Abstract: The concept of construction industrialization was first introduced during the 1960s. Previous studies define construction industrialization as moving onsite construction work to offsite factories, largely depending on the ...

Abstract: Technology innovations, such as virtual design and construction (VDC) tools, light detection and ranging (lidar), global positioning system (GPS), and other vision-based or sensor-based systems, provide approaches that ...

Abstract: Construction projects involve numerous tasks that can be mentally and physically challenging. Previous research has investigated construction worker perceptions and awareness of safety hazards and the safety information ...

Abstract: In the construction industry specialty contractors perform most of the construction work. Given their impact on the industry, the safety performance of specialty contractors should be of concern to the construction industry. ...

Abstract: Recent statistics indicate that the number of injuries and fatalities on highway construction projects continues to rise. This increase is attributed primarily to unsafe driver behavior, such as distracted driving, and the ...

Abstract: This paper analyzes the impact of a large-scale safety-in-design initiative during the design and construction of a semiconductor manufacturing facility in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Drawing on multiple ...

Abstract: The construction industry in the United States employs thousands of workers in various jobs and accounted for over $645 billion of the US Gross Domestic Product in 2017. Given the reported labor shortage, it has never ...

Abstract: The need to enhance worker safety in construction has often studied recently due to the high rates of fatalities and injuries in the construction industry. To abate this scourge, various control methods including the use ...