Transforming the construction industry towards the next normal.

Kulatunga, Udayangani; Omotayo, Temitope; Victoria, Michele

Abstract

The conjecture of the "next normal in construction industry" was catalysed by the impact and gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction industry in the year 2020. More significantly, principles underpinning the drive to "Construction Industry 4.0" became more pronounced in terms of their application during the COVID-19 pandemic with increased application of digitalisation through virtual environments for enhanced construction collaborations, sustainability and productivity. Consequently, this special issue (SI) proposed a nexus between the construction industry trends within the niches of the circular economy (CE); building information modelling (BIM); cost reduction and maintenance; construction digitalisation; designing for sustainability; low-zero carbon technology and transitioning construction stakeholders, projects and organisations towards the next normal.

Citation

KULATUNGA, U., OMOTAYO, T. and VICTORIA, M. 2023. Transforming the construction industry towards the next normal. Built environment project and asset management [online], 13(1), pages 1-4. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-01-2023-197

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: Jan 17, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Jan 17, 2023
• Publication Date: Feb 28, 2023
• Deposit Date: Feb 6, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 6, 2023
• Journal: Built Environment Project and Asset Management
• Print ISSN: 2044-124X
• Electronic ISSN: 2044-1258
• Publisher: Emerald
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-4
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-01-2023-197
• Keywords: Construction industry; COVID-19 pandemic; Virtual environments; Enhanced construction collaborations
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1871649