Digital Transformation in Construction Management
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 238
Special Issue Editors
Interests: construction project management; infrastructure asset management; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; virtual reality; BIM technologies
Interests: construction management; artificial intelligence in construction and infrastructure; digital transformation and construction informatics; construction waste management and circular economy; smart infrastructure and structural health monitoring
Interests: digital project delivery; data analytics in construction management; preconstruction services
Interests: digital transformation in construction management; building information modeling (BIM); digital twins; artificial intelligence and machine learning in construction; infrastructure and energy project delivery; data-driven decision support systems; sustainability and smart construction technologies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The construction industry is entering a new era of digitally enabled construction management. From BIM and digital twins to AI/ML, IoT sensing, cloud and mobile platforms, AR/VR, robotics and automation, blockchain, and advanced analytics, emerging technologies are reshaping how projects are planned, delivered, monitored, and operated, thus unlocking gains in productivity, cost and schedule performance, safety, quality, risk control, and sustainability across the project and asset lifecycle.
But digital transformation is not simply “adopting tools.” Real impact comes from connecting data, people, and workflows—rethinking processes, interoperability, governance, standards, and organizational capabilities to enable integrated, end-to-end decision-making. Despite rapid progress, research and practice often remain siloed, focusing on single technologies or isolated functions, with limited guidance on how to embed digital strategies systematically into everyday construction management.
This Special Issue, “Digital Transformation in Construction Management,” welcomes high-impact, solution-oriented contributions that advance both theory and practice. We invite original research, implementation frameworks, methods, and real-world case studies demonstrating how digital technologies—individually or in combination—transform construction management functions, including: planning and scheduling, cost and productivity control, field operations, safety and quality management, supply chain and procurement, contracts/claims, project controls, workforce and equipment management, sustainability and resilience, and lifecycle asset/facilities management.
We particularly encourage papers with validated results and practical lessons that show not only what works, but how to implement digital transformation effectively.
Dr. Mohamed Yamany
Dr. Mohamed T. Elnabwy
Dr. Ahmed Abdelaty
Dr. Hosam Hegazy
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- digital transformation in construction management
- building information modeling (BIM)
- digital twins
- artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning
- IoT and smart construction (sensors/wearables)
- AR/VR for construction applications
- industry 4.0–enabled project delivery (integration/interoperability)
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