Construction Industry Market Research Articles

Renovation wave: A bioeconomy panel produced with waste

Achieving the 2050 carbon neutrality targets calls for change, especially in what are identified as the most energy-intensive production sectors. Among these, the construction industry sector certainly requires special attention to promote sustainable and more circular actions. Moreover, the so-called green transition is considered the same as an additional European goal, namely that of the digital transition. The research presented in this article falls precisely within these two fields of study. It illustrates the process and methodological approach developed to produce a new panel for use in construction. This panel is made with Hemp-Pla, where hemp comes from the residues of threshing leaves, and is printed with additive technology. The achievement of the final result has required the elaboration of six prototypes, differentiated from each other according to the geometry of the section, the thickness, and the infill. The development of several prototypes made it possible to identify the main printing difficulties and the time and amount of material required.Based on the knowledge gained during the printing process of these prototypes and the analyses aimed at knowing their main thermal performance, it was possible to design and create a commercial-scale panel. Its energy performance values are comparable to panels already made from traditional materials. In addition, the Life Cycle Assessment showed that the results obtained are auspicious for bringing the printed panels made from Hemp-Pla to the construction industry market.

Evaluation of Corporate Social Responsibility and Core Competitiveness Based on GA-SVM Model

Abstract The author proposes a model evaluation based on the GA-SVM model to better understand the evaluation of the company’s relationship and core competitiveness. The system index is reduced by relative gray analysis, the support vector machine model is optimized by a genetic algorithm, and the specific algorithm steps are introduced. Select models from the top 100 enterprises in China’s construction industry in 2020 published by China Construction Industry Market, using relative gray to reduce the measure, and then use the genetic algorithm support vector machine (GA-SVM) model for the training model to achieve the evaluation of the core competencies of the target construction technique business. The experimental results show that the relative error of prediction of the GA-SVM(Genetic algorithm-support vector machine) model for the evaluation of the competitive core of the business is not more than 5, which meets the should be made of accurate predictions. Therefore, choosing the Gaussian radial basis kernel function (RBF) as the kernel function of the GA-SVM intelligent evaluation model is good. It proves that the GA-SVM model can analyze the relationship between the role and the important competition.

Перспективы использования предиктивной аналитики в строительстве

In an era when the amount of data is growing exponentially, it becomes impossible to effectively process them with the old methods. As a result, there is a growing need to introduce new technologies for processing and analyzing data in all areas of activity, where the construction industry is no exception. One of the innovative ways to use data is predictive - predictive or predictive analytics.
 The article gives an idea of the problems and prospects for the use of predictive analytics in the construction industry in Russia.
 A review of publications presented in the RSCI - a bibliographic database of scientific publications, mainly by scientists from the Russian Federation and CIS countries, was carried out for the keywords "predictive analytics" and "construction", however, the analysis of published materials for the period from 2011 to 2023 was carried out. showed that only 7 publications were recorded for the specified keywords, which indicates that research in this direction is still of a pioneering nature.
 At the same time, it should be noted that the publications deal with drilling issues or are related to energy supply processes. Only 1 work seems interesting within the framework of the presented article, where predictive analytics is applied to preventive maintenance.
 The analytics of the construction industry market by respondent companies (organizations of architecture, engineering and construction) is presented.
 Analyzed existing services and platforms, including the function of predictive (forecast) analytics. It is noted that the departure of foreign vendors motivated Russian developers to quickly approach the issue of import substitution, and in 2022 a number of domestic companies presented their developments with the functionality of predictive analytics.

Assessment of the construction industry market: a study of the barriers and drivers of sustainability practices

Assessment of the construction industry market: a study of the barriers and drivers of sustainability practices

Exploring the journey of BIM in the Indian AECO industry (2008–2022) an excelize perspective

