Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/012002
Amy Egerter, Julia Koehler, Cosmina Oltean, Daniel Hall, Christian Thuesen
The concept of circular economy (CE) has gained momentum in the construction industry to mitigate the effects of climate change and decouple economic growth from environmental impact. There is a growing body of research related to the circularity of specific construction materials, as well as to the entire building. However, there remains a lack of understanding at the construction product level, and this lack of transparency prevents informed decisions when choosing which products to use in projects and how those products support the CE. A maturity assessment is one methodology that can provide insights for both product decisionmakers and product suppliers. Maturity assessments are a way to evaluate the level of development or progress towards a certain goal, whether at the organization, project, or product level. This paper proposes a conceptual framework to assess construction product system circularity maturity. Through a systematic literature review, the authors analyze existing CE maturity assessments and CE indicators for construction products to develop the framework. The functional unit is defined as a construction product, which is defined as an integrated system with multiple materials (i.e. a prefabricated wall system). This research finds that while there are many CE assessment frameworks for the construction sector, these must be translated into a construction product context, which requires a tailored subset of circularity indicators and maturity levels. The paper proposes construction product maturity levels ranging from “initial” to “optimizing” for key circularity indicators at the construction product level, including, material procurement, manufacturing, product use phase, and end-of-life. This conceptual framework serves as a practical tool for decisionmakers and as an educational tool for suppliers on how to support the CE in construction.
循环经济（CE）的概念已在建筑行业获得了发展，以减轻气候变化的影响，并使经济增长与环境影响脱钩。有关特定建筑材料以及整个建筑的循环性的研究越来越多。然而，人们对建筑产品层面仍然缺乏了解，这种缺乏透明度的情况阻碍了人们在项目中选择使用哪些产品以及这些产品如何支持循环经济时做出明智的决定。成熟度评估是一种可以为产品决策者和产品供应商提供见解的方法。无论是在组织、项目还是产品层面，成熟度评估都是一种评估发展水平或实现特定目标进展情况的方法。本文提出了一个评估建筑产品系统循环成熟度的概念框架。通过系统的文献综述，作者分析了现有的建筑产品 CE 成熟度评估和 CE 指标，从而制定了该框架。功能单元被定义为建筑产品，建筑产品被定义为包含多种材料的集成系统（如预制墙系统）。这项研究发现，虽然建筑行业有许多 CE 评估框架，但必须将这些框架转化为建筑产品环境，这就需要一个量身定制的循环性指标子集和成熟度等级。本文针对建筑产品层面的关键循环性指标，提出了从 "初始 "到 "优化 "的建筑产品成熟度等级，包括材料采购、制造、产品使用阶段和报废。这一概念框架既可作为决策者的实用工具，也可作为供应商的教育工具，帮助他们了解如何支持建筑业的循环经济。
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Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/012008
C Cheng, A Ekambaram
Accelerating decarbonization in the built environment is imperative for a sustainable future. Innovative building concepts on a neighbourhood scale present promising potential to revolutionise how buildings can be designed, built and operated in different climate zones that can bring about a significant decarbonization in the built environment. However, this potential can only be unleashed if a broad range of knowledge and understandings – both technical and non-technical – can be skilfully combined. Yet, such projects are often confronted with a transdisciplinary challenge that is inevitable and inherent. This paper characterises the transdisciplinary challenge in the development of four proofs-of-concept of Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods (SPENs) in four European countries. It adopts the qualitative research method capturing emerging innovations as practices to position the empirical lens close to what actors do to address the transdisciplinary challenge. The contribution of this paper is to better understand the transdisciplinary challenge that can slow down the uptake of the SPEN concept in the built environment. The paper ends with some suggestions for overcoming the transdisciplinary challenge in the development of neighbourhood scale building projects to unlock its positive effects.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/012012
Casper Pilskog Orvik
This study presents a conceptual framework for integrating safety-related data with machine learning to improve its understanding of safety performance and construction safety management. Machine Learning techniques could discover latent hazards and risks by utilizing project-specific safety-related data and improve safety and decision-making processes. Findings suggest that machine learning can significantly improve safety performance by proactively identifying risks and measures from safety-related data rather than relying solely on historical safety outcomes and data. This could also provide a better understanding of the forthcoming construction projects’ complex challenges and the impact of increasingly technical and organizational complexities on safety. However, challenges such as data compatibility, lack of standardization, misinformation risks, and ethical concerns (transparency, privacy, and fairness) necessitate a cautious approach to the use of machine learning. This proactive approach could lead to safer construction environments and continuous improvements in safety management. Future work will refine data collection and develop predictive models, with the current research in the ‘DiSCo’ project aiming for sustainable safety improvements in the construction industry.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/012023
S Olander, H Norinder
