Benefits Of Projects Research Articles

Research on Information Modeling Technology of Assembly Building for Future Trends

Abstract In recent years, the informatization technology of BIM and digital twin has been applied to the field of assembled buildings, especially the advantages of BIM technology applied in the construction industry are gradually emerging. Therefore, this paper takes assembly building as the object and cost control as the purpose of conducting research. Firstly, it introduces the application of BIM technology in assembly building, and secondly, the collision process in BIM technology is optimized by the MLS-MPM algorithm. Economic benefit analysis is carried out on the informative modeling of BIM technology in assembly building, and finally, the constructed model is applied to the basement design stage, the construction production and transportation stage, and the construction stage to evaluate its project benefits. The results show that on the basis of Revit software modeling, the Revit model was imported into Navisworks, and a total of 619 collision points were found in the basement. It is found that the collision results of pipe diameters below DN50 have little impact on the actual construction; pipe diameters above DN50 have a great impact on the elevation in the actual construction, which requires collision detection and drawing modification. The analysis of the economic benefits of information technology modeling in assembly buildings found that it can create benefits of up to 50,200 yuan during the design phase. The build production and transportation phase results in the creation of 58,800,000yuan in benefits. Optimizing schedule and cost control leads to 36,000 yuan and 13,500yuan benefits in the construction phase, respectively. This study is very important to provide a reference for the application of information technology in assembly buildings for future trends.

Case Study on the Application of New Technologies for Construction Waste Management in a Historic Building in Jalisco, Mexico

This article presents a comprehensive examination of a case study conducted at the “Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción” in Jalisco, Mexico. The focus is on innovative strategies for the management of construction waste in historic buildings. In this context, the scope of the research, the purpose of exploring new methodologies, the existing gap in waste management practices, the implications of implementing advanced technologies, and the need to adopt sustainable approaches in the preservation of architectural heritage are discussed. The analysis examines the deterioration and degradation of construction materials, emphasizing the significance of advanced methodologies in waste management to mitigate these effects. A comprehensive two‐ and three‐dimensional study has been carried out using Revit, a state‐of‐the‐art technology, to improve precision and accuracy in quantifying waste. The intervention parameters are quantified and classified according to the codification of the European Waste List (LER), thus facilitating the implementation of efficient waste management practices and closing the identified gap in current practices. Subsequently, the sorted materials are integrated into the toolkit, which allows for the assessment of pollution levels and the assessment of the feasibility of reusing construction and demolition waste (CDW). This toolkit offers practical solutions for sustainable waste management. The recovery process, which encompasses recycling, recycling, or landfilling, ensures a nuanced and sustainable approach to CDW management within the study area. This approach has positive implications for the conservation of historical heritage and the reduction of environmental impact. The necessity for the design and implementation of innovative sustainable construction strategies becomes evident, and each project benefits from the use of advanced design and modeling software, such as Revit and its toolkit. These indispensable tools facilitate effective sorting based on LER coding, thereby streamlining waste management practices and helping to bridge the gap between current practices and sustainable best practices. Furthermore, the study concludes that materials from demolished architectural heritage can be reused in the creative design of new sustainable buildings, underscoring the importance of adopting integrated approaches to heritage conservation and sustainable urban development. This is consistent with contemporary ethical frameworks that emphasize conservation and sustainability, advocating for the reduction of resource consumption and demolition waste. This approach effectively balances the production of materials, consumption during construction and restoration, and the utilization of essential natural resources for both historic and new buildings, driving a positive transformation in the construction industry toward environmental sustainability and cultural heritage conservation.

