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  • Open Access
9 Citations
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The Project Manager’s Core Competencies in Smart Building Project Management

  • Alexsandro M. Rodrigues,
  • Olubimbola Oladimeji,
  • André L. A. Guedes,
  • Christine K. Chinelli,
  • Assed N. Haddad and
  • Carlos A. P. Soares

3 August 2023

Project manager competencies have been widely discussed in the literature. Although many works present lists of competencies for project managers, specific competencies for smart buildings were not found. This work aimed to identify the main competen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,282 Views
21 Pages

Method for Building Information Modeling Supported Project Control of Nearly Zero-Energy Building Delivery

  • Sanjin Gumbarević,
  • Ivana Burcar Dunović,
  • Bojan Milovanović and
  • Mergim Gaši

21 October 2020

With the increasing number of nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB) due to increase of global awareness on climate change, the new concepts of design and control must be developed because of great NZEB dependency on detailing and multidisciplinary appr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,970 Views
15 Pages

Project uncertainty is an inherent attribute in safety-critical projects, such as building refurbishment. While it has been suggested that project safety performance is often challenged due to project uncertainty, uncertainties are yet to be conceptu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
14,563 Views
21 Pages

BIM Management Measure for an Effective Green Building Project

  • Reuven Maskil-Leitan,
  • Ury Gurevich and
  • Iris Reychav

27 August 2020

In light of the gap in research and practice, with regard to achieving the sustainability goals of green building, while maximizing combination with building-information-modeling (BIM) as a social system—a gap that is expressed in the absence o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
18,555 Views
19 Pages

Practices Driving the Adoption of Agile Project Management Methodologies in the Design Stage of Building Construction Projects

  • Sanjaya Chathuranga,
  • Shan Jayasinghe,
  • Jurgita Antucheviciene,
  • Ruwan Wickramarachchi,
  • Nilan Udayanga and
  • W. A. S. Weerakkody

19 April 2023

The aim of this study is to identify practices that would enable building construction companies to adopt agile project management methodologies during the design stage of projects that use building information modelling (BIM) solutions in the design...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,201 Views
40 Pages

The Relationship between Building Agents in the Context of Integrated Project Management: A Prospective Analysis

  • Alberto Cerezo-Narváez,
  • Andrés Pastor-Fernández,
  • Manuel Otero-Mateo and
  • Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez

The increasing complexity of building projects, with high quality standards, integrated technologies and strong management restrictions, demands the intervention of numerous and diverse specialists. This requires an intense leadership, organization a...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,763 Views
12 Pages

20 October 2022

The shortage of constructive philosophies, principles, techniques, and tools in construction project delivery and sustainability before the 1990s, together with the abundance of them after 2000, creates two different eras which are of prime importanc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,798 Views
25 Pages

Barriers to Sustainable Building Project Performance in Developing Countries: A Case of Ghana and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Ali Al-Otaibi,
  • Patrick Aaniamenga Bowan,
  • Aasem Alabdullatief,
  • Majd Albaiz and
  • Mona Salah

15 April 2025

The global building and construction industry faces increasing challenges related to efficiency, performance, and sustainability, which significantly impact project success, particularly in developing economies. The timely and successful completion o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,854 Views
15 Pages

5 December 2020

Despite ample technological advancements, the building industry is still seen as an unsustainable activity. To counteract this, building development is now being requested to be more sustainable. Due to the increasing complexity of sustainable projec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,622 Views
21 Pages

Development of a New Method for Assessing Project Risks in Sustainable Building Construction Projects in Developing Countries: The Case of Jordan

  • Rami Alawneh,
  • Ismael Jannoud,
  • Hesham Rabayah,
  • Samaher Asaad,
  • Hatem Almasaeid,
  • Rana Imam and
  • Farid Ezanee Mohamed Ghazali

Sustainable buildings contribute significantly to achieving sustainable development and provide many benefits. However, sustainable building construction projects are riskier than traditional construction projects. Thus, this research aimed to identi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,848 Views
23 Pages

Owing to its rapid advancement, information technology has emerged as a critical tool in assembly construction for addressing market demands, improving project quality, and reducing costs. However, the absence of unified informatization standards wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,806 Views
20 Pages

