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Studying the Relationship between Stock Prices of Publicly Traded US Construction Companies and Gross Domestic Product: Preliminary Step toward Construction–Economy Nexus
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Many scholars from multiple professional and academic disciplines have investigated the various links between the construction industry and economic output. Nevertheless, there remains a noticeable dearth of studies that ... -
Effects of Safety Climate and Safety Behavior on Safety Outcomes between Supervisors and Construction Workers
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Safety climate and safety performance in construction projects vary at an organization level and group level. However, the differences between supervisors and construction workers are rarely examined. This study compared ... -
Development of a Conceptual Benchmarking Framework for Healthcare Facilities Management: Case Study of Shanghai Municipal Hospitals
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Healthcare facilities management (HFM) plays an important role in delivering healthcare services. However, compared with core activities in hospitals (i.e., quality and safety of medical treatment and clinical care), ... -
Big Data Analytics System for Costing Power Transmission Projects
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Inaccurate cost estimates have significant impacts on the final cost of power transmission projects and erode profits. Methods for cost estimation have been investigated thoroughly, but they are not used widely in practice. ... -
Detection of Collusive Tenders in Infrastructure Projects: Learning from Operation Car Wash
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Procurement practices are often characterized by competitive tendering. The overarching purpose of this is to ingrain transparency, probity, and value for money into the processes of acquiring goods and services. When ... -
Analysis of Construction Workers’ Safety Behavior Based on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Personality Test in a Bridge Construction Project
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)The construction industry has high accident rates, and construction workers’ unsafe behavior is regarded as a major factor resulting in construction accidents. Behavioral psychology posits that human behavior is driven by ... -
Agent-Based Simulation of General Contractor–Subcontractor Interactions in a Multiproject Environment
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)The behavioral dynamics of general contractors and subcontractors in bidding, construction planning, and production control influence the outcomes of construction projects. To date, researchers have modeled these interactions ... -
Key Variables in Determining Energy Shaving Capacity of Buildings during Demand Response Events
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)In the US, the increasing electricity demand lays massive pressure on national grids. Demand response (DR) programs provide an economical way to avoid electrical blackouts by incentivizing end-consumers to reduce their ... -
Risk-Based Prioritization Approach to Construction Inspections for Transportation Projects
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Throughout the execution of highway construction projects, inspections are essential for maintaining project quality and ensuring greater traffic safety. Transportation agencies, however, have decreased the frequency of ... -
Functional Evaluation of Change Order and Invoice Management Processes under Different Procurement Strategies: Social Network Analysis Approach
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)As construction projects become more complex, making strategic decisions such as selecting the appropriate delivery method and the right type of contract becomes more convoluted. Several studies have realized that delays ... -
Forecasting Ratio of Low Bid to Owner’s Estimate for Highway Construction
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Several state departments of transportation (state DOTs) have encountered significant challenges to accurately estimate costs of their highway projects. It is not uncommon that states’ DOT estimates (owner’s estimates) are ... -
Why Safety Knowledge Cannot be Transferred Directly to Expected Safety Outcomes in Construction Workers: The Moderating Effect of Physiological Perceived Control and Mediating Effect of Safety Behavior
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)The construction industry is notorious for its high accident and workplace injury rates. High rates of construction workplace injuries, including fatalities, occur worldwide in both developed and developing nations. Our ... -
Invariant Signatures of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Objects to Support BIM Interoperability between Architectural Design and Structural Analysis
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)There has been an increasing demand in building information modeling (BIM) for structural analysis. However, model exchange between architectural software and structural analysis software, which is an essential task in a ... -
Stakeholder Perceptions of Transaction Costs in Prefabricated Housing Projects in China
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Prefabrication has the potential to improve the efficiency and sustainability of housing production. However, there are various challenges in the realization of prefabricated housing (PH) from the stakeholder’s perspective. ... -
How Innovation Champions Frame the Future: Three Visions for Digital Transformation of Construction
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Digital technologies are expected to create transformational change in the construction sector. Previous studies have either anticipated the impact of individual technologies or outlined a number of nontechnology-focused ... -
Kitting Logistics Solution for Improving On-Site Work Performance in Construction Projects
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Material kitting has been proposed as an effective solution to organize just-in-time (JIT) material deliveries around assembly tasks; however, its applicability and impact on construction projects has not been thoroughly ... -
Increasing Reliability of Participatory Sensing for Utility Pole Condition Assessment Using Fuzzy Inference
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Aging infrastructure has become a safety issue for local communities. For example, aging and deteriorating utility poles in strong winds have a high risk of falling onto roads, adjacent houses, or vehicles, which could ... -
Determining Worker Training Time for Precast Component Production in Construction: Empirical Study in Taiwan
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)This study is aimed at determining the worker training time and proficiency threshold for each activity in precast component production based on the learning curve theory. Training data for precast component production for ... -
Automated Construction Specification Review with Named Entity Recognition Using Natural Language Processing
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)When bidding on construction projects, contractors need to understand the specifications properly to manage project risks. However, specifications are mainly analyzed based on human cognitive abilities, which can take ... -
Using the HAZOP Method to Conduct a Risk Assessment on the Dismantling of Large Industrial Machines and Associated Structures: Case Study
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)This paper presents a method that can be used to conduct a safety risk assessment prior to the dismantling of large bulk materials handling machines. The method was developed during a dismantling project that involved the ...