The factors that affect constructability in Iraq

Abstract Applying the constructability concept in the construction industry has proven many benefits in different projects; however, this concept still lacks usage in Iraq. Therefore, it is important to encourage usage of the constructability concept in the construction industry in Iraq. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that affect constructability in Iraq and then classify them according to their importance. A total of 37 factors were collected from an intensive literature review, and they were classified under the sub and main categories. A survey was undertaken in two sessions with open questionnaire and close questionnaire. The results were analysed and the mean, standard deviation and Cronbach’s Alpha were obtained. Also, the developed weight was calculated for each alternative factor. The goal of this paper is to define the main factors that have an effect on Iraqi’s constructability project in order to avoid issues in future Iraqi projects. The outcome showed that 34 factors had a major effect on increasing the constructability percentage in construction projects in Iraq. The top-ranking factors were structural frame types, high-strength concrete usage, adjacent infrastructures and adjacent site.

Research on project schedule optimization model construction and engineering efficiency improvement method

Abstract Project schedule management is an important guarantee for the smooth implementation of the project, which is closely related to the interests of all parties involved in the project, and how to improve the efficiency and quality of the project is a problem that still needs to be solved. In this paper, with reference to the actual situation in the project engineering, the objective function of schedule, cost, quality, and safety is proposed, and the multi-objective optimization mathematical model of the project engineering is obtained through multi-attribute utility theory modeling. Based on the objective function and constraints, the fitness function is established, the constructed model is solved using a genetic algorithm, and safeguard measures are designed to improve the efficiency of project engineering. The empirical results show that the duration and labor demand in the project schedule optimization scheme proposed by the model in this paper are much lower than those in the planning scheme of traditional project schedule optimization methods. Compared to the traditional method, the total cost of the project works decreased by 8.70%, while the quality of the work improved by 0.71%. It shows that the model can improve the quality of project efficiency and enhance the economic benefits of the entire project. The model proposed in this paper makes project schedule optimization more scientific, reasonable, and practical and has certain theoretical and practical significance. In addition, the establishment of a perfect schedule risk management mechanism can be considered in future research in this field to further improve the project schedule optimization model.

Fuzzy Mathematics-Based Evaluation Method for Comprehensive River Improvement Project Benefits

Fuzzy Mathematics-Based Evaluation Method for Comprehensive River Improvement Project Benefits

Application and Benefits of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Intelligent Engineering Construction

Abstract Currently, in China, intelligent construction research predominantly targets engineering projects, with limited focus on the benefits of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. This paper advocates for integrating BIM with cutting-edge engineering construction techniques, adhering to four intelligent construction level assessment principles. We introduce a benefit evaluation model for innovative construction, combining the two-dimensional cloud model with the Analytic Network Process (ANP) hierarchy method. Our findings highlight the significant role of BIM in enhancing operation and maintenance efficiency and in the deepening of design, evidenced by average scores of 4.0868 and 4.0691, respectively. Early stages of innovative construction projects benefit from BIM’s effective material usage control, reducing initial material consumption below planned levels. Furthermore, our analysis reveals BIM’s capacity to simultaneously optimize quality cost provision and additive cost, with Project 1 showcasing optimization indexes of 7.91% and 73.38%, respectively. These results underscore BIM’s substantial impact on improving the economic benefits of intelligent construction.

Effective governance of projects: A mainstay of good public investment

Large infrastructure projects (if successful) have a significant effect on societies and can boost long-term economic output, but they are also problematic if they fail. Massive amounts of public money can evaporate in a few projects, and that can destroy the public finances of a small economy. A large public investment project, which usually involves national pride, produces little or nothing of value compared to its investment. At the same time, it prevents the rise of small projects and sucks up resources for a very long time. In an effort to understand how large infrastructure projects are being prepared in Ethiopia, the author has previously conducted an inquiry into the country’s project preparation and decision-making processes. The results of the study indicated many shortcomings: limited or no use of a formal project governance system, a top-down approach, a culture of overlooking project-related risks, exaggerating project benefits, and optimism bias. In this study, the author further examines the previous findings, presents an improvement option for the country’s project governance system, and recommends that, no matter how eager we are to transform the country, there is no need to rush to implement large and complex infrastructure projects with several unclear risks and consequences ahead. Priority should be given to setting up political and technical gatekeeping mechanisms, (go/no go) stages, that can stop wrong projects before conception. Parallelly, such mechanisms enable valuable project concepts to be selected, implemented, and linked with other prime streams of development.

