This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Automation in Construction and the definitive published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2015.07.020At present, there are insufficient design decision making tools to support effective construction waste minimisation evaluation and implementation throughout all design stages. A limited but growing body of recent literature suggests that building information modelling has the potential to assist architects to minimise design waste on their projects. The research reported in this paper is the first attempt to develop a design decision making framework for improving construction waste minimisation performance through building information modelling. The potential use of building information modelling to drive out construction waste in building design was investigated through a questionnaire survey and follow-up interview with the top 100 architectural practices in the United Kingdom. An industry-reviewed 'building information modelling-aided construction waste minimisation framework' was developed based on the results of the literature review, questionnaire data, and interview data. The Framework is intended to act as an integrated platform for designing out waste decision making, by providing informed building information modelling-driven guidance to address waste causes throughout design stages

This article was published in the journal, Building & Environment [© Elsevier] and the definitive version is available at: www.elsevier.com/locate/buildenvThe UK government set itself a 60 per cent reduction of carbon dioxide emissions target on 2000 levels by 2050.\ud This commitment will require carbon reductions to be made by all industries including the housing sector which\ud presently accounts for 27 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions. The house building industry is the subject of\ud numerous government policies and legislation, but none are as demanding as the Code of Sustainable Homes,\ud which set a ‘world-beating’ target for all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016. This paper sets out to\ud investigate the feasibility of building zero carbon homes in England by 2016 from a house builder’s perspective.\ud A comprehensive opinion of the feasibility of zero carbon homes is gathered through a questionnaire survey and\ud in-depth semi-structured interviews with the major UK housing developers. The research found that there are\ud currently numerous legislative, cultural, financial and technical barriers facing house builders to deliver zero\ud carbon homes in England by 2016..The surveyed house builders concurred that these challenges are not\ud insurmountable provided that a swift, all-embracing and above all realistic strategy is adopted and implemented\ud across the supply chain

At present, the smart city offers the most desired state of urban development, encompassing, as it does, the concept of sustainable development. The creation of a smart city is closely associated with upgrading the construction industry to encompass many emerging concepts and technologies, such as Construction 4.0, with its roots in Industry 4.0, and the deployment of building information modeling (BIM) as an essential tool for the construction industry. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the current state of the art and development trajectory of the multidisciplinary integration of Construction 4.0, Industry 4.0, BIM, and sustainable construction in the context of the smart city. It is the first attempt in the literature to use both macro-quantitative analysis and micro-qualitative analysis methods to investigate this multidisciplinary research topic. By using the visual bibliometric tool, VOSviewer, and based on macro keyword co-occurrence, this paper is the first to reveal the five keyword-constructed schemes, research hotspots, and development trends of the smart city, Construction 4.0, Industry 4.0, BIM, and sustainable construction, from 2014 to 2021 (a period of eight years). Additionally, the top 11 productive subject areas have been identified with the help of VOSviewer software keyword-clustering analysis and application. Furthermore, the whole-building life cycle is considered as an aid to identifying research gaps and trends, providing suggestions for future research with the assistance of an upgraded version of BIM, namely, city information modeling (CIM) and the future integration of Industry 5.0 and Construction 5.0, or even of Industry Metaverse with Construction Metaverse.