The lighting system as a crucial urban infrastructure needs to be maintained to uphold good performance. The planning and scheduling of maintenance for geographically distributed lighting systems is a complex research ...

Innovation is widely considered the lifeblood of organizational survival and growth. However, despite its importance, innovation diffusion does not take place spontaneously in organizations. In fact, diffusion of innovations ...

For large-span spatial structures, we have been committed to exploring new effective construction methods to avoid the drawbacks of traditional construction methods. This study proposes an efficient and cost-effective ...

Green architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) projects are deemed more complicated compared with their traditional counterparts. They have been reported to have relatively more frequent delays and higher cost ...

In this study, a mountain tunnel of the Qianjiang–Zhangjiajie–Changde Railway, which passes through a giant karst cave at a high position, was investigated as a case study. The cave cavity height below the tunnel track is ...

The dynamic nature of construction projects has made teams the best approach for responding to changing project needs. As a result, the performance of the project engineering team, which has the responsibility to manage ...

A new method is presented for construction process planning. It is based on the concept of work density and called the Work Density Method (WDM), two terms coined for use in this context. Using the WDM, planners create ...

Megaproject social responsibility (MSR) has received a great deal of attention from both academics and practitioners. However, as a very broad and complex concept, MSR requires an in-depth investigation of its components, ...

The public-private partnership (PPP) model has been widely used in infrastructure projects around the world to alleviate government shortages of funding and practical experience. Although the early termination of PPP ...