A strategic roadmap for combating barriers negating the implementation of prefabricated net-zero carbon buildings

Developments in the Built Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18, P. 100432 - 100432

Published: April 1, 2024

In the global push for carbon neutrality and emergence of net-zero buildings (NZCBs), lack substantial progress in achieving NZCB goals due to unaddressed barriers is a pressing issue. While there are ongoing initiatives NZCB, crucial research gap exists thorough examination specific their interconnected complexities, impeding agenda. This study aims fill this by identifying investigating negating implementation Prefabricated NZCBs through systematic literature review analyzing relationships using Interpretative structural modeling (ISM) analysis. Additionally, provide strategic roadmap overcome that impede successful prefabricated NZCBs. The findings reveal regulatory barriers, including regulations, policies, efforts, emerge as most significant, followed closely uncertainties related long-term financial returns payback periods. concludes acceleration depends on addressing these identified underscores imperative collaboration among government bodies, supply demand sectors, end users. Policymakers urged integrate into guidelines promoting NZCB. implications substantial, offering path forward prioritizes obstacles addresses ultimately propelling agenda contributing more sustainable environmentally friendly future.

Language: Английский

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Facilities management: insights from India

Facilities, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Purpose In the past few years, India has seen an exponential growth in built environment sector, which highlights importance of facility or facilities management (FM). Therefore, purpose this study is to investigate expectations, roles and skills required for successful FM operations within India. The also investigates various educational programmes offered Design/methodology/approach This uses semi-structured interviews with practitioners from A total 20 respondents have participated interviews. interview questions covered important areas such as daily responsibilities, required, challenges faced further development, among others. addition interviews, a roundtable discussion was conducted three experts Findings provides insights delivered by professionals, their improvement. reveals lack formal education findings will help development academic that foster research culture assist overcoming sector. Originality/value There limited available addresses requirements addition, there no Indian context. paper throws light on necessary inputs enhancing

Language: Английский

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Decoding BIM Challenges in Facility Management Areas: A Stakeholders’ Perspective

Buildings, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 811 - 811

Published: March 4, 2025

The adoption of building information modeling (BIM) in the operational and maintenance phase remains limited, with many buildings still managed through paper-based processes. While BIM has potential to optimize various facility management (FM) areas—such as energy performance, security, administration, space management—most studies only provide global analyses barriers. This study aims identify analyze area-specific barriers FM, highlighting need for tailored integration strategies rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. By taking novel approach, it investigates these demonstrates that implementation cannot be uniformly applied across all FM areas. methodology involves multi-step process: first, literature review is conducted generic implementation. Subsequently, areas are classified structured framework analysis. Based on this classification, an interview structure developed gather expert insights research proposes should assessed based their impact. contextual or knowledge may addressed ensuring requires consideration specific characteristics. approach will ultimately facilitate broader every domain.

Language: Английский

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When BIM meets blockchain: a mixed-methods literature review

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 30(7), P. 646 - 669

Published: Sept. 11, 2024

Building information modeling (BIM) and blockchain applications have introduced significant benefits to the architecture, engineering, construction, operation (AECO) industry in recent years. Although publications on BIM integration been increasing, no systematic examination of present status managerial implications integrated has conducted. To bridge this gap, paper conducts a state-of-the-art review development built environment. A combination qualitative quantitative methods was adopted synthesize analyze research evidence. The results revealed five key implica­tions with at project level: design collaboration, financial management, construction management (with other cutting-edge technologies). Challenges opportunities are outlined articulated from both technological perspectives, such as stakeholder impact assessment, real-time redundancy, incompatibility.

Language: Английский

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BIM-blockchain integrated automatic asset tracking and delay propagation analysis for prefabricated construction projects

Automation in Construction, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 168, P. 105854 - 105854

Published: Nov. 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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Adoption Factors of Blockchain in Indian Agriculture Supply Chain Management Analysis using EFA

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(2), P. 37 - 48

Published: May 13, 2024

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">The global agricultural supply chain grapples with inherent challenges, including opacity, inefficiency, and ethical concerns, necessitating innovative solutions, particularly within Indian Agriculture Supply Chain Management. Despite these a notable research gap emerges due to the limited exploration of adoption factors specific context. To bridge this gap, comprehensive investigation is initiated delve into nuanced dynamics blockchain technology in chain. The primary aim study provide insights dynamics, employing three-stage methodology. Starting an extensive literature review identify key factors, then distributed well-crafted questionnaire 200 respondents, yielding 150 complete analyzable responses. chosen methodologies, one-sample t-test exploratory factor analysis, allow for quantitative assessment significance various factors. study's findings reveal crucial dimensions influencing adoption, such as perceived benefits, ease use, trust, efficiency, considerations, data security, integrity, regulatory compliance, collaboration stakeholder engagement, providing understanding landscape. In conclusion, significantly contributes comprehending chain, supported by substantial sample size robust methodological choices. implications extend stakeholders navigating evolving offering valuable future research, policy practical strategies, central focus on fostering transparency, standards address challenges.</span></p>

Language: Английский

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Study on safety health of construction workers at workplace: a sustainable perspective approach

Frontiers in Built Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Aug. 26, 2024

In the construction industry, irregular schedules and long hours disrupt workers’ circadian rhythms, adversely affecting their safety health. While studies have shown that sleep timing influences health, they often overlook quantity, work-shift start time, a broad range of health outcomes. To fill this gap, study examines relationship between rhythm factors, including psychological issues, wellbeing, behavioral altruistic behaviors, starting at work, parental care in 1,400 workers using questionnaire. We investigated scales for issues (0–34), wellbeing (0–24), (0–29), behaviors (0–27). Midsleep time on weekends estimated rhythm, with multilevel regressions adjusting work various characteristics. Results showed average midsleep 04:11 h, 1 h delay associated increased (0.37), (3.0%), decreased (0.19), (0.18). These findings highlight correlation early poor independent quantity time. Addressing disruptions could be crucial improving outcomes, suggesting schedule adjustments better practices may mitigate adverse effects wellbeing.

Language: Английский

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Key Factors for Building Information Modelling Implementation in the Context of Environmental, Social, and Governance and Sustainable Development Goals Integration: A Systematic Literature Review

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(21), P. 9504 - 9504

Published: Oct. 31, 2024

Driven by global sustainability trends, Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology is increasingly becoming a key tool in the construction industry to improve efficiency and sustainability. This study aims identify factors affecting BIM implementation context of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) construct theoretical framework for based on these factors. To achieve this objective, used systematic literature review (SLR) method systematically relevant between 2009 2024 identified 16 from selected 406 studies through keyword co-occurrence analysis (using VOSviewer 1.6.20) data coding. These include top management support ESG SDGs, alignment integration, technical support, software, hardware, structural adjustment collaboration, capacity building, change management, skill attitude, educational training development, incentive mechanism, roles responsibilities, sustainable practices, policies regulations, resource efficiency. categorises under Strategy, Technology, Organisation, People, Environment (STOPE) proposes accordingly. The findings not only provide practical guiding development companies SDG integration but also lay solid foundation future empirical research.

Language: Английский

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