The journey of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in India has been from skepticism to acceptance to leveraging the higher potentials of BIM. Excelize Software, serving the global Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations industry from their headquarters in Aurangabad, has been a witness to and participant in this transformational journey for nearly last two decades. This paper is aimed at exploring their journey of offering BIM services to a wide variety of projects that were undertaken in the construction industry of India during this period. The construction sector has historically grappled with the challenges of managing productivity with respect to completion of projects on time, management of labor and materials and maintenance of built assets. BIM made its foray into the Indian construction industry towards the end of the first decade in this millennium. Typical of any technology adoption curve, BIM was met with a fair share of skepticism across stakeholders. Yet, awareness about its potential benefits, scope of application in design and management of various aspects of the project and subsequent adoption has grown slowly yet steadily in the past decade. Data published by Invest India (Source: https://www.investindia.gov.in/sector/construction) states that the construction Industry in India is expected to reach $1.4 Tn by 2025. Urban population is said to contribute 75% of GDP (63% present), and 68 cities will have a population of more than 1 million; up from 42 today. The construction industry market in India works across 250 sub-sectors with linkages across sectors. Given these projections, India is likely to go through massive urbanization and economic growth. All construction activities that result from this growth will need proper planning, scheduling, design and information management. Meeting these needs will require a strong framework for implementation, a sophisticated level of design communication, project co-ordination and documentation as well as robust technology tools. BIM is well-designed to be the first building block of such a framework that can radically support and enhance the massive needs of the construction sector in India. Through the various projects executed by Excelize and a set of parameters that reveal the BIM adoption metrics for the said period, this paper will navigate the journey of BIM from ‘We are not interested’ to ‘Nice to have tool’ to ‘Must have technology aid’ to ‘Exploring BIM for greater possibilities.’

The Adoption of BIM Technology in the Architectural Consultancy Firms in GCC Region

Nowadays, the construction industry market is in rising demand for the adoption of new construction technologies. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is one of the most technologies that are progressively being used for the majority of firms in GCC and worldwide. In this regard, BIM has promising applications for teamwork projects and stakeholders in the construction industry, especially architects. In addition, BIM plays an essential role in supporting them and facilitating the different procedures throughout the building life-cycle. However, our knowledge about architects' adoption of this technology is very limited. For this reason, the main aim of this paper is to identify the progress of architecture firms in BIM adoption and classify the characteristics of firms that have implemented BIM. Furthermore, the research method was mainly structured to cover several types of BIM studies and indicators about the spread of BIM applications in the local construction sector. Moreover, several questionnaires were designed to assess the level of BIM maturity in this region. The paper findings are expected to make all the project stakeholders aware of the current status and required steps towards BIM adoption at different levels in the GCC region. Additionally, the research results will pave the road to foster and enhance the BIM working field and facilitate its implementation by different disciplines within a wide range of architectural consultancy firms.

Strategies for Local-less-competitive Contractors to Compete Against Overseas Counterparts: A Tanzania Case<sub>

The consequence of globalization resulted from the world economic growth, development and the agreement on free market has necessitated the struggle for the global construction industry market competitive environment, which has largely affected the construction industry of developing and less-developed countries. Thus, un-maintainable and less competition resulted from several hindrances facing Local-less-competitive firms in less-developed countries has raised the need to identify effective strategies as a competitive advantage for improving and thus attaining an effective performance. A questionnaire survey tool was used to gather and collect potential data from the experienced construction industry practitioners and stakeholders including engineers, architects, quantity surveyors and surveyors. Ranking, factor analysis, and structural modeling techniques were adopted and hence facilitated the identification of twenty two (22) potential strategies for the sustainable competitiveness of Local-less-competitive firms. Assets (A), processes (P), performance (PER), and government support (GS) related strategies (β1=0.223, p=0.05; β2=0.208, p=0.04; β3=0.391; p=0.00, β4=0.153, p=0.06) respectively has proved to have an optimistic statistical positive significance prediction in accelerating sustainable competitiveness of local-less competitive firms of less-developed countries’ domestic market. The study findings may serve as valuable input for policymakers and construction industry stakeholders in understanding the effective strategies adopted by Local less-competitive firms in domestic construction.