From Struggle to Strength: Coping with Abusive Supervision in Project Teams through Proactive Behavior and Team Building

  • Qiwei Zhou,
  • Hang Zhang,
  • Qiong Wu,
  • Suzana Sampaio,
  • Anne Zouggar and
  • Kathryn Cormican

29 May 2024

While considerable attention has been devoted to positive leadership patterns in the realm of project management, the dark side of leadership has rarely been studied within project teams. To address this gap, we focus on abusive supervision in projec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
10,944 Views
22 Pages

Impact of Overcoming BIM Implementation Barriers on Sustainable Building Project Success: A PLS-SEM Approach

  • Ahmed Farouk Kineber,
  • Mostafa Mo. Massoud,
  • Mohammed Magdy Hamed,
  • Yasir Alhammadi and
  • M. K. S. Al-Mhdawi

9 January 2023

To maximize the benefits without sacrificing the functionality of projects, sustainability concepts should be used across all stages of the decision-making process when creating residential buildings. The primary sustainable aims may be improved with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,693 Views
21 Pages

13 October 2021

Design quality considers the extent to which the owner’s requirements are accurately synthesized into conformance specifications and drawings for the construction team to execute. Expected superior performance and sustainability of a green building r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,574 Views
19 Pages

23 November 2022

Sustainable construction practices should be integrated at every stage of the development process for optimum benefit, without compromising the structure’s intended use. Incorporating green building principles into home construction projects re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,003 Views
16 Pages

17 January 2023

Building constraints hinder building operations from meeting a project’s time, budget, and quality objectives. For a construction project to provide satisfying results, it is essential to recognize and address such constraints early on. Unfortu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,381 Views
16 Pages

22 May 2024

Sustainable design and building information modeling have introduced challenges and opportunities to improve the efficiency of construction project management. The use of circular economy principles provides an opportunity to improve not only environ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,190 Views
17 Pages

22 April 2020

With the development of society, there are more and more existing building renovation projects. According to the common construction safety problems, and based on the characteristics of the construction process of renovation project, this paper estab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
9,643 Views
23 Pages

Modelling the Impact of Building Information Modelling (BIM) Implementation Drivers and Awareness on Project Lifecycle

  • Oludolapo Ibrahim Olanrewaju,
  • Ahmed Farouk Kineber,
  • Nicholas Chileshe and
  • David John Edwards

9 August 2021

The Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO) industry is generally slow in adopting emerging technologies, and such hesitance invariably restricts performance improvements. A plethora of studies have focused on the barriers, Crit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
12,744 Views
26 Pages

Construction Safety and Efficiency: Integrating Building Information Modeling into Risk Management and Project Execution

  • Antonio Salzano,
  • Stefano Cascone,
  • Enrico Pasquale Zitiello and
  • Maurizio Nicolella

14 May 2024

In the evolving construction landscape, this study introduces a novel methodology leveraging Building Information Modeling (BIM) to revolutionize safety management across diverse projects. By transitioning from traditional, reactive approaches to a p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,229 Views
19 Pages

20 October 2022

Internationalizing university studies can be something of a challenge for courses related to engineering and architecture because their content is mainly focused on the standards of the country. In this regard, the content of the degree programmes in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
7,795 Views
16 Pages

1 June 2021

The Province of Quebec is currently in the process of adopting building information modeling (BIM) for major infrastructure projects. However, legal and contractual concerns such as the tendering process, adjudication criteria, intellectual property...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,628 Views
18 Pages

5 December 2022

During the past two decades, value management (VM), has developed into a recognized construction practice. However, the methods and activities associated with VM adopt informal approaches in developing countries. This study aims to explore the critic...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,553 Views
25 Pages

3 January 2025

Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) into Construction Project Management (CPM) curricula is crucial for preparing industry-ready professionals with the digital competencies needed in the rapidly evolving, technology-driven construction s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
104 Citations
6,687 Views
24 Pages

28 December 2022

In the context of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, digital green innovation development is becoming more and more important for enterprises. In order to effectively improve green competitiveness and increase profits, photovoltaic building materials...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
9,115 Views
23 Pages

18 January 2023

The benefits of adopting collaborative approaches in the construction industry, such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and Lean Construction (LC), in an integrated manner are widely acknowledged in academia a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,396 Views
18 Pages