Geo-Economic Benefits of the CPEC Project for Pakistan

Geo-Economic Benefits of the CPEC Project for Pakistan

Overview of social attitudes and applications towards the use of crowdfunding in renewable energy

Background: Crowdfunding has become a popular method for raising funds for various projects, including those related to renewable energy sources. Research objectives: This paper aims to present crowdfunding and the social attitudes of the Poles towards its use in renewable energy sources. Research design and methods: The first section discusses the theoretical assumptions of crowdfunding and presents the possibilities of using this form of financing in the renewable energy sector in Poland and worldwide. The second section of the paper is devoted to presenting the results of my research on the attitudes of Polish society towards renewable energy sources and the use of crowdfunding in the energy transition in Poland and worldwide. The paper uses literature analysis, criticism, comparative analysis, desk research, and a survey method. Results: Crowdfunding is used extensively in various projects in the area of renewable energy sources. There is social support for this type of activity (especially in the age groups 18–29 and 30–44 years) and a growing awareness and openness to support initiatives in the area of renewable energy sources. Conclusions: Based on the analysis, it was concluded that crowdfunding allows local actors to optimize their share of the economic benefits of solar energy projects, including solar energy, and to participate in the energy transition at the same time.

Enhancing Strategic CSR in Chinese Leading Enterprises: The Role of Government Compensation and a Multi-Phase Portfolio Model

Water environment governance of large rivers is an essential measurement of ecological protection in China. The effectiveness of governance depends highly on the fulfillment of strategic CSR (corporate social responsibility) of Chinese leading enterprises. However, the fulfillment of strategic CSR often brings economic burden to the leading enterprises and needs government compensation support. Therefore, this paper explores the impact of government compensation on the fulfillment of strategic CSR of Chinese leading enterprises by constructing a multi-stage portfolio model. The main results show that (1) the prerequisite for leading enterprises to fulfill strategic CSR is sufficient profits; (2) the increase in government compensation can significantly affect the proportion of strategic CSR fulfillment of leading enterprises; (3) only when the portfolio considers both strategic CSR and project benefits, can the leading enterprises obtain the highest economic returns and better fulfill strategic CSR. The results can provide policy reference for the government to stimulate the fulfillment of leading enterprises’ strategic CSR and also give suggestions for the leading enterprises to alleviate the economic pressure brought by fulfilling strategic CSR.

Selected issues of the ecobalance analysis of recycled materials used in road construction

The paper presents road project issues in terms of environmental and cost analyses. Comprehensive assessment of the environmental and economic performance of engineering structures is based on quantitative environmental and economic information and draws on the results of life cycle assessment, life cycle cost and whole-life cost (WLC) analyses. The paper highlights the issue of the potential environmental impact of materials used in road construction, including those derived from the recycling process, in the context of life cycle assessment (LCA). The paper also outlines the requirements of a circular economy for the management of such materials. Attention was drawn to LCA as an important tool for obtaining comprehensive information on the environmental impact of the materials under study. Another element addressed in the paper is the topic of assessing the cost-effectiveness of road infrastructure. Attention was given to the total cost concept and the principle of cost interdependence. The problem of costs and benefits of road projects is described using the LCCA as an example.

Measuring the air pollution benefits of public transport projects

We discuss two approaches to estimating the air quality impacts of public transit projects, focusing on Metro projects in the context of developing countries: air quality modeling and reduced-form econometric methods. As we illustrate, pollution reductions due to Metro projects implied by pollutant chemistry, vehicle emissions factors, and modal shifts may differ from econometric estimates of the impact of transit projects on ambient pollution concentrations. We discuss both approaches and illustrate how economics researchers can use estimated emissions reductions associated with a transit project and pollutant chemistry as a check on their estimates of changes in ambient concentrations.

