This study develops a DIKW-based framework for capturing and using activity-level site data to improve productivity. Findings highlight barriers such as limited engagement from site engineers and the need for feedback loops and data automation.

This dissertation examines adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in offsite manufacturing, showing uneven uptake across tools like cloud computing, BIM, AI, and IoT. Organisational barriers, rather than technical, are slowing transformation.

This dissertation applies machine learning to CFA piling telemetry data to identify rock boundaries in real time. Findings suggest that supervised models can enhance safety and reduce material use, while unsupervised methods unlock historic datasets.

This study analyses meeting practices in construction organisations, revealing inconsistent application of good practices and prevalent counterproductive behaviours. It recommends systemic interventions such as guidelines and facilitation training to improve effectiveness.

This research explores workforce perceptions of automation in rebar placement, balancing concerns about job displacement and safety with openness to training and innovation. Success depends on inclusive implementation and structured workforce engagement.

This qualitative research explores how perceptions, motivations, and project complexities influence early contractor involvement. It identifies enablers such as shared incentives, cultural alignment, and trusted relationships, emphasising systems-thinking approaches.

This dissertation shows how off-site manufacturing can significantly enhance productivity in reinforced concrete construction, particularly where designs are standardised. Complexity, lack of standardisation, and cultural resistance remain key barriers to maximising these benefits.

This study addresses the enduring challenge of implementing an integrated material management system for rebar procurement, leveraging 3D design information to enhance inventory efficiency. It explores how stakeholder perspectives can reveal opportunities such as reducing procurement times and repurposing existing stock.

This qualitative study examines psychological safety within multinational construction hubs, revealing gaps between policy and practice. Findings stress leadership-driven interventions and context-sensitive measures to foster open communication and stronger safety cultures on sites.

This research investigates the potential for cross-industry learning between shipbuilding and construction. Despite similar challenges, shipbuilding has embraced integrated design processes and single 3D CAD models more effectively, highlighting both opportunities and cultural barriers in construction.

The construction industry, a vital part of the economy, faces a significant skills shortage and negative perceptions among young people. Addressing these issues is crucial for fostering a more inclusive and innovative work environment.

Despite significant advances in the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and 3D design in the construction industry in recent years, 2D drawings largely remain the baseline for the communication of construction design information.

The UK construction industry faces persistent challenges in efficiency, productivity, and safety. Despite numerous reports and initiatives, issues such as poor project performance, cost overruns, and high injury rates continue to plague the sector.

Although on-time completion is a key success factor for most construction projects in the UK, it is public knowledge that construction projects often finish late. Research suggests that issues during the design phase are a root cause for construction projects in the UK finishing late.

This dissertation proposes a framework inspired by athlete workload monitoring to proactively measure and manage health and wellbeing in the construction workforce.

This research explores how debt funding impacts risk allocation in private construction projects, revealing concerns about fixed-price contracts and highlighting the need for more collaborative procurement.

This study identifies and assesses factors like psychological safety, locus of control, and knowledge resources that influence the empowerment of employees to drive sustainability in construction.

This research explores manager perception of productivity, unearthing insights of the enablers and constraints, through the theme of empowerment at Hinkley Point C – the only live nuclear construction project in the UK.

This study investigates the relationship between leadership priorities in providing temporary office facilities on active construction projects and the experiences of the users operating in these facilities.

The construction industry faces significant challenges to meeting net zero targets set by national and international legislation. The Climate Change Act 2008 and its Sixth Carbon Budget commits the UK to reducing carbon emissions by 77% on its 1990 levels by 2037.

This research aimed to gauge the effectiveness of the higher education and early careers system in delivering the civil or construction engineer of the future. Without effective implementation, the skillset of construction engineers will be asynchronous to society’s needs.