scholarly journals Integrating sustainability into construction project management: Barriers in developing countries

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Fathalizadeh ◽  
Parviz Ghoddousi ◽  
Ali Akbar Shirzadi Javid ◽  
M. Reza Hosseini ◽  
Arka Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Development Goals

This paper is an attempt to explore the barriers to integrating sustainability into construction project management in developing countries. To this end, a comprehensive review of the literature is conducted, as a result of which a list of 30 barriers is culled from existing studies. The list of barriers is subsequently assessed in terms of relative importance index (RII) through a survey questionnaire administered to Iranian construction industry experts, resulting in a dataset of 176 completed questionnaires. Findings bring to light the most influential barriers to incorporating sustainability in construction projects for a developing country. These were: (1) lack of understanding of the potential selfbenefits of proactivity and high economic risks that unsustainable practices may carry, (2) inadequate assessment of risks and a silo-based approach, namely, insufficient cooperation among practitioners, research institutions and environmental organisations and (3) the lack of a systematic approach to planning and acting for the fulfilment of sustainability goals. As one of the first studies in its kind, the paper offers invaluable insight for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers, in supporting the transition of construction project management practices towards fulfilling sustainable development goals.

Actual Trends in Construction Project Management in Romania

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 587-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ion Șerbanoiu ◽  
Marina Verdeș ◽  
Adrian Alexandru Şerbănoiu ◽  
Bogdan Vasile Șerbanoiu ◽  
Mihaela Munteanu
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Professional Project ◽  
Tools And Techniques

The current trends in the construction industry, considering the magnitude and complexity of construction projects required the development of an appropriate methodology in the design, commissioning work and completion of works. The objective imposed creation of the "Office of Project Management" and all processes, tools and techniques of project management respects besides applicable standards and legislation construction, also imposed code of ethics and professional conduct of the PMI that guides practitioners professional project management, construction engineers, installers, architects etc. and describes the expectations that they have of themselves and of others.

scholarly journals EXPLORING THE USAGE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yew-Hou Tung ◽  
Fah-Choy Chia ◽  
Felicia Yan-Yan Yong
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Construction Project Management

Digital technologies have recently started to enter the construction industry, gradually changing how infrastructure, real estate and other built assets are designed, constructed, operated and maintained. Being among the least digitalized sectors, it is predicted that digital technologies will substantially increase the productivity, decrease the costs, and improve site safety of construction projects. Thus, the primary objective of this pilot study is to explore the usage of digital technologies for the 12 components of construction project management. A total of 32 respondents participated in the online survey. The results indicate that the usage of digital technologies was significantly higher in the management of scheduling, documenting, designing, and assigning costs. The aspects for digitalized safety, stakeholders, equipment, and materials are room for further improvement.

scholarly journals Exploitation of cloud computing in management of construction projects in Slovakia

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1456-1463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Mandičák ◽  
Peter Mesároš ◽  
Mária Kozlovská
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Software As A Service ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
It Services ◽  
Construction Enterprise ◽  
Construction Enterprises

Abstract The issue of cloud computing is a highly topical issue. Cloud computing represents a new model for information technology (IT) services based on the exploitation of Web (it represents a cloud) and other application platforms, as well as software as a service. In general, the exploitation of cloud computing in construction project management has several advantages, as demonstrated by several research reports. Currently, research quantifying the exploitation of cloud computing in the Slovak construction industry has not yet been carried out. The article discusses the issue of exploitation of cloud computing in construction project management in Slovakia. The main objective of the research is to confirm whether factors such as size of construction enterprise, owner of construction enterprise and participant of construction project have any impact on the exploitation level of cloud computing in construction project management. It includes confirmation of differences in use between different participants of the construction project or between construction enterprises broken down by size and shareholders.

scholarly journals Risk Management Analysis of Follow-up Audit in the Construction Stage of Construction Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongjun Luo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Construction Stage

The construction project serves as one of the most important projects in the construction industry. The high cost and the particularity in the implementation generate high risks in the investment and construction process. Over the years, the development of construction project management methods has promoted the management of risk factors. This paper reviews the suggestions of risk management of follow-up audit in construction stage and evaluates its application in construction projects.

Barriers to sustainable construction project management: the case of Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Fathalizadeh ◽  
M. Reza Hosseini ◽  
Seyyed Saeed Vaezzadeh ◽  
David J. Edwards ◽  
Igor Martek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Priority List ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Data Collection Instrument