Access-based land value appreciation for assessing project benefits

The traditional mobility-oriented travel-time saving benefit assessment method has been repeatedly questioned for numerous intrinsic flaws, motivating the search for alternative benefit assessment approaches. Although a wealth of literature confirms the capitalization effect of access benefits induced by transport improvements to land or real estate value, the access-based land value uplift method hasn’t yet been widely recognized and employed as an official tool assisting transport decision-making. The present paper collects 136 empirical studies and aims to disentangle the obstacles hindering the promotion of the access-based assessment method by systematically reviewing methodological design, the access metrics used, and the target real estate sub-markets or land use types upon which access benefits are quantified. First, it was found that almost half of the sampled studies just investigated the general effects of transport operation on real estate prices without incorporating sufficient temporal and locational considerations, thereby failing to isolate project-specific incremental impacts. Second, while the hedonic pricing model remains the most popular model, a trend towards embracing more advanced modelling techniques such as spatial lag, spatial error, and Difference-in-Differences (DID) models to control for bias caused by spatial dependence has been observed. Third, Euclidean distance and distance buffer rings are the most widely used operational measures of access. Primal access measures covering the number of opportunities available at a destination and travel impedance are recommended. Last, over 86% of sampled empirical studies target the residential real estate market. The lack of non-residential land uses in the literature presents a significant research gap that should be addressed.

Factors Affecting the Integration of E-Procurement in the Public Sector of Pakistan with an Emphasis on Combating Corruption

The aim of study to investigates the role of e-procurement technologies to mitigate corruption within the public procurement sector of Pakistan due to which E-procurement can’t be implemented. It examines the factors that contribute to corruption probability in government procurement process. The implementation of E-Procurement, within the public sector represents a significant transformation in the country's governance which serves as a strategic response to enhance transparency, accountability, and efficiency in public procurement processes. In the design of E-procurement adoption, three primary factors were taken into consideration to address obstacles: Monopoly power; Information asymmetry; Transparency and accountability. A survey was distributed to 232 procurement specialists and government suppliers; the approach chosen involves the distribution of a well-structured closed-ended questionnaire to enable quantitative assessment, utilizing a convenience sampling method. Obtained informed consent from participants that ensure participants understand the purpose, procedures, potential risks, and benefits of the research project and voluntarily agree to participate.  The SPSS software was employed to compile the results of multiple regression models. The findings reveal a substantial 76.9% impact of various variables contributing to adaptation of E-procurement. The result indicates that all three-independent variable: Monopoly power, Information asymmetry, transparency & accountability are creating major resistance in implementation of E-procurement in the government organizations which are the major cause of corruption. This research provides valuable insights into enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of resources within the public sector. As one of the few studies on this topic, it serves as a foundational piece of literature that can guide future research and policymaking endeavors in Pakistan's public procurement landscape. Ultimately, the successful implementation of E-Procurement has the potential to transform how public funds are managed, ensuring greater accountability, transparency, and efficiency in public sector operations.

An Optimal Model and Application of Hydraulic Structure Regulation to Improve Water Quality in Plain River Networks

The proper dispatching of hydraulic structures in water diversion projects is a desirable way to maximize project benefits. This study aims to provide a reliable, optimal scheduling model for hydraulic engineering to improve the regional water environment. We proposed an improved gravitational search algorithm (IPSOGSA) based on multi-strategy hybrid technology to solve this practical problem. The opposition-based learning strategy, elite mutation strategy, local search strategy, and co-evolution strategies were employed to balance the exploration and exploitation of the algorithm through the adaptive evolution of the elite group. Compared with several other algorithms, the preponderance of the proposed algorithm in single-objective optimization problems was demonstrated. We combined the water quality mechanism model, an artificial neural network (ANN), and the proposed algorithm to establish the optimal scheduling model for hydraulic structures. The backpropagation neural network (IGSA-BPNN) trained by the improved algorithm has a high accuracy, with a coefficient of determination (R2) over 0.95. Compared to the two traditional algorithms, the IGSA-BPNN model was, respectively, improved by 1.5% and 0.9% on R2 in the train dataset, and 1.1% and 1.5% in the test dataset. The optimal scheduling model for hydraulic structures led to a reduction of 46~69% in total power consumption while achieving the water quality objectives. With the lowest cost scheme in practice, the proposed intelligent scheduling model is recommended for water diversion projects in plain river networks.