The outcome of a procurement process largely depends upon how it was designed e.g. the terms and conditions that evaluates on what criteria a supplier is awarded a contract. In private sector procurement, evaluation of past performance is natural part of the evaluation process procurement. In public procurement there are more limited possibilities to evaluate past performance based on the rules and regulations that need be adhered. During 2020-2022 the Swedish National Transport Administration conducted 30 procurement pilots where they used past results from a performance assessing tool as award criterion in the evaluation of tenders. The purpose of the research presented here is to gain knowledge of how past performance can be used an award criteria within the boundaries of the EU public procurement directive. More specifically, can a evaluations from tool developed for assessing supplier performance during a project implementation, be used as an award criterion in the procurement of forthcoming projects. Ever since the ruling from Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Lianakis case C-532/06, experts and courts have argued about where the limit is for allowing evaluation of suppliers past performance. A nuanced interpretation is that evaluation of past performance is allowed if the evaluation is focused on factors that gives an added value in identifying the best bid and not only evaluates the supplier’s general ability. The result of this study showed that is possible from both a legal as well as a procurement process perspective to evaluate past performance in public procurement. However, the system used needs to design in a way that is clear and non-ambiguous. Further, there is a challenge of how to assess new suppliers in a market where there is no past performance to evaluate. There are ways of doing this but needs to be done within the boundaries of public procurement principles set by the EU directives.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/012045
A Zahid, N J Klungseth
The sustainability concept has boomed significantly, and its importance is noteworthy among organisations worldwide. The increased focus on sustainability has impacted both the project management (PM) and facilities management (FM) activities. This sustainability challenge is a complex and important to deal with. The role of sustainable PM in FM is significant towards achieving sustainable development as projects are the means of implementing sustainability strategies that are targeting the 3 P’s (people, planet, and profit) of sustainability. The novelty of this paper is in its focus, with a combined focus on both the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) and FM industries using PM as a focus while investigating sustainability drivers that can help the industries overcome complex and challenging sustainability barriers. We as part of the paper aim to develop a sustainability drivers’ framework that can guide researchers and practitioners in PM and FM to tackle sustainability challenges. By performing a literature review using the ScienceDirect and Google Scholar databases, 74 articles were finally selected to highlight the key sustainability drivers. Based on the collected literature, a theoretical sustainability drivers’ framework was produced that can help in advancing the FM via the sustainable PM. The resulting sustainability drivers were categorised as (1) organisational aspects, (2) financial factors, (3) promoting awareness, (4) stakeholders’ role, (5) standards and tools, (6) government policies and regulations, and (7) others. In this paper, we focus on two categories in detail from a project governance (PG) perspective, that is, organisational aspects and stakeholders’ role. The main takeaway of our study is the theoretical sustainability drivers’ framework that will guide the practitioners and researchers in AEC/FM industry to deal with the complexity brought by sustainability challenges through the sustainable PM lens, and become a powerful driver of long-term value creation for their organisations by effectively applying sustainability practices.
可持续发展的概念在全球范围内得到了蓬勃发展，其重要性在全球各组织中也是不言而喻的。对可持续发展的日益关注对项目管理（PM）和设施管理（FM）活动都产生了影响。应对可持续发展的挑战既复杂又重要。可持续项目管理在设施管理中的作用对于实现可持续发展意义重大，因为项目是实施可持续发展战略的手段，而可持续发展战略的目标是可持续发展的 3 个 P（人、地球和利润）。本文的新颖之处在于其关注点，它将建筑、工程与施工（AEC）和物业管理这两个行业结合起来，以项目管理为重点，同时调查可持续发展的驱动因素，帮助这两个行业克服复杂而具有挑战性的可持续发展障碍。作为论文的一部分，我们旨在开发一个可持续发展驱动力框架，以指导 PM 和 FM 行业的研究人员和从业人员应对可持续发展挑战。通过使用 ScienceDirect 和 Google Scholar 数据库进行文献综述，最终选择了 74 篇文章来突出关键的可持续发展驱动因素。根据收集到的文献，我们提出了一个可持续发展驱动因素理论框架，该框架有助于通过可持续的项目管理来推进财务管理。由此产生的可持续发展驱动因素被归类为：（1）组织方面；（2）财务因素；（3）提高意识；（4）利益相关者的作用；（5）标准和工具；（6）政府政策和法规；（7）其他。在本文中，我们将从项目管理（PG）的角度详细讨论两个类别，即组织方面和利益相关者的作用。我们研究的主要收获是可持续发展驱动因素的理论框架，它将指导 AEC/FM 行业的从业人员和研究人员通过可持续项目管理的视角应对可持续发展挑战带来的复杂性，并通过有效应用可持续发展实践成为其组织创造长期价值的强大驱动力。
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Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/012011
R Nyqvist, A Peltokorpi, O Seppänen
This research investigates the integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in the context of construction management. Generative AI has surpassed human capabilities in various tasks, offering a unique opportunity to address longstanding development barriers in construction management. Previous research has shown how generative AI can help with individual management tasks but a wider overview of how generative AI could help in construction management is still missing. By breaking down construction management into individual tasks and linking each task to available generative AI solutions, the study uncovers multiple innovative approaches to enhance current practices. Consequently, this research introduces the mapping of management tasks and explores a range of practical implications of generative AI on construction management. The research takes a mixed-methods approach, collaborating with industry professionals from Finnish construction companies through focus group discussions (FGD), and questionnaires to gather valuable feedback. The outcome is a pragmatic summary of seven management actions, connected with generative AI solutions, and their quantitative potentiality assessment. The results indicate an overall good potential for integrating generative AI into construction management, with AI-enhanced chair and secretary actions, communication and situational awareness, data analysis and improvement, and risk management receiving the highest perceived potentiality scores.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/011001
Olav Torp, Nora Johanne Klungseth, Stefan Christoffer Gottlieb
