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Trust and Sustainable Management in Construction Projects

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 2120

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Anita Cerić

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Department for Organization, Technology and Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: risk management and human resource management in the context of construction project management; maintenance management; facilities management in the context of corporate real estate management; the role trust in construction projects
Prof. Dr. George Ofori

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School of the Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK
Interests: construction industry development; professionalism and ethics in construction; sustainable construction, focusing on construction and the sustainable development goals; leadership development in construction

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Research has shown that trustful relations and cooperation have a potential for minimizing project delays, cost overruns, and disagreements amongst project stakeholders, and for enhancing construction productivity.

The construction sector has a significant environmental impact and is now more than ever accountable for fulfilling sustainable development goals. Sustainability has become one of the projects’ objectives. However, construction projects often experience difficulties in achieving their objectives despite the industry's growing technological advancement. This Special Issue focuses on recent developments in the field of construction and stakeholder management, with an emphasis on sustainable management practices. Trust, cooperation, and effective communication can be driving factors of successful sustainable construction projects.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews dealing with trust and sustainable management of construction projects are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • The impact of trust on the achievement of project objectives related to sustainability;
  • The development and management of trust among stakeholders;
  • Management practices for sustainable development;
  • Stakeholder and relational management in construction related to sustainability issues;
  • Transparency and the use of information technology for information exchange in construction projects.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Anita Cerić
Prof. Dr. George Ofori
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • trust
  • blockchain
  • construction management
  • stakeholder management
  • sustainable project management
  • sustainable development

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Mitigation Measures for Information Asymmetry between Participants in Construction Projects: The Impact of Trust
by Ivona Ivić and Anita Cerić
Sustainability 2024, 16(16), 6808; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16166808 - 8 Aug 2024
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Sustainability requirements pose complex challenges for the construction industry, requiring adaptation strategies, innovative solutions, and collaboration between stakeholders to build resilient structures for the future. Nevertheless, effective collaboration between stakeholders is hindered by information asymmetry, which can produce disputes, endanger honest communication between [...] Read more.
Sustainability requirements pose complex challenges for the construction industry, requiring adaptation strategies, innovative solutions, and collaboration between stakeholders to build resilient structures for the future. Nevertheless, effective collaboration between stakeholders is hindered by information asymmetry, which can produce disputes, endanger honest communication between the participants, and in the long term, negatively affect industrial productivity. To improve the sustainability of construction businesses and construction projects, there is a need for the implementation of mitigation measures for information asymmetry risks. This study presents possible mitigation measures for information asymmetry between clients and contractors in the construction industry. Mitigation measures were identified through a literature review and semi-structured interviews with industry professionals. Furthermore, a questionnaire was designed and employed to prioritize mitigation measures and explore their utility for mitigating three types of risks: adverse selection, moral hazard, and hold-up. The results of this study indicate that building trust, regular supervision and monitoring of work, thorough verification of bidders, and fair distribution of risks between the client and the contractor have the most utility in mitigating information asymmetry in construction projects. The practical contribution of this research includes defining the most useful measures to mitigate risks caused by information asymmetry. Project managers can apply the results of this research for more successful achievement of their project goals. Implementing effective risk management strategies, such as building trust between stakeholders, can help mitigate the impacts of unforeseen events and build resilience in construction projects. Full article
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Communicative Framework Development for Construction Risk Governance: An Analysis of Risk and Trust Perception for Organizational Sustainability
by Katrina Hinsberg, Majia Nadesan and Anthony Lamanna
Sustainability 2024, 16(13), 5794; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135794 - 8 Jul 2024
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In the construction industry, risk governance stems from the standardization of safety policies and procedures. Safety governance is typically communicated and enforced through a top-down, command-and-control approach. Procedures and policies are created at the top level and cascaded down to the work. Individual [...] Read more.
In the construction industry, risk governance stems from the standardization of safety policies and procedures. Safety governance is typically communicated and enforced through a top-down, command-and-control approach. Procedures and policies are created at the top level and cascaded down to the work. Individual discretion in the workplace permits a choice for worker adherence to safety procedures. Through a literature review, this study identified risk perception as a significant variable in regulatory compliance and fidelity. Individual hazard assessments and risk behaviors are often based on subjective cognitive risk perceptions rather than organizational governance policy. In the current governance system, there is a misalignment of risk perceptions and failure in trust between the workforce and the regulatory process. This study examines the impact of risk perceptions on safety compliance and promotes a more participative risk governance process for sustainable construction practices. A participative framework model is proposed to help align worker risk perceptions with organizational governance through policy creation, policy compliance and stakeholder participation and feedback. Utilizing proper discourse and cyclical communication, the proposed framework aims to increase safety fidelity, compliance, and trust in the construction industry through a more inclusive and collaborative governance strategy. Full article
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Challenges of Robotic Technology in Sustainable Construction Practice
by Ryszard Dindorf and Piotr Wos
Sustainability 2024, 16(13), 5500; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135500 - 27 Jun 2024
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This review discusses new technologies in the construction industry, such as digitalization, automation, and robotization, which have an impact on improving sustainable construction in the digital transformation in the era of Industry 4.0. This review focuses specifically on the impact of robotic technology [...] Read more.
This review discusses new technologies in the construction industry, such as digitalization, automation, and robotization, which have an impact on improving sustainable construction in the digital transformation in the era of Industry 4.0. This review focuses specifically on the impact of robotic technology on the triad of sustainable construction: economy, environment, and society. Current trends in the construction industry related to common data environments (CDEs), building information modeling (BIM), construction robots (CRs), and bricklaying robots (BRs) are highlighted. Robotics technology used throughout the construction industry in a sustainable construction context is presented, including bricklaying, plastering, painting, welding, prefabrication, and material handling. New trends in robotics technology with respect to robotic bricklaying are presented, and the first mobile robotic bricklaying system (RBS) in Poland, which was designed, modeled, simulated, and built from scratch, is distinguished. The RBS was tested under laboratory conditions and verified on the construction site. Included are the main factors that make it impossible to spread robotic technology on construction sites, and furthermore, many solutions are proposed to problems associated with the robotic transformation. The discussed robotic technology is not limited only to a purely technical approach but takes into account challenges corresponding to the circular economy. Full article
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