Technical and economic substantiation of the possibility of implementing a project for recycling waste materials from the production of wall and partition blocks at autoclave aerated concrete production enterprises (using the example of Glavbashstroy LLC (Republic of Bashkortostan))

The construction industry market is going through serious crisis as well as the entire global market, and they are not local, but systemic. Recycling of wastes from construction industry enterprises is currently an extremely urgent problem for most manufacturing enterprises. The solution of these problems involves solving a number of socio-economic and environmental problems, namely, increasing the efficiency and profitability of enterprises and simultaneously complying with annually strict environmental requirements. The authors studied the possibility of using wastes of wall and partition blocks of autoclaved aerated concrete production in the technological cycle on the example of Glavbashstroy LLC. It was determined that the undercut layer of autoclaved aerated concrete formed in the main production, which requires recycling, can be used as a filler after pre-drying and crushing. There is no significant decrease in quality characteristics, but due to the little-studied nature of the products obtained under operating conditions, it is recommended to use them in non-responsible structures of buildings or partitions. The technical and economic analysis carried out in the work shows that the implementation of the wastes recycling project in the conditions of Glavbashstroy LLC does not require significant capital expenditures, the enterprise has the possibility to implement such a solution. The risks of project implementation are within the limits of strategic and operational planning. The material consumption of manufactured products is reduced by 1.8 %. The necessary changes in the technological line will require additional labor resources; therefore, the cost of production does not increase in the long term, the profitability of the enterprise remains at a sufficient level.

Multi Objective Optimization Design of Building Construction Period based on BIM and Genetic Algorithm

China’s construction industry market competition is becoming increasingly fierce, which requires construction enterprises to gradually enhance the core competitiveness. Therefore, the construction period must be multi objective optimization (hereinafter referred to as MOO), which will improve the level of project management in the construction process. Through the MOO of construction period, we can achieve the overall cost optimization of construction projects. Through the coordination of construction project scheduling, we can improve the overall efficiency and efficiency of project operation, which will improve the utilization of resources and save the project cost. Genetic algorithm (hereinafter referred to as GA) can solve the adaptive global optimization probability search, which is a method to optimize the model process. By integrating GA into BIM platform, we introduce methods such as virtual construction and collision check, which can reasonably deal with complex MOO problems. The construction schedule and cost can be determined more quickly and reliably through the construction schedule. Therefore, this paper puts forward the MOO design among construction period, quality, safety and cost.

Creation of architectural forms by combining additive and information technologies

This work is devoted to the integration of advanced technologies of the modern industry for the creation of construction objects and architectural forms, as well as the development trends of this direction in the construction industry. The aim of the work is to modernize building methods for the construction of building and architectural structures by combining additive and information technologies. An empirical analysis of the construction industry market identified the main intra-industry development priorities affecting the formation of the industry, and a comparative analysis of “traditional” and additive manufacturing showed the advantages of digital technologies. The study of foreign experience has confirmed the relevance of the introduction of additive technologies into production practice. This article presents a 3D project “Digital manufacturing 2030” aimed at obtaining a positive effect from the implementation of layer-by-layer growing of complex building forms using computerization. The data proving its economic feasibility and social significance for the development of urban infrastructure and improvement of the standard of living are presented. Moreover, the percentage of “classic” and additive construction shows the effectiveness of the proposed development. The article is supplied with graphic materials and tables, as well as a detailed description of each stage of the study.

Effect of drying method on compressive strength of straw-based thermal insulations

Most of the thermal insulations in the construction industry market based on fossil raw material or need a huge amount of production energy. Nowadays, sustainable thermal insulation products are more popular, and the demand for these products on the market is increasing. Some of them reach the main material properties of artificial ones but usually not all. Today the reaction to fire is another big challenge in this field. In many cases, producers use chemicals that can increase fire resistance, but on the other hand, increase the environmental impact of insulations too. It is also hard to find a binder which provides proper mechanical parameters and durability and is environmentally friendly too. During our scientific research on environmentally friendly thermal insulation materials, which is running for 4 years, we found that silicate-based adhesives meet many of these criteria mentioned above. In this article, the mechanical properties of straw-based insulation bonded with silicate binder were investigated. The effect of conventional and microwave drying on compressive strength were compared to found the optimal hardening process of binders. During the experiments, straw was applied in a natural state, natural stem length distribution and without microstructure and surface modification. The used binder is a simple silicate-based binder (potassium silicate) without any modification agent. Conventional drying needs a longer time, and during it, many cracks form in the early age of the hardened binder. It is because of shrinkage and the differences in the rigidity of the binder along its cross-section. Besides, the straw stems swell when exposed to moisture (from binder), and after drying they shrink, which decreases the quality of the bond between stems and binder. The microwave drying evenly heats the various points of the specimen, so it is not generated such big differences in shrinkage. The contact between stems and binder are also better. Due to these effects, the microwave dried specimens reached the limit required for step resistance, and they had three-time higher average compressive strength than we got by the conventional drying of the same raw material.

