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Management Strategies and Innovations: Important Roles to Sustainable Construction

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  • Bon-Gang Hwang

    (Department of Building, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566, Singapore)

  • Ming Shan

    (School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, 68 South Shaoshan Road, Changsha 410075, China)

Abstract

While sustainable construction has gained rapid growth worldwide in recent years, it is confronting various challenges and problems, particularly those from a management perspective. This Special Issue collects 16 original research articles relating to management strategies and innovations of sustainable construction, which are mainly concentrated in three areas: the adoption of sustainable construction technologies and products, the development of sustainable built environment, and the organization studies associated with sustainable construction.

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  • Bon-Gang Hwang & Ming Shan, 2018. "Management Strategies and Innovations: Important Roles to Sustainable Construction," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-3, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:3:p:606-:d:133601
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    1. Hong Xue & Shoujian Zhang & Yikun Su & Zezhou Wu, 2017. "Factors Affecting the Capital Cost of Prefabrication—A Case Study of China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-22, August.
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    4. Yan Mao & Yanfang Liu & Haofeng Wang & Wei Tang & Xuesong Kong, 2017. "A Spatial-Territorial Reorganization Model of Rural Settlements Based on Graph Theory and Genetic Optimization," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-18, August.
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    7. Bon-Gang Hwang & Ming Shan & Helena Phua & Seokho Chi, 2017. "An Exploratory Analysis of Risks in Green Residential Building Construction Projects: The Case of Singapore," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-21, June.
    8. Hwikyung Chun & Seokho Chi & Bon Gang Hwang, 2017. "A Spatial Disaster Assessment Model of Social Resilience Based on Geographically Weighted Regression," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-16, December.
    9. Hong Xue & Shoujian Zhang & Yikun Su & Zezhou Wu, 2018. "Capital Cost Optimization for Prefabrication: A Factor Analysis Evaluation Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-22, January.
    10. Kyuman Cho & Young-su Shin & Taehoon Kim, 2017. "Effects of Half-Precast Concrete Slab System on Construction Productivity," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-15, July.
    11. Albert Ping Chuen Chan & Amos Darko & Ernest Effah Ameyaw, 2017. "Strategies for Promoting Green Building Technologies Adoption in the Construction Industry—An International Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-18, June.
    12. Chan Young Park & Seung Heon Han & Kang-Wook Lee & Yong Myoung Lee, 2017. "Analyzing Drivers of Conflict in Energy Infrastructure Projects: Empirical Case Study of Natural Gas Pipeline Sectors," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(11), pages 1-16, November.
    13. Yu-Yun Liu & Yin-Hao Chiu, 2017. "Evaluation of the Policy of the Creative Industry for Urban Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-23, June.
    14. Guangdong Wu & Jian Zuo & Xianbo Zhao, 2017. "Incentive Model Based on Cooperative Relationship in Sustainable Construction Projects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-20, July.
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