A review of digital twin technologies for enhanced sustainability in the construction industry

Z Zhang, Z Wei, S Court, L Yang, S Wang… - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Carbon emissions present a pressing challenge to the traditional construction industry,
urging a fundamental shift towards more sustainable practices and materials. Recent …

A systematic literature review and conceptual framework of construction industrialization

S Costa, MS Carvalho, C Pimentel… - Journal of Construction …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Construction industrialization (CI) has dramatically altered how architecture, engineering,
and construction (AEC) companies design, manufacture, build, operate, and manage …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability implications of using precast concrete in construction: An in-depth project-level analysis spanning two decades

RWM Wong, BPY Loo - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional cast in-situ, precast and prefabricated construction are construction
methodologies with increasing construction modularity. Construction methodologies and …

[HTML][HTML] Current state of using prefabricated construction in Australia

Z Zhang, Y Tan, L Shi, L Hou, G Zhang - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Australian prefabricated construction market has been develo** rapidly in recent
years. New prefabrication-related technologies, materials, systems and services are also …

Analysing multifaceted barriers to modular construction in sustainable building projects: a comprehensive evaluation using multi-criteria decision making

A Hassan Ali, A Farouk Kineber… - International Journal …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Modular construction (MC) is recognized as pivotal for sustainable development in
developed countries. However, its implementation faces barriers in residential projects in …

Off-Site construction Three-Echelon supply chain management with stochastic constraints: A modelling approach

SAS Salari, H Mahmoudi, A Aghsami, F Jolai, S Jolai… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Off-site construction is becoming more popular as more companies recognise the benefits of
shifting the construction process away from the construction site and into a controlled …

Volumetric modular construction risks: a comprehensive review and digital-technology-coupled circular mitigation strategies

AA Khan, R Yu, T Liu, N Gu, J Walsh - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Volumetric modular construction (VMC) has considerable benefits in providing better cost,
time, quality, productivity, and sustainability performance. However, the adoption is low …

[HTML][HTML] Major blocking factors affecting the application of industrialized building system

AMH Al-Aidrous, N Shafiq, Y Rahmawati… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrialized construction continues to emerge globally. Develo** countries like Malaysia
are still unable to increase industrialized building system (IBS) implementation significantly …

Factors influencing construction time performance of prefabricated house building: A multi-case study

Y Chen, D Zhu, Z Tian, Q Guo - Habitat International, 2023 - Elsevier
Develo** prefabricated house building is an important strategy to realize sustainable
construction of urban human settlement environment. The frequent occurrence of poor …