A Final Cost Estimating Model for Building Renovation Projects

  • Vasso E. Papadimitriou and
  • Georgios N. Aretoulis

12 April 2024

The construction sector in Greece has been developing radically in the field of building renovations. The foremost problem for projects in the building construction industry is producing an accurate and reliable cost estimate at the onset of construc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,427 Views
18 Pages

Utilization of BIM in Steel Building Projects: A Systematic Literature Review

  • José Ignacio Avendaño,
  • Sisi Zlatanova,
  • Alberto Domingo,
  • Pedro Pérez and
  • Christian Correa

This research aims to bridge the information gap pertaining to the utilization of building information modeling (BIM) in steel building projects. Therefore, a systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted to synthesize the available uses. This res...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,861 Views
26 Pages

Facilitating Building Projects’ Short-Term and Long-Term Value Creation

  • Knut Boge,
  • Amin Haddadi,
  • Ole Jonny Klakegg and
  • Alenka Temeljotov Salaj

Real estate and buildings are some of facility managers’ most costly resources. Thus, knowledge about how to get the most out of building or renovation projects both in the short term and in the long term are of great importance for facility managers...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,455 Views
23 Pages

Diffusion of Building Information Modeling in Building Projects and Firms in Singapore

  • Longhui Liao,
  • Evelyn Ai Lin Teo,
  • Ruidong Chang and
  • Xianbo Zhao

20 September 2020

Building information modeling (BIM) implementation has been mandated in building projects in Singapore, but a wider adoption is still desired. This study aims to investigate the factors influencing BIM diffusion and examine how the factors influence...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,873 Views
30 Pages

23 August 2023

Construction is a key industry that significantly contributes to the global gross domestic product and generates substantial revenues. However, it faces challenges such as errors and high costs. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the methodology...

  • Article
  • Open Access
66 Citations
13,658 Views
14 Pages

Strategies for Adopting Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Sustainable Building Projects—A Case of Malaysia

  • Bilal Manzoor,
  • Idris Othman,
  • Syed Shujaa Safdar Gardezi and
  • Ehsan Harirchian

In terms of sustainable growth, Malaysia’s construction industry faces significant challenges, such as construction costs and lack of awareness. To meet these challenges, it is essential to integrate building information modeling (BIM) and sustainabl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
12,277 Views
20 Pages

16 April 2012

The paper presents the features of Tall-building Projects Sustainability Indicator (TPSI)—a “Sustainability Rating System” that specializes in tall-building projects. The system comprises two components; the “Technical Manual” in the form of a bookle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
12,113 Views
16 Pages

Evaluating the Impact of Building Information Modeling (BIM) on Mass House Building Projects

  • Hadi Sarvari,
  • Daniel W. M. Chan,
  • Mansooreh Rakhshanifar,
  • Nerija Banaitiene and
  • Audrius Banaitis

21 February 2020

This paper aims to identify and investigate the factors affecting the goals of mass-housing building projects due to the use of building information modeling (BIM). A descriptive-survey method was used to collect necessary data. Fifty respondents fro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
5,744 Views
21 Pages

Critical Value Management Activities in Building Projects: A Case of Egypt

  • Ahmed Farouk Kineber,
  • Idris Othman,
  • Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke,
  • Nicholas Chileshe and
  • Badr Alsolami

12 December 2020

Value management (VM) is one of the principles adopted by stakeholders to manage issues in the building industry. This paper aims to examine VM diffusion between residential building entities in the Egyptian residential building industry. This resear...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,206 Views
22 Pages

AgiBuild: A Scaled Agile Framework for Building Adaptation Projects

  • Pearl Li Ng,
  • Tayyab Maqsood,
  • Malik Khalfan and
  • Farshid Rahmani

3 December 2023

Agile ways of working have garnered recognition for their capacity to drive innovation, placing a strong emphasis on adaptability to change and a user-centric approach. Inspired by these proven principles, the authors envision that applying scaled ag...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,173 Views
29 Pages

Integration of BIM in Steel Building Projects (BIM-DFE): A Delphi Survey

  • José Ignacio Avendaño,
  • Sisi Zlatanova,
  • Pedro Pérez,
  • Alberto Domingo and
  • Christian Correa

