scholarly journals Mixed reality based environment for learning sensing technology applications in construction

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 863-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omobolanle O. Ogunseiju ◽  
Abiola A. Akanmu ◽  
Diana Bairaktarova
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Formative Evaluation ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Sensing Technology ◽  
Technology Applications ◽  
Definition Of

With the growing rate of adoption of sensing technologies in the construction industry, there is an increased need for technically skilled workforce to successfully deploy these technologies on construction projects. Inspired by opportunities offered by mixed reality, this paper presents the development and evaluation of a holographic learning environment that can afford learners an experiential opportunity to acquire competencies for implementing sensing systems on construction projects. To develop the content of the learning environment, construction industry practitioners and instructors were surveyed, and construction industry case studies on the applications of sensing technologies were explored. Findings of the surveys revealed sensing technologies domain-specific skill gap in the construction industry. Further, the findings informed the requirements of the learning environment. Based on these requirements, key characteristics of the learning environment are identified and employed in designing the environment. Still, a formative evaluation is important for developing an effective mixed reality learning environment for teaching domain-specific competencies. Thus, it is imperative to understand the quality, appropriateness, and representativeness of the content of the learning environment. This paper also presents a learnability assessment of the developed mixed reality learning environment. The assessment was conducted utilizing a focus group discussion with construction industry practitioners. Feedback was sought from the participants regarding the reflectiveness of the layout of the virtual environment of an actual construction site and the appropriateness of the represented construction applications. This study contributes to the definition of the type of domain-specific skills required of the future workforce for implementing sensing technologies in the construction industry and how such skills can be developed and enhanced within a mixed reality learning environment.

Virtual Academic Advising in Challenging Times

2020 ◽  
pp. 184-196
Author(s):  
Georgina Argüello
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Academic Advisors ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Technology Applications ◽  
Definition Of

With the rapid shift to remote learning because of the pandemic, the academic advisors of colleges and universities had to adapt and change some of the ways they were advising the traditional higher education students. In this new normal, where social distance needs to be present and non-traditional education takes precedence in the learning environment, academic advisors had to rapidly adjust and use different technology tools of virtual advising. Over the past few years, colleges and universities that offer distance education programs have been struggling in engaging and retaining their non-traditional online learners. However, with the pandemic, these institutions may encounter the challenge of not only retaining the non-traditional students but also, the new distance learners. Therefore, academic advisors will need to use creative ways of providing advising services in this new learning environment. Many studies have demonstrated that virtual advising has been helpful to aid the distance education students. Virtual advising uses different technology applications and platforms. Using it correctly can help students and advisors with the registration cycles and with any other concerns the students may have. In this chapter, the author explains academic advising and the role of an advisor, the definition of virtual advising, the importance of combining the different approaches of academic advising into virtual advising, and the different technology tools that can assist academic advisors when doing their job of supporting the students in the new learning environment.

scholarly journals Safety Leadership Defined within the Australian Construction Industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Safety Leadership ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Universal Definition ◽  
Definition Of

This research explores the tenets of safety leadership within the Australian construction environment. The scope of this research aims to establish a universal definition of safety leadership and how it differs from other leadership disciplines. The literature review into this topic was governed by the parent disciplines of Safety and Leadership.  Gaps were identified in the literature that indicated safety leadership is not a well-defined concept and much of the work into safety leadership has been borrowed from other schools of leadership. An exploratory research methodology was utilised which rooted the research into the post-positivist methodology. There were twenty interviews conducted for this research, with participants coming from various leadership positions across multiple construction projects around Australia. Findings detailed a saturation of data that allowed for an empirical definition towards safety leadership to be established. As a person’s scope of responsibility increases, their view of safety leadership becomes synonymous with leadership; although differences do exist. These differences were attributed to the importance of demonstrating safety and working within the legal framework of Australian construction projects. It is proposed that this research offers a substantial contribution to knowledge, based upon a well-defined definition into safety leadership. 

Challenges and Drivers of Green Procurement among Construction Practitioners in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Zafikha Aida Bidin ◽  
Asmah Alia Mohamad Bohari ◽  
Syamimi Liyana Amat Rais ◽  
Munira Mohamad Saferi ◽  
Ayokunle Olanipekun
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Green Procurement ◽  
Green Practices

Construction is one of the sectors that contributes to a significant impact on the natural environment. There are many initiatives introduced to ensure that problems related to environmental degradation can be minimized. The introduction of green procurement is one of the strategies that helps in tackling issues related to the environment in the execution of construction projects in the Malaysian construction industry. However, knowledge of green procurement among construction stakeholders in Malaysia is still indicated as very low. Thus, the aim of this paper is to identify the driving factors in encouraging the inclusion of green practices in construction procurement. The findings of this paper provide the success factors identified from the literature review and focus group discussion. The outcome provides insights for construction practitioners to ensure green procurement in the delivery of construction projects.

SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT OF RISKS TO THE REAL PROPERTY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IN USE: PURSUIT AND ACHIEVEMENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (13) ◽  
pp. 143-156
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Mykhailovych Nepomnyashchyi ◽  
Oleg Andriyovych Diegtiar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Scientific School ◽  
Scientific Schools ◽  
Management School ◽  
European Standards ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Further Development

The article is devoted to the actual issues of the introduction of European standards in the construction industry. One of the most important areas is the development of a system of engineer consultants that works efficiently abroad and can contribute to the development of the construction industry in Ukraine. At the current stage of economic development, the construction industry requires the creation of effective integrated management systems that can ensure its competitiveness not only within the framework of Ukraine but also in European markets. In conditions of transformation of the economic system to European standards of business, special attention is needed to create scientifically grounded prerequisites for the development of the construction industry. In this aspect, the development of a scientific risk management school in the construction and operation of real estate is of particular relevance. The article gives a theoretical definition of the concept “scientific school”, conducted a retrospective analysis of the definition of the conceptual foundations of the development of scientific schools in Ukraine and abroad. On the basis of the analysis carried out, the main characteristics of scientific schools and the prospects for further development of research and development in the field of construction and operation of buildings and structures are indicated. The purpose of the article is to determine the further ways of developing the school of science, to provide effective practical solutions to the actual problems of risk management at the macro level and macro levels. The Scientific School of Risk Management in the construction and operation of real estate objects is an analysis of the processes of risk management of construction projects and the operation of real estate objects throughout the life cycle of the construction project (pre-investment stage, design, construction, commissioning, operation, repair, reconstruction, demolition and utilization of materials and waste). That is, approaches to the research work of the School of Risk Management in the construction and operation of real estate objects are complex and systemic, and the issues that it considers may be relevant to solving problems of various stages of the implementation of construction projects, which emphasizes the great importance of the development of scientific areas school. In order to ensure the further development of a scientific risk management school in the construction and operation of real estate objects, priority tasks and future directions of further development have been identified.

Practitioners’ Perspectives on Supply Chain Collaboration in UK Construction Projects

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianhai Meng ◽  
Ming Sun ◽  
Martyn Jones
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Traditional Construction ◽  
The Uk

Since the beginning of 1990s, there has been an increasing emphasis on supply chain collaboration in the UK construction industry through learning from manufacturing. The adoption of supply chain collaboration is now widely recognised as an effective way of addressing various traditional construction problems. This paper presents the findings of a research project that examines the practitioners’ perspectives on supply chain collaboration in construction projects. The critical success factors (CSFs) of supply chain collaboration are identified from an online focus group discussion and ten expert interviews, whose results are analysed by using the NVivo software package. Unlike existing studies, this study develops an input-process-output model based on the categorisation of the identified CSFs. In addition, supply chain collaboration is compared between public and private sectors, between short-term and long-term programmes, between upstream and downstream supply chains, and between different areas of relationships. The comparative analysis describes the balanced and the unbalanced natures of supply chain collaboration. The findings in this study provide a better understanding of supply chain collaboration in today’s construction practice. Although this study is based on the UK construction industry, its findings may also be useful for construction organisations in other countries to pursue supply chain collaboration.

scholarly journals Overcoming the Project Communications Management Breakdown amongst Foreign Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Biophilia Inveigled Construction Projects in Malaysia

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4790
Author(s):  
Chitdrakantan Subramaniam ◽  
Syuhaida Ismail ◽  
Serdar Durdyev ◽  
Wan Nurul Mardiah Wan Mohd Rani ◽  
Nur Fatin Syazwani Abu Bakar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Design Element ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Communication Breakdown ◽  
Biophilic Design ◽  
Communications Management

The property sector is revitalised to incorporate sustainability, specifically the biophilic design, to encourage human interaction with nature. Thus, there is an urgent need to communicate the biophilic design elements amongst stakeholders, especially the foreign workers, to ensure the project meets the requirement. However, standard project communications management is no longer practical, as the construction industry worldwide has been severely impacted by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Hence, this paper evaluates the biophilic design elements to be communicated and examines the project communications management breakdown relating to the biophilic design elements in the Malaysian construction industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a systematic literature review (SLR), focus group discussion (FGD) and questionnaire survey on 147 foreign workers, this paper found that from 33 biophilic design element items, only 1 item is categorised as highly critical, whereas another 20 items are categorised as critical. In addition, 43 potential communications management breakdown items from a total of 66 items fall under the critical category. The finding suggests that communication breakdown is caused by the language barrier amongst foreign workers from different ethnicities as well as between foreign workers and the supervisors, since face to face communication is limited during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Review on Sensing Technology Adoption in the Construction Industry

