Intro
Foreword
Contents
About the Editor
Advancements in Construction Technology and its Implications on the Building Industry
1 Introduction
2 Role of Technology in Construction
3 Reasons for Changes in the Building Construction Industry
3.1 Force Majeure
3.2 Advent of Powerful Technologies
3.3 Start-Up Culture
3.4 Supportive Governmental Regulations
4 Construction Technology Impacting the Industry
4.1 3D Printing
4.2 LiDAR
4.3 Building Information Modeling (BIM)
4.4 Exoskeletons
4.5 Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

4.6 Humanoid Labourers
4.7 Robot Swarms
4.8 Software and Mobile Apps
5 Conclusions-Further Studies in Construction Technology Trends for the Future
References
Digital Transformation in Construction Industry in India
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Digital Transformation
2.2 Construction Digitalisation in India
3 Methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Sampling Technique
3.3 Data Collection Method
3.4 Data Analysis Method
3.5 Questionnaