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Automated Compliance Checking Situation in Health and Safety Management in UK's Infrastructure Sector (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, Z., Tezel, A., Antwi-Afari, M. F., Kasim, T., & Potter, D. (2024, July). Automated Compliance Checking Situation in Health and Safety Management in UK's Infrastructure Sector. Presented at 2024 European Conference on Computing in Construction., Crete, Greece

Despite intensive research efforts in developing automated compliance checking (ACC) systems for improved health and safety (H&S) outcomes, existing research has mainly focused on the technical aspects and the building sector, whilst research focusin... Read More about Automated Compliance Checking Situation in Health and Safety Management in UK's Infrastructure Sector.

Exploration of Lean Construction in Japan and Its Paradoxical Stance (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shigaki, J., Koskela, L., Tezel, A., & Pedo, B. (2024, July). Exploration of Lean Construction in Japan and Its Paradoxical Stance. Presented at 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32), Auckland, New Zealand

Japanese construction, appraised for its high quality and production efficiency, holds virtues that Lean advocates have long admired in the Toyota Production System. However, Japanese building construction academia and industry organizations have rem... Read More about Exploration of Lean Construction in Japan and Its Paradoxical Stance.

Conceptualizing Digital Twins in Construction Projects as Socio-Technical Systems (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdelmegid, M., Tezel, A., Osorio-Sandoval, C., Fang, Z., & Collinge, W. (2024, June). Conceptualizing Digital Twins in Construction Projects as Socio-Technical Systems. Presented at 41st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Lille, France

Digital Twin (DT) has been proposed in the construction sector as the evolution of static Building Information Modeling (BIM) by enabling seamless data flow between physical and digital environments. This paper presents an integrated framework that c... Read More about Conceptualizing Digital Twins in Construction Projects as Socio-Technical Systems.

Decision-making framework for implementing blockchain in building operations and maintenance (O&M) (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kifokeris, D., Tezel, A., & Moon, S. (2023, June). Decision-making framework for implementing blockchain in building operations and maintenance (O&M). Presented at 2023 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Corvallis, US

Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that verifies and records transactions simultaneously across a computer network, offering data dependability, traceability, and immutability. It has gained attention in the Architecture, Engineering, Cons... Read More about Decision-making framework for implementing blockchain in building operations and maintenance (O&M).

BIM and GIS integration: lessons learned from multiple case studies (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pedó, B., Tezel, A., Goethals, D., Koskela, L., Leaver, M., Victory, A., Vrabie, E., & Bocian, E. (2023, July). BIM and GIS integration: lessons learned from multiple case studies. Presented at 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Building information modelling (BIM) and geographic information systems (GIS) are two key concepts for the digital built environment vision. Although they provide digital representations and are complementary, they have different focus and purposes.... Read More about BIM and GIS integration: lessons learned from multiple case studies.

What is the potential value of tokens and token engineering for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry? A positional paper (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kifokeris, D., Dounas, T., Tezel, A., & Moon, S. (2023, July). What is the potential value of tokens and token engineering for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry? A positional paper. Presented at 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

What is the value of tokens for blockchain applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)? How can token engineering be contextualized in AEC? This positional paper instigates the tackling of these largely unexplored questions. Fol... Read More about What is the potential value of tokens and token engineering for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry? A positional paper.

Digital environment definition for property tokenization uptake in Italy (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mistrangelo, P., Tagliabue, L. C., & Tezel, A. (2023, July). Digital environment definition for property tokenization uptake in Italy. Presented at 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

The real estate market is widely considered a favorable sector for investment, although it ties up capital in the short term. However, long-term asset appreciation is an attractive prospect for investors. The concept of a "divisible" asset can help r... Read More about Digital environment definition for property tokenization uptake in Italy.

Visual Management Implementation Strategy: An Analysis of Digital Whiteboards (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pedó, B., Tezel, A., Koskela, L., Tzortzopoulos, P., Formoso, C. T., Vrabie, E., & Robinson, S. (2023, June). Visual Management Implementation Strategy: An Analysis of Digital Whiteboards. Presented at 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 31), Lille, France

Visual Management (VM) is a communication strategy in which a visual workplace for closerange communication is created by using easy-to-understand sensory devices. It is adopted to increase process transparency and self-management capacity. VM discu... Read More about Visual Management Implementation Strategy: An Analysis of Digital Whiteboards.