Novel Technologies and Futuristic Trends in Construction Project Management, Planning, Control and Delivery, Operation and Maintenance

Dear Colleagues,

The proliferation of information technology tools has radically affected the way of managing construction projects within their life cycle, from design and construction to operation and maintenance. The evolution of digital and automation tools related to artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, robotics, and digital twin technologies, to name a few, has now dramatically expanded the scope and opportunities of advanced construction and operation management. In a rapidly changing technology landscape, the construction industry needs to adapt to the ongoing technological advancements and redefine its role and goals accordingly to take advantage of new opportunities and challenges. In this context, it is crucial to promptly encompass new technologies and methods and integrate them in project planning, construction, operation, and maintenance to harvest innovative outcomes for pressing contemporary issues (environmental, social, and economic). These can provide the ground to improve the efficiency of the construction process, the quality of the delivered projects, and their smooth and sustainable operation.

The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together experts from related fields and invite high-quality/impact paper submissions that address themes including but not limited to

• Novel information technologies in construction and operations management;
• Construction infrastructure maintenance and management;
• Building Information Modeling;
• Digital twins in the built environment;
• Artificial intelligence, machine/deep learning;
• Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality;
• Robotics and autonomous construction;
• Data sensing;
• 3D/4D scanning;
• 3D/4D printing;
• Automated surveillance and monitoring techniques;
• Internet of construction;
• Topology optimization;
• Smart and interconnected structures.

Dr. Athanasios Chassiakos
Dr. Stylianos Karatzas
Guest Editors

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