Cash flow management by contractors

The paper focuses on various cash flow management techniques selected and incorporated by contractors into their daily processes and the effects of poor cash flow management on their business. A quantitative research approach was used using a web-based questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to all contractors registered with the Master Builders Association within the Eastern Cape Province. Results revealed that majority of contractors successfully implement cash flow management techniques and are therefore able to meet their monthly obligations. Respondents further agreed that late payments are detrimental in terms of their cash flow causing project delays. Increased capital expenses and higher levels of competition in the construction industry market, force the construction companies to consent to an increased number of risks, effectively ensuring their vulnerability to negative impacts on their cash flow and inevitably exposure to unforeseen events that are innate in any construction project. The study was limited to the Eastern Cape region, therefore reducing the targeted population and number of responses. The study investigated the competency level of financial management by building contractors with reference to the implications caused by poor financial management on the contractual parties involved within a project. The aim of the study was to deduce the extent to which contractors in the Eastern Cape implemented effective cash flow management techniques to sustain their businesses. The study highlighted the link between factors negatively impacting cash flow and its subsequent cause of failing contractors within the construction industry. The paper responds to the conference theme given that the effective cash flow management by contractors within their own firms and pertaining to construction projects, promotes the sustainability of the Built Environment.

An Empirical Study on the Influencing Factors of the Total Output Value of Construction Industry Based on Spss

The construction industry is a pillar industry of the country. The sustainable development of the national economy will depend to a large extent on the orderly and reasonable development of the construction industry. This study takes the total output value of the construction industry as the research object, combined with the characteristics of the Chinese construction industry, and uses SPSS analysis software to conduct targeted empirical research. The following conclusions are obtained: (1) The total output value of the construction industry is greatly affected by the gross domestic product, the net fixed assets of the construction industry, the wages of construction workers and the internal expenditures of construction R&D funds. (2) Compared with the internal expenditures of construction R&D funds, labor input has a greater impact on the total output value of the construction industry, indicating that the behavior of technology to change the market is not obvious. (3) By increasing capital investment and expanding the labor market, the total output value of the construction industry can be effectively increased and the high-quality development of the construction industry market can be promoted.

МІЖНАРОДНІ ТЕНДЕНЦІЇ І СУЧАСНІ ВИКЛИКИ РОЗВИТКУ РИНКУ БУДІВЕЛЬНИХ МАТЕРІАЛІВ

The main international trends in the world market of construction materials and services have been analyzed. The dynamics of world GDP and exports of construction services for the period 2000-2019 has been studied and a conclusion is made on the impact of economic crises on their growth rates. It has been determined that the dynamics of world exports of construction services is characterized by high instability with peaks of growth and decline, and is more sensitive than GDP growth. It has been noted that overcoming the crisis in the export sector of construction services takes more time and occurs with an approximate two-year time lag compared to GDP dynamics. The share of the construction industry in the world GDP by the degree of development has been analyzed. The reasons for the decline in the share of the construction industry in countries with economies in transition have been substantiated. It has been noted that in the developed countries the share of the construction sector is accounted for by real estate management activities related to maintenance, rent, purchase and sale and other transactions with land and real estate. The forecast values of growth of the market of building materials and services till 2030 have been given. The essence of the term «wide construction» has been revealed and the structure of this sector in different countries of the world is shown. The main exporters in the world construction market have been given and the structural distribution of the largest construction companies in the world ranking by country of origin has been analyzed. The dynamics of income level in the construction industry market for the period 2011-2018 has been studied. It has been noted that an important area of the construction sector is the market of roofing and facade materials and the world's largest companies for the production of this type of construction materials have been revealed. Conclusions on the essence of global transformations of the market of building materials and services have been made, and also it has been defined that they are caused by transnationalization of corporate structure of the market, influence of scientific and technical progress and information and communication technologies on world centers as well as the emergence of the concept of «sustainable construction» in the course of humanity for sustainable development.

