Jiang, X; Zhou, H; Li, M; Lu, K; Lyu, S; Omrani, S and Skitmore, M (2024) Sustainable construction projects management in the AEC industry: Analysis and visualization. International Journal of Construction Management, 24(4), pp. 384-399. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
Within the last decade, sustainable construction projects (SCPs) management has become a hot topic in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry covering from building materials to the construction process. This study aims to systematically analyze literature concerning SCPs management between 2000 and October 2022 to improve the researchers' overall understanding of SCPs management. From an objective analysis of co-occurrence keywords obtained by scientometric analysis, this study visualizes and conducts a detailed discussion about active studies and research trends. After discussing environmental, economic, and social sustainability indicators and their integration, the methods for improving SCPs management are summarized by a theoretical model. These methods include waste management, energy management, construction materials management, low-carbon management, green rating system, sustainable design, lean construction, knowledge management, capability building, value management, and implementation of new technology. Finally, future research directions are proposed, such as the social sustainability of different phases, the improvement of green rating systems, the development of green technologies, the collaboration of normative guidelines from different countries, and so on. This scientometric review explains the state-of-the-art research of SCPs management and encourages more interdisciplinary research involving relevant sustainability areas.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction project management; review; sustainability; visualization |
| Index terms: | integration, construction process, collaboration, waste management, state of the art, visualization, knowledge management, lean construction, sustainable design, interdisciplinary research, social sustainability, construction material, building material, value management, construction project management, implementation, energy management, new technology, sustainable construction project, green rating |
| Subjects: | building construction, organizational analysis, communities and social development, research methods, design practice, sustainability assessment, management, professional development, sustainable construction, design process, project management theory and practice, building materials, sustainability and energy, innovation and technology management, contractual arrangements, research dissemination and communication, waste management |
| Topics: | Site Management, Organizational Design, Design Practice, Value Management, Stakeholder Management, Procurement, Sustainability, Project Management, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Information Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here