The Construction Industry in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Proceedings of 11th Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Research Conference

This book gathers papers from the 11th Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) Postgraduate Research Conference, held on 28–30 July 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference provided an essential forum for reviewing and generating knowledge on Construction 4.0 and, consequently, highlighted processes and practices that allow us to deliver and operate built environment assets more effectively and efficiently by focusing on physical-to-digital and digital-to-physical transformation. The event addressed three broad themes: 

• Industrial production (prefabrication, 3-D printing and assembly, offsite and advanced manufacturing);
• Cyber-physical systems (actuators, sensors, IoT, robots and cobots for repetitive and dangerous tasks, and drones for mapping, progress monitoring, safety and quality inspections, lifting, moving and positioning); and 
• Technologies (digital ecosystems, digital platforms, BIM, video and laser scanning, AI and cloud computing, big data and data analytics, reality capture, blockchain, simulation, virtual and augmented reality, data standards and interoperability, and vertical and horizontal integration).

Given its scope, the book will be of interest to all construction industry and architectural professionals who want to learn about cutting-edge technologies applied to construction

1.A Systems Thinking Approach to Construction Project Management.- 2.Barriers of Project Bond Initiatives in Infrastructure Financing in Ghana.- 3.Factors Influencing the Cost Performance of Traditional and Public-Private Partnership Procured Housing Projects in Nigeria.- 4.Stakeholders’ Influence on Sustainable Building Construction in Developing Economy.- 5.Investigating a Male-dominated Space: Female Students’ Perceptions of Gendered Cultures in Construction Workplaces.- 6.Construction Transaction Costs in a Developing Economy: Influencing Factors in Lagos State, Nigerias.- 7.Influence of Ternary Blended Pozzolanic Materials on Mechanical Properties of Self Compacting Concrete Subjected to Elevated Temperature.- 8.4IR Leadership Effectiveness and Practical Implications for Construction Business Organisations.- 9.Evaluation of Safety and Security Measures on Sustainable Student Housing Facilities in South Africa Universities.- 10.Work-life balance practices in the construction industry of Swaziland