Особливості розрахунку елементів з деревини при прямому поперечному згині за деформаційною методикою

Розглянуто особливості методики розрахунку нормальних розрахункових перерізів елементів з цільної та клеєної деревини при поперечному прямому згині за деформаційною моделлю.

Indonesia Position in The Globalization of Construction Industry

Globalization brings global markets into developing countries. Where is position of developing countries, such as Indonesia, within the construction industry market structure? Indonesia has the largest construction market compared to neighboring countries. The market is predicted to continue rising until 2025. However, the market is less attractive than neighboring countries, because it has industrial risks, and risks were great. Competition on demand of construction industry requires government role to support construction firms. This Research using quantitative methods. Statistical data were collected from data supply agencies from various countries. Data processing begins with a comparison of operational definitions and data interstate indicators. Editing is done to clean up inconsistent data that is by reducing the indicator that compared between countries. Descriptive analysis is arranged to facilitate the comparison between countries. The results of comparative analysis are used to find Indonesia’s position in the global market of construction, especially among the construction markets of neighboring countries.

The peculiarities and procedures of the transition to outsourcing by construction companies in Ukraine

The article analyzes the outsourcing services market and its consumption volumes in the recent years, assesses the industry range of outsourcing by paying close attention to the construction services companies, and evaluates the general trend in the development of the construction industry market in Ukraine. The paper determines the growth in demand for outsourcing services by construction companies by singling out outsourcing as an instrument of management in the construction industry. It demonstrates the expediency of the use of outsourcing for construction industry companies and describes the main reasons that prevent the making of decision regarding the transfer to outsourcing. The main objectives and the procedure of transition of construction companies to outsourcing are formulated. Given the importance of certain types of construction works, six stages of transition to outsourcing by construction companies were identified.

МЕХАНИЗМЫ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО СТИМУЛИРОВАНИЯ ЗЕЛЕНЫХ СТАНДАРТОВ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВА И ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ ОБЪЕКТОВ НЕДВИЖИМОСТИ

Sustainable development of the construction industry of the country is focused on permanent growth of its energy and resource efficiency, and involves the introduction of the practice of design and economic analysis of the eco-oriented principles of assessment, monitoring and management. Reform in the field of construction pricing and revaluation of the key principles for determining the cost of construction products should be aimed at improving the existing arrangements for the assessment of energy costs and environmental damage in the construction, integration at the legislative level in developing resource method of determining the estimated cost of construction, the establishment of transparent and effective environmental auditing mechanism construction. The development of the construction industry market in the aspect of environmental conservation is one of the most urgent problems and suggests improvement and analysis of methods for pricing for construction products, the search for new solutions eco-oriented, which in turn implies a transition to green building.

English

Well known to construction industry contracts are disputes such as unresolved claims and are inimical to achieving project objectives. This has attracted provision of dispute resolution clause in contractual agreements such as Arbitration clause aimed at resolving any emerging dispute. However, the issue of challenge of jurisdiction (powers) of the arbitrator(s) remains a reoccurring determination in Nigeria courts. Considering arbitral agreements/ clause in domestic perspectives, the paper reviewed provisions of Nigerian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, (ACA) 1988, some other relevant laws and decided court cases as related to determinants of arbitrator(s’) jurisdiction. It discovered that interplay of several factors including principle of parties’ autonomy; project specific characteristics, complexity of construction etc are essential determinants. The paper however concluded that it may be complex to enlist determinants for jurisdictional powers of arbitral panel but recommended that basic requirements should not be far from those provided for by the national arbitration law and the characteristic of construction project contract and environment, while contracting parties must have in view court decisions on construction industry market in drafting arbitral agreements.   Key words: Arbitral Proceedings, Construction Contract, Jurisdiction Nigeria.

기계설비산업의 생산체계 선진화방안

The aim of this paper is improvement plan of mechanical field construct production system in Korea construction industry market. Recently Korea`s construction production system is changing rapidly. While change, mechanical system construction field must prepare proper system for construction production system and later mechanical construction work will give order directly. Through this study the author will show the improved mechanical field construct production system and it can useful future construction industry production system in Korea.