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    Construction E-Inspection 2.0 in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Blockchain-Based Technical Solution

    Source: Journal of Management in Engineering:;2022:;Volume ( 038 ):;issue: 004::page 04022032
    Author:
    Weisheng Lu
    ,
    Liupengfei Wu
    ,
    Jinying Xu
    ,
    Jinfeng Lou
    DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0001063
    Publisher: ASCE
    Abstract: An inspection is a crucial construction process that ensures that building works and workers comply with prescribed codes, standards, and building progress. The traditional inspection is characterized by physical effort and onerous paperwork. The emergence of e-inspection 1.0 has meant the adoption of computerized means to ease the paperwork burden, although physical onsite presence has remained mandatory. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has made the dispatch of inspectors difficult and has prompted governments worldwide to explore alternative inspection approaches that harness the latest information antitamper and traceability technologies, such as blockchain. In this paper, we refer to these approaches as “e-inspection 2.0.” This research reports the urgent need for e-inspection 2.0 to guarantee construction quality, compliance, and progress amid pandemic conditions. Using the design science research method, it then proposes a blockchain-based solution to address authenticity and traceability concerns and facilitate e-inspection 2.0. The system is validated through a case study of a modular construction project in the Hong Kong–Pearl River Delta construction nexus. We find that rigorous technological solutions can render e-inspection 2.0 reliable. However, existing regulations are far from amenable to such inspections. Therefore, we call for an extension of the pandemic e-inspection 2.0 expediency to common practice in a post-pandemic era through the development of robust technological instruments and the amendment of inspection regulations.
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    contributor authorWeisheng Lu
    contributor authorLiupengfei Wu
    contributor authorJinying Xu
    contributor authorJinfeng Lou
    date accessioned2022-08-18T12:20:33Z
    date available2022-08-18T12:20:33Z
    date issued2022/04/29
    identifier other%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0001063.pdf
    identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4286458
    description abstractAn inspection is a crucial construction process that ensures that building works and workers comply with prescribed codes, standards, and building progress. The traditional inspection is characterized by physical effort and onerous paperwork. The emergence of e-inspection 1.0 has meant the adoption of computerized means to ease the paperwork burden, although physical onsite presence has remained mandatory. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has made the dispatch of inspectors difficult and has prompted governments worldwide to explore alternative inspection approaches that harness the latest information antitamper and traceability technologies, such as blockchain. In this paper, we refer to these approaches as “e-inspection 2.0.” This research reports the urgent need for e-inspection 2.0 to guarantee construction quality, compliance, and progress amid pandemic conditions. Using the design science research method, it then proposes a blockchain-based solution to address authenticity and traceability concerns and facilitate e-inspection 2.0. The system is validated through a case study of a modular construction project in the Hong Kong–Pearl River Delta construction nexus. We find that rigorous technological solutions can render e-inspection 2.0 reliable. However, existing regulations are far from amenable to such inspections. Therefore, we call for an extension of the pandemic e-inspection 2.0 expediency to common practice in a post-pandemic era through the development of robust technological instruments and the amendment of inspection regulations.
    publisherASCE
    titleConstruction E-Inspection 2.0 in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Blockchain-Based Technical Solution
    typeJournal Article
    journal volume38
    journal issue4
    journal titleJournal of Management in Engineering
    identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0001063
    journal fristpage04022032
    journal lastpage04022032-18
    page18
    treeJournal of Management in Engineering:;2022:;Volume ( 038 ):;issue: 004
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