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Industry 4.0 for the Built Environment

Methodologies, Technologies and Skills

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Editors:
  1. Marzia Bolpagni

    1. Mace, London, UK

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  2. Rui Gavina

    1. Europe Foundation, Digital Built Environment Institute (DBEI), Delft, The Netherlands

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  3. Diogo Ribeiro

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering of Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

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  • Lists the methodologies, technologies, and skills required for the future construction professionals
  • Provides useful hard-technical skills and soft-interpersonal skills
  • Valuable textbook for starters on smart industrial specialization and digital transformation

Part of the book series: Structural Integrity (STIN, volume 20)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Shaping the Future of Construction Professionals

    • Marzia Bolpagni, Rui Gavina, Diogo Ribeiro, Ignasi Pérez Arnal
    Pages 1-26

  3. Concepts and Methodologies for the Built Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. Building Information Modelling and Information Management

      • Marzia Bolpagni
      Pages 29-54

    3. Introduction to Computational Design: Subsets, Challenges in Practice and Emerging Roles

      • Aurelie de Boissieu
      Pages 55-75

    4. Advanced Applications in Computational Design

      • Peter Debney, Paul Jeffries, Alex Christodoulou, Rick Titulaer, Paul Shepherd, Sean Lineham et al.
      Pages 77-102

    5. Artificial Intelligence for the Built Environment

      • Sherif Tarabishy, Marcin Kosicki, Martha Tsigkari
      Pages 103-130

    6. Big Data and Cloud Computing for the Built Environment

      • Marcin Kosicki, Marios Tsiliakos, Khaled ElAshry, Martha Tsigkari
      Pages 131-155

    7. Knowledge Graphs and Linked Data for the Built Environment

      • Pieter Pauwels, Aaron Costin, Mads Holten Rasmussen
      Pages 157-183

    8. Information Visualization for the Construction Industry

      • Michele Mauri
      Pages 185-206

    9. On The Role of Lean in Digital Construction

      • Kevin McHugh, Bhargav Dave, Lauri Koskela
      Pages 207-226

    10. Nonlinear Project Management: Agile, Scrum and Kanban for the Construction Industry

      • Mohammad Sakikhales
      Pages 227-246

    11. Achieving Sustainability in Construction Through Digitally Informed Decisions

      • Pedro Santiago
      Pages 247-269

    12. Multi-disciplinary Use of Three-Dimensional Geospatial Information

      • Thomas Krijnen, Francesca Noardo, Ken Arroyo Ohori, Jantien Stoter
      Pages 271-296

    13. New Business Models for Industrialized Construction

      • Daniel M. Hall, Jerker Lessing, Jennifer Whyte
      Pages 297-314

    14. Smart Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management in the Built Environment

      • Xavier Romão, Fernando Lobo Pereira
      Pages 315-340

    15. Quality Management for the Built Environment

      • Gabriella La Rocca
      Pages 341-368

    16. Emerging Technologies for Health, Safety and Well-being in Construction Industry

      • Manuel Tender, João Pedro Couto, Alistair Gibb, Paul Fuller, Steven Yeomans
      Pages 369-390

    17. Legal Implications of Digitization in the Construction Industry

      • May Winfield
      Pages 391-411

  4. Technologies for the Built Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 413-413
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About this book



This book discusses how the role of traditional construction professional is changing, providing a useful guide for practitioners who would like to upskill themselves. Lately, core concepts and methodologies for the Built Environment are presented providing definitions and applications on Building Information Modelling, Computational Design, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Analytics and Visualization, Lean Construction, Advanced Project Management, Sustainability, Geographical Information Systems, Advanced Business Models, Disaster Management, Quality Management, Health and Safety and Legal prospective. The book also shows the latest technologies for the Built Environment including Digital Twins, Reality Capture, Extended Reality, Gamification, Computational Construction and Manufacturing, Structural Health Monitoring, Smart Transaction and Cybersecurity. Trends in soft skills for the Built Environment are presented covering Digital Working, Communication, Self and Relationship Management skills and Critical thinking. The book is dedicated to professionals who would like to enhance their understanding and capabilities to operate in the Industry 4.0 for the Built Environment having a holistic and comprehensive overview.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Mace, London, UK

    Marzia Bolpagni

  • Europe Foundation, Digital Built Environment Institute (DBEI), Delft, The Netherlands

    Rui Gavina

  • Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering of Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Diogo Ribeiro

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Industry 4.0 for the Built Environment

  • Book Subtitle: Methodologies, Technologies and Skills

  • Editors: Marzia Bolpagni, Rui Gavina, Diogo Ribeiro

  • Series Title: Structural Integrity

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82430-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-82429-7Published: 03 December 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-82432-7Published: 04 December 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-82430-3Published: 02 December 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2522-560X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2522-5618

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 672

  • Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 210 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Building Construction and Design

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