1. Personal reflections from the editorsArranging this conference has been an interresting journey. Two years ago, NTNU was given the opportunity to arrange and host the 12th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and organisation on behalf of the CREON network. Having the opportunity to work with the science committee, the local organising committee, and all other contributors, including authors, co-authors, and reviewers, has been a real pleasure. We would like to thank everyone for the great efforts they have put into making this event successful.We look forward to future cooperation in the CREON network, contributing to new knowledge on construction economics and organisation in the Nordic region and worldwide. With the development of the construction industry, with more complex projects and increasing focus on sustainability and digitalization, this knowledge is important to solve future challenges in the construction industry.List of the 12th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation, Conference theme and topics in the call for abstracts, Event organisation and Overview of the conference program are available in this Pdf.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/012007
Olav Torp, Tobias Onshuus Malvik, Johan Christie Ørke, Stein Cato Røsnæs
Every year, sports facilities for around 5 billion NOK are built in Norway. The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) aim to take responsibility for the environment while planning, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining sports facilities. There will always be dilemmas between the three dimensions of sustainability in decision-making processes. This research aims to illustrate different dilemmas and show how they should be dealt with when planning new sports facilities. This will help doing more informed decisions. The main objective of new sports facilities is to create activity, which creates value for users and the society. We have, through some examples, showed some dilemmas between sustainability’s social, economic, and environmental dimensions. A dilemma is how to plan, design, and construct more environmentally friendly facilities that still support the increased activity within a limited amount of funding. The “Sustainability Check” is presented as a tool, where the impact from the sports facility on the UN’s 17 sustainability goals is evaluated. But it lacks a way of weighting the different criteria. A further development suggested is to integrate the “Sustainabililty Check” with a multi-criteria decision-making method like Choosing by Advantages. More research is needed to test this integration.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/012001
Marco Alvise Bragadin, Mattia Calistri, Giorgia Predari
It is well known that the existing building stock needs performance upgrades related to energy retrofit. In Italy and many European countries seismic structural safety standards requirements are also increasing, and therefore together with other renovation works, a structural rehabilitation is always needed. Structural rehabilitation is generally an invasive intervention on the structural sub-system, while energy redevelopment is less invasive as it is mostly performed in the building envelope, but it is economically relevant. Therefore, the high renovation costs and the limitation of the usability of the building during a renovation project often lead real estate developers to choose the easier strategy of complete demolition and reconstruction. This can be, perhaps, the easiest choice but, from an environmental and economic point of view, usually the least sustainable one. Environmental sustainability can be evaluated via the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach, but LCA needs a complete evaluation of the existing and new building systems, sub-systems and components. Therefore, the strategic choice based upon LCA can usually be performed only late in the design process, when most of the technologic systems have been designed in detail. A parametric preliminary evaluation can help project managers and real estate developers to choose the most environmentally sustainable design alternative, even with a low level of knowledge of the existing building. The proposed approach uses a list of parametric costs for a building type to extract preliminary data about building quantities. Therefore, a mixed method that uses typical cost plans and existing LCA database is proposed to perform the preliminary LCA analysis of a building renovation project and evaluate sustainability.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1389/1/012037
Christopher Görsch, Eelon Lappalainen, Jaakko Riekki, Olli Seppänen, Antti Peltokorpi
Traditionally, production planning and control (PP&C) approaches in construction have been hierarchical and rigid. These PP&C approaches have often been reported to insufficiently provide task preconditions in a dynamically changing production environment, ultimately causing stress and dissatisfaction to workers. Modern organizational and management theory promotes more agile and dynamic decentralized decision-making structures. These support workers’ access to the organization’s resources and provide preconditions to implement their individual ideas. Such empowerment is linked to increased subjective well-being and project performance. However, several studies present workers’ perceptions of their own task responsibility and decision-making as empowered, self-managed, and decentralized, while satisfaction remains low and productivity rates stagnated over the last decades. Thus, this research studies qualitatively factors promoting empowerment of workers and what kind of challenges workers face in perceived decentralized work environments. Semi-structured interviews with 14 mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) workers were conducted and analysed using an empowerment-level framework. This study suggests that leadership dynamics among MEP workers are contingent on the tasks and their preconditions, transitioning from centralized in design stages to decentralized during execution. Empowerment structures mirror this shift, evolving through actions either delegated or seized based on individuals and groups managing task demands effectively. The findings suggest that the level of leadership and empowerment is tacitly and collectively coordinated by management and workers through informal verbal exchanges and situational cues, which often leads to unclear and chaotic situations. In summary, the study highlights the advantages and disadvantages of undifferentiated empowerment structures and emphasizes the need for advanced in-depth understanding and exploration of dynamically changing empowerment and leadership structures.
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