PurposeThe barriers to integrating sustainable practices into construction project management require extensive resource allocations to resolve. Within developing countries such as Iran (where resources are scarce), remedial strategies adopted must prioritise tackling those barriers that can be expected to yield maximum return on investment. The candidate barriers are many, and this paper aims to identify a hierarchy of barriers, providing a priority list of remedial targets.Design/methodology/approachA mixed philosophical stance of interpretivism and post-positivism is adopted within a deductive approach and survey strategy. A list of 30 known barriers are identified from extant literature and used to formulate a questionnaire data collection instrument administered within the Iranian construction industry. Data collected from 176 practitioners are analysed using the relative importance index and Mann–Whitney U test to compare groups based on the participants' demographic variables.FindingsThe findings challenge the common assumption that items related to market and workforce experience are major inhibitors of change. That is, economics and regulatory dependent barriers have a higher impact on the failure of a shift to sustainable practices in Iran. The most influential barriers to incorporating sustainability in construction projects are: (1) lack of understanding of the potential benefits; (2) insufficient cooperation among practitioners, research institutions and environmental organisations; and (3) a lack of a systematic approach to pursuing sustainability goals. No significant associations are detected between the affiliation of the respondents and their attitude towards the issue. Thus, a generalised approach can be applied to a broader range of organisations and construction projects in Iran.Originality/valueWhile studies on sustainability impediments at the firm or project level are ubiquitous within literature, this research identifies that the most significant barriers to sustainable project management in Iran, as an underexplored context, are those experienced at the economic and institutional level. Moreover, this novel research presents important insights into the potential effects of participants' demographic profiles on their view of the importance of identified barriers.

scholarly journals The Risk Management Mode of Construction Project Management in the Multimedia Environment of Internet of Things

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hai Xie ◽  
Zhihui Yang
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Construction Period ◽  
Multimedia Environment ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The construction industry is the pillar industry of China’s national economy. According to the statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics, the GDP in 2016 was 744.127 billion yuan, while the total construction output value was 193.567 billion yuan, accounting for 6.5 percent of China’s GDP. The construction industry has played a pivotal role in promoting social development. Construction projects have always belonged to typical high-risk industries, and they will be affected by many factors, and these factors are mostly from the social environment and the natural environment, which makes it difficult to realize the expected construction period, cost, quality, safety, etc., of the construction project. The objectives, especially for large- and medium-sized construction projects, involve a lot of specialties, a wide range, a long construction period, and a huge amount of investment. Once the risks appear, the consequences are unimaginable. In addition, construction projects will be affected by accidental factors during the implementation process. If not handled in time, it will seriously affect the normal operation of construction projects. In view of the above problems, this article aims to study the risk management research of construction project management under the multimedia environment of the Internet of Things. Combining the characteristics of mobile construction projects, various problems are analyzed in the construction process of construction projects. This paper proposes a multimedia-based construction project management system, construction project quality management objectives and principles, and schedule risk prediction. The experimental results of this paper show that taking the construction project under the multimedia environment as an example, the communication management and quality control management of the construction project under the multimedia environment are studied. Through the combination of theory and practice, the work of construction projects under the multimedia environment of the Internet of Things is guaranteed to be completed on time and with high quality.

scholarly journals Pythagorean 2-Tuple Linguistic VIKOR Method for Evaluating Human Factors in Construction Project Management

Mathematics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting He ◽  
Guiwu Wei ◽  
Jianping Lu ◽  
Cun Wei ◽  
Rui Lin
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Vikor Method ◽  
Multiple Attribute ◽  
Todim Method ◽  
Reform And Opening Up

Since the reform and opening up, Chinese economic and social development has undergone great changes, and the people’s living standards have improved markedly. For the national economy, the engineering construction is not only a carrier for specific economic tasks, but also a driving force for rapid and sustained economic development. With the continuous expansion of the scale of construction projects, safety management problems of construction projects are constantly exposed. How to effectively avoid accidents has become an important issue to be solved urgently in the construction industry. This paper mainly evaluates human factors in the process of construction project management, such as workers’ proficiency, workers’ safety awareness, technical workers’ quality, and workers’ emergency capacity, with the purpose of helping China’s construction projects proceed smoothly. In this research, we provide a multiple attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) technique based on Pythagorean 2-tuple linguistic numbers (P2TLNs) and the VIseKriterijumska Optimizacija I KOmpromisno Resenje (VIKOR) method for evaluating the human factors of construction projects. P2TLNs are used to represent the performance assessments of decision makers. Relying on a P2TLWA operator, P2TLWG operator, and the essential VIKOR method, a general framework is established. An application is presented to test the validity of the new method, and a comparative analysis with two algorithms and the P2TL-TODIM method is illustrated with detail.

Determining Contingencies in the Management of Construction Projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
José I. Ortiz ◽  
Eugenio Pellicer ◽  
Keith R. Molenaar
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Different Types ◽  
General Contractors ◽  
Project Objectives

This research describes the managerial approaches that contractors follow to determine different types of contingencies in construction project management. Two large Spanish general contractors were selected for an in-depth analysis. Interviews and surveys were conducted with six additional companies to explore the external validity of the findings. Managers constrain time and cost buffers through project objectives, applying heuristics to determine inventory buffers. The management of capacity buffers is entrusted to subcontractors. The contractors take advantage of scope and quality buffers to meet project objectives but rarely share these buffers with the owner, unless the owner is an internal client.

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