Factors affecting productivity in green building construction projects: The case of Singapore

BG Hwang, L Zhu, JTT Ming - Journal of Management in …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
The construction of green buildings differs from that of traditional buildings in terms of the
design, materials, and processes. The barriers to the development of green buildings, such …

Dynamic modeling for analyzing impacts of skilled labor shortage on construction project management

S Kim, S Chang, D Castro-Lacouture - Journal of Management in …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
In recent years, the shortage in skilled labor was one of the most significant concerns for the
construction industry. Previous studies explored the causes and effects of such shortages; …

Evaluating 4D-BIM and VR for effective safety communication and training: a case study of multilingual construction job-site crew

M Afzal, MT Shafiq - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Effective safety management is a key aspect of managing construction projects. Current
safety management practices are heavily document-oriented that rely on historical data to …

Construction safety personnel's perceptions of safety training practices

S Demirkesen, D Arditi - International Journal of Project Management, 2015 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of safety training practices is an important part of safety management on a
construction site. Safety professionals' perceptions of the effectiveness of training practices …

A comprehensive evaluation of factors influencing acceptance of robotic assistants in field construction work

S Park, H Yu, CC Menassa, VR Kamat - Journal of Management in …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The adoption of human–robot collaboration (HRC) in various forms is widely expected to
help improve productivity, reduce human physical workload, and alleviate the issues created …

Negative impact induced by foreign workers: Evidence in Malaysian construction sector

H Abdul-Rahman, C Wang, LC Wood, SF Low - Habitat International, 2012 - Elsevier
Though foreign workers served to overcome the labor shortage in the Malaysian
construction market, over-dependence on foreign workers and the negative impacts induced …

Training of low-literacy and low-English-proficiency Hispanic workers on construction fall fatality

KY Lin, W Lee, R Azari, GC Migliaccio - Journal of Management in …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
The construction industry has made extensive efforts to improve the safety of its labor force
through various approaches, including training. However, many construction workers in the …

Impact of safety training and interventions on training-transfer: Targeting migrant construction workers

R Hussain, A Pedro, DY Lee, HC Pham… - International journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Despite substantial efforts to improve construction safety training, the accident rate of
migrant workers is still high. One of the primary factors contributing to the inefficacy of …

Challenges of workforce diversity uptake in the construction industry: a mixed review approach

J Owusu-Boadi, E Kissi, IM Abu, CD Owusu… - Engineering …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Workforce diversity is essential for success from the perspectives of economic
development and intellectual property. However, the construction industry is losing out on …

Labour productivity model for reinforced concrete construction projects

H Jang, K Kim, J Kim, J Kim - Construction Innovation, 2011 - emerald.com
This study aims to identify systematically the factors that can often influence labour
productivity directly and indirectly, to build a model that can evaluate the significance of …