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dc.contributor.authorNikmehr, Bahareh
dc.contributor.authorHosseini, M. Reza
dc.contributor.authorMartek, Igor
dc.contributor.authorZavadskas, Edmundas Kazimieras
dc.contributor.authorAntuchevičienė, Jurgita
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-18T20:43:39Z
dc.date.available2023-09-18T20:43:39Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://etalpykla.vilniustech.lt/handle/123456789/152094
dc.description.abstractConstruction is a complex activity, characterized by high levels of capital investment, relatively long delivery durations, multitudinous risks and uncertainties, as well as requiring the integration of multiple skills delivering a huge volume of tasks and processes. All of these must be coordinated carefully if time, cost, and quality constraints are to be met. At the same time, construction is renowned for performing poorly regarding sustainability metrics. Construction activity generates high volumes of waste, requires vast amounts of resources and materials, while consuming a significant proportion of total energy generated. Digitalization of the construction workplace and construction activities has the potential of improving construction performance both in terms of business results as well as sustainability outcomes. This is because, to put it simply, reduced energy usage, for example, impacts economic and “green” performance, simultaneously. Firms tinkering with digitalization, however, do not always achieve the hoped-for outcomes. The challenge faced is that a digital transition of construction firms must be carried out at a strategic level—requiring a comprehensive change management protocol. What then does a digital strategy entail? This study puts forward an argument for the combined economic and sustainability dividends to be had from digitizing construction firm activities. It outlines the requirements for achieving digitalization. The elements of a comprehensive digitalization strategy are cataloged, while the various approaches to developing a digitalization strategy are discussed. This study offers practitioners a useful framework by which to consider their own firm-level efforts at digitalization transition.eng
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.isreferencedbyScience Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)
dc.relation.isreferencedbySocial Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
dc.relation.isreferencedbyScopus
dc.relation.isreferencedbyDOAJ
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dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su13095040
dc.source.urihttps://talpykla.elaba.lt/elaba-fedora/objects/elaba:92015471/datastreams/MAIN/content
dc.titleDigitalization as a strategic means of achieving sustainable efficiencies in construction management: a critical review
dc.typeStraipsnis Web of Science DB / Article in Web of Science DB
dcterms.accessRightsThis article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
dcterms.licenseCreative Commons – Attribution – 4.0 International
dcterms.references73
dc.type.pubtypeS1 - Straipsnis Web of Science DB / Web of Science DB article
dc.contributor.institutionDeakin University; Geelong
dc.contributor.institutionVilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas
dc.contributor.facultyStatybos fakultetas / Faculty of Civil Engineering
dc.subject.researchfieldT 002 - Statybos inžinerija / Construction and engineering
dc.subject.researchfieldT 007 - Informatikos inžinerija / Informatics engineering
dc.subject.vgtuprioritizedfieldsSD0404 - Statinių skaitmeninis modeliavimas ir tvarus gyvavimo ciklas / BIM and Sustainable lifecycle of the structures
dc.subject.ltspecializationsL104 - Nauji gamybos procesai, medžiagos ir technologijos / New production processes, materials and technologies
dc.subject.endigital transformation
dc.subject.endigital technology
dc.subject.ensustainability
dc.subject.enstrategy
dc.subject.enconstruction management
dc.subject.enchange management
dcterms.sourcetitleSustainability: Special issue: Sustainable construction engineering and management
dc.description.issueiss. 9
dc.description.volumevol. 13
dc.publisher.nameMDPI
dc.publisher.cityBasel
dc.identifier.doi000650948400001
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su13095040
dc.identifier.elaba92015471


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