of project information in the last decade. One such effort is the definition of Industry Foundation Classes (IFCs) to facilitate data sharing ...

Abstract: It is important for students in academic disciplines related to building design and construction to gain an understanding of the different sustainable design considerations that will affect a building’s performance. ...