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Sustainability in the Civil Construction Sector Supported by Industry 4.0 Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities
(2022-02-01)
The civil construction sector is under pressure to make construction processes more sustainable, that is, aligned with economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Thus, the research question considers: How do ...
Model for Systematic Innovation in Construction Companies
(ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS, 2014)
The reasons that drive construction companies to innovate, as well as the processes they use, have not yet been fully explored in the construction management literature. This paper describes the hows and whys behind the ...
Environmental impact assessment for Cove Business and Industrial Park, Cove Estate, Tobago.
(Eco Engineering Consultants Limited., 2011-09-06)
Describes the proposed development of a business and industrial park at Cove Estate, examining the construction process, legal considerations, natural and human environments, mitigation and management plans, risk analysis, ...
KPIs in the UK's Construction Industry: Using System Dynamics to Understand Underachievement
(PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE, ESCUELA CONSTRUCCION CIVIL, 2009)
In 1998 Egan set overall goals for the improvement of the construction industry in the UK. The improvements proposed have not been met. It is necessary to the identify the reasons by which the construction Industry is ...
Proposal for the application of ICE and BIM sessions to increase productivity in construction
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2021-02-18)
Several studies have shown that the main problem in the construction industry is low productivity. Therefore, this study focuses on developing a proposal through a methodology that can increase productivity in the construction ...
Sustainable construction management practices in a Brazilian medium-sized city
(ANTAC - Associação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído, 2021)
Applications of the Integral Project Management in the Construction Industry. Part One, Real Estate Projects
(PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE, ESCUELA CONSTRUCCION CIVIL, 2009)
This is the second paper in a series about the Project Management (PM) in the chilean construction industry, even though many of the concepts discharges here are extrapolated to the reality of other countries. The basis ...
Knowledge Management and the Construction Industry
(PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE, ESCUELA CONSTRUCCION CIVIL, 2009)
Every day, companies generate new knowledge about their products, their customers and their processes, but in general this knowledge is lost because there are no appropriate mechanisms to capture, store and share this ...