A systematic methodology to assess local economic impacts of ocean renewable energy projects: Application to a tidal energy farm

Ocean renewable energy (ORE) is one of the most important clean sources of energy and a major player towards the EU ambitions of being net zero emission by 2050. However, at present, there are few examples of commercially viable ORE technologies and no large-scale projects currently under implementation. Together with social and environmental analyses, the assessment of economic impacts is one of the key elements to help policy makers build a compelling case to gain local community acceptance and implement ORE projects. This paper presents a systematic methodology to assess local economic impacts of renewable energy projects, including jobs creation and impacts on gross value added and income. By combining the use of Location Quotients – which are indexes informing on local industrial specialisation – with the Input-Output multipliers the method can be used to map the supply-chain potential of a local economy and estimate local impacts compared to global ones. The method has been applied to a tidal project carried out in Orkney, Scotland. The research demonstrates the merit of early economic assessments for understanding the economic benefit of ORE projects, particularly for the local communities in which they are located, and it provides a methodological framework to be tested in other case studies.

A Mediation Model of the Usability and Intergroup Relation for Online Project Management Community Effectiveness with Microsoft Teams

Effective international project team development and management is a crucial aspect of project management that directly influences the performance and satisfaction of team members. As reductions in travel and physical mobility are prioritized for sustainability efforts, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, it is of paramount importance to identify and share effective innovative remote, online project management practices. The purpose of this study is to address the scarcity of related research and investigate the impact of Microsoft (MS) Teams usability on team management effectiveness as mediated by intergroup relation. The population of this study includes university personnel that have participated in the Erasmus+ project Benefit, with a sample size of 52 respondents. The data was analyzed using SmartPLS 4.0. The findings revealed that the usability of MS Teams had a direct, positive, and substantial influence on intergroup interactions and team performance. Further intergroup relations have a direct and significant impact on team effectiveness. The findings of the mediation study indicated that the association between MS Teams usability and team effectiveness is partially mediated by intergroup interactions.

Behind the Crowdsourcing Platform: Assessing Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement Instruments

Involving volunteers to perform tasks through crowdsourcing projects is gaining popularity. However, attracting volunteers and keeping them engaged throughout a project sets great challenges to project managers. This article analyzes the effectiveness of recruiting and engagement instruments on volunteers’ activity. A mixed-method approach has been used, including interviews with project managers and quantitative data from a large Dutch crowdsourcing platform. The research results show that crowdsourcing projects benefit from being part of a platform because of the higher activity of experienced participants. The study also provides empirical evidence supporting the effectiveness of timely communication and the speed of quality checks, both of which require project management resources. Finally, the study suggests that material rewards are less important for volunteer engagement than the intrinsic motivation of a point-based reward system.

Using art as a tool for holistic development

Exploring the benefits of a long-term art project inspired by Paul Klee's Castle and Sun.

Application of BIM technology in dynamic management and control of construction project costs

Abstract This paper analyzes and summarizes the difference between BIM technology and traditional methods in cost management, subdividing the cost index of construction projects into elemental price index, bill of quantities price index, index cost index, and calculating dynamic cost index of construction projects. Based on the cost performance index and schedule performance index, the schedule-cost two-dimensional model of BIM technology is formed to complete the assessment and control of cost performance in order to realize the value analysis of BIM technology in the dynamic cost management of the whole process of construction engineering. Analyze the dynamic cost management of BIM technology in the decision-making stage, design stage, and construction stage of construction projects with examples, focusing on the exploration of engineering cost problems in the construction stage, and analyze the project benefit rate of cost management with BIM technology. Through BIM modeling for collision and error checking and deepening the construction stage design, a total of 503 design collision and error problems are found in total, 15 design change orders are reduced, and about 1,629,480,000 yuan of economic benefits are generated.