Abstract: The rapid adoption of building information modeling (BIM) in the fields of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) has brought new and emerging challenges for collaborative practices related to the significant ...

Abstract: There is a recent trend in the construction industry to implement lean concepts. This management strategy is based on a production philosophy originating from the Toyota Production System (TPS) in the 1950s. After World ...

Abstract: Project control operations in construction are mostly executed via direct observations and the manual monitoring of progress and performance of construction tasks on the job site. Project engineers move physically within ...

Abstract: In the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) fields, computing and information technologies play an increasingly prevalent and complex role in day-to-day work. Consequently, educators must adjust and, in many ...