A Sustainable and Healthy Work Environment in Construction Industry 4.0

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to showcase research on creating a sustainable and healthy work environment by adopting construction industry 4.0 innovations. Digitalization and its ongoing development is fundamentally transforming the nature of work and traditional construction practices. This encompasses various aspects, such as the redesign of work, the composition of teams, and the evolving skill sets required in the construction industry, among others. A comprehensive understanding of current technological adoption in the construction industry for a sustainable work environment would help identify the benefits, challenges, and gaps for future workforce development. The shift towards a sustainable work environment provides an opportunity to consider good work designs to reduce the physical and psychosocial risks in the workplace and improve safety, health, and wellbeing of the construction workforce.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

1. The integration of technologies in construction workplaces;
2. The digitalisation and automation of work processes;
3. The impacts of smart construction sites on worker safety, productivity, and efficiency;
4. The utilisation of artificial intelligence and machine learning for enhancing construction workplace performance;
5. Human–computer interactions and augmented reality applications in construction organisational settings;
6. Data-driven decision making and analytics for improved construction management;
7. Challenges and opportunities in transitioning to a sustainable work environment in construction organisations;
8. Workforce implications and future trends in the era of digital transformation;
9. Safety, health, and well-being of the construction workforce;
10. Sustainable workforce training and development;
11. Work design and psychosocial risks in construction.

Dr. Carol K.H. Hon
Dr. Hamed Golzad
Dr. Keyao (Eden) Li
Guest Editors

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