13 September 2022

This study aims to design a BIM integration model for steel building projects (BIM-DFE). It was developed in the following three phases: (i) theoretical phase, (ii) validation phase, and (iii) statistical analysis for the theoretical phase. A literat...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,745 Views
8 Pages

Optimization of Resources of a Building Project

  • Salman Hamad,
  • Majid Khan,
  • Syed Mohsin Ali,
  • Saddam Hussain and
  • Lal Zaman

29 September 2022

The construction of building projects consists of interlinking and diverse activities which have to be completed within a yardstick cost and specific deadline. For this, a project manager needs to optimally render the planning and to schedule tasks s...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,832 Views
7 Pages

14 November 2023

A construction project’s failure encompasses a spectrum of disappointments, which may manifest individually or in combination, spanning the domains of cost, time, quality, and effective project management. This study discerns the Critical Succe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
94 Citations
11,325 Views
21 Pages

26 June 2017

Recently, an increasing number of green residential buildings have been developed worldwide owing to active promotion from the authorities and increasing interest from customers. However, in the same way as traditional residential buildings, the cons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
9,735 Views
25 Pages

Potential Application of BIM in RFI in Building Projects

  • Francisca Morales,
  • Rodrigo F. Herrera,
  • Felipe Muñoz-La Rivera,
  • Edison Atencio and
  • Manuel Nuñez

29 January 2022

Requests for information (RFIs) are frequently used by the architecture, engineering, construction, and operation (AECO) industry to resolve doubts and inaccuracies and to request complimentary information. However, they can be inefficient due to the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,150 Views
17 Pages

Identification of Reference Buildings in Mediterranean Countries: The HAPPEN Project Approach

  • Manuel Rosales,
  • Chrysanthi Efthymiou,
  • Nikolaos Barmparesos,
  • Panagiotis Tasios,
  • José Manuel Salmerón Lissén and
  • Margarita Niki Assimakopoulos

1 June 2022

This study’s scope is to collect and analyze all the needed information related to the residential building stocks in Mediterranean countries, especially those that participated in the framework of the HAPPEN project (Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, I...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,320 Views
17 Pages

26 September 2021

A mega-project is a major project or a group of projects of significant cost that attract a high level of public attention or political interest because of substantial direct and indirect impacts on the community, environment, and state budget. Captu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
8,808 Views
22 Pages

9 September 2021

The construction of high-rise building projects is a dangerous vocation due to the uniqueness and nature of the activities, as well as the complexity of the working environment, yet safety issues remain crucial in the construction industry. Digital t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
5,043 Views
21 Pages

Building Information Modelling Implementation Model for Sustainable Building Projects in Developing Countries: A PLS-SEM Approach

  • Maged Abdel-Tawab,
  • Ahmed Farouk Kineber,
  • Nicholas Chileshe,
  • Henry Abanda,
  • Ali Hassan Ali and
  • Avar Almukhtar

7 June 2023

When building homes, sustainability principles should be followed throughout the process to achieve maximum advantages. Building information modeling (BIM) activities can aid in achieving sustainable goals. Third-world countries’ building indus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
14,572 Views
15 Pages

There have been many studies done on the causes of delay on construction projects and building projects all around the world. They use different methods, on different geographical areas, and they come up with different results. There are, however, fe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
7,983 Views
28 Pages

6 December 2021

The formwork system (FWS) in reinforced concrete (RC) construction is a critical component. The appropriate FWS is selected based on a number of conflicting and compromising criteria, and the selection of the FWS is carried out by construction profes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
10,677 Views
25 Pages

25 June 2024

Sustainability has gained importance in the building design/construction industry due to the increase in the need for energy, the extensive use of non-renewable resources, and therefore the damage caused to the environment by traditional building des...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,866 Views
37 Pages

Building projects as sub-sect of construction projects are complex and different in design and performance attributes. The prominent classes of building projects are high-rise residential buildings, hospitals, hotels, general offices, retail building...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
11,251 Views
26 Pages

9 February 2024

The formidable need for building projects places greater pressure on stakeholders to deliver these projects on time, within the budget, and with high quality. However, many building projects have experienced extensive cost overruns despite extensive...

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