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (24) ◽  
pp. 8307
Author(s):  
Mona Arabshahi ◽  
Di Wang ◽  
Junbo Sun ◽  
Payam Rahnamayiezekavat ◽  
Weichen Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Construction Automation ◽  
Sensing Technology ◽  
Framework Development

Sensing technologies demonstrate promising potential in providing the construction industry with a safe, productive, and high-quality process. The majority of sensing technologies in the construction research area have been focused on construction automation research in prefabrication, on-site operation, and logistics. However, most of these technologies are either not implemented in real construction projects or are at the very early stages in practice. The corresponding applications are far behind, even in extensively researched aspects such as Radio Frequency Identification, ultra-wideband technology, and Fiber Optic Sensing technology. This review systematically investigates the current status of sensing technologies in construction from 187 articles and explores the reasons responsible for their slow adoption from 69 articles. First, this paper identifies common sensing technologies and investigates their implementation extent. Second, contributions and limitations of sensing technologies are elaborated to understand the current status. Third, key factors influencing the adoption of sensing technologies are extracted from construction stakeholders’ experience. Demand towards sensing technologies, benefits and suitability of them, and barriers to their adoption are reviewed. Lastly, the governance framework is determined as the research tendency facilitating sensing technologies adoption. This paper provides a theoretical basis for the governance framework development. It will promote the sensing technologies adoption and improve construction performance including safety, productivity, and quality.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Material Management in Construction Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 8445-8448
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Material Management ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Major Factors

Material cost is almost 50-60% of most construction projects. A better material management contributes to lesser cost for a project and also, sustainable use of available resources in the long run. This project aims to identify the major factors affecting material management in a construction project. The various factors at different stages of material management are identified and put in a form of a questionnaire. The responses to the questionnaire were obtained from the stakeholders such as architect, storekeepers, material managers, quantity surveyors, site engineers, project managers, and project engineers. The relative importance of each factor is arrived at based on the ranked response obtained from questionnaire survey. Among the factors identified, the factor ‘unclear definition of roles and responsibilities’ is ranked as the major factor that affects material management

Towards Open Graphical Tool-Building Framework

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgars Rencis ◽  
Janis Barzdins ◽  
Sergejs Kozlovics
Keyword(s):  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Easy Task ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Activity Diagrams ◽  
Graphical Tool ◽  
One Step ◽  
Uml Activity Diagrams ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Tool Building

Towards Open Graphical Tool-Building Framework Nowadays, there are many frameworks for developing domain-specific tools. However, if we want to create a really sophisticated tool with specific functionality requirements, it is not always an easy task to do. Although tool-building platforms offer some means for extending the tool functionality and accessing it from external applications, it usually requires a deep understanding of various technical implementation details. In this paper we try to go one step closer to a really open graphical tool-building framework that would allow both to change the behavior of the tool and to access the tool from the outside easily. We start by defining a specialization of metamodels which is a great and powerful facility itself. Then we go on and show how this can be applied in the field of graphical domain-specific tool building. The approach is demonstrated on an example of a subset of UML activity diagrams. The benefits of the approach are also clearly indicated. These include a natural and intuitive definition of tools, a strict logic/presentation separation and the openness for extensions as well as for external applications.

Compliance and Conflict of Value in Public Policy Implementation: Comparison between the New Order and the Reformation Era

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwiyanto Indiahono ◽  
Erwan Purwanto ◽  
Agus Pramusinto
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
New Order ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Public Policy Implementation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Conflict Of Value ◽  
The Relationship

This research aims to examine differences in the relationship of bureaucratic and political officials during the New Order (Soeharto’s era) and the Reformation (post-Soeharto) era within the arena of public policy implementation. This is a matter of importance given that there is a change in relations between the two from integration in the New Order to bureaucratic impartiality in the Reformation Era. This study attempts to answer the question: How were the relations of bureaucratic and political officials in the implementation of local level public policy during the New Order and the Reformation Era? A qualitative research has been conducted in Tegal Municipality using the following data collection techniques: interview, focus group discussion, documentation, and observation. Tegal Municipality was selected as the study location because of the unique relationship shown between the mayor and the bureaucracy. Its uniqueness lies in the emergence of bureaucratic officials who dare to oppose political officials, based on their convictions that bureaucratic/public values should be maintained even if it means having to be in direct conflict with political officials. This research indicates that the relationship between bureaucratic and political officials in the arena of local level policy implementation during the New Order was characterized as being full of pressure and compliance, whereas during the Reformation Era bureaucrats have the audacity to hinder policy implementation. Such audacity to thwart policies is considered to have developed from a stance that aims to protect public budget and values in policies. The occurring conflict of values here demonstrates a dichotomy of political and bureaucratic officials that is different from the prevailing definition of politics-administration dichotomy introduced at the onset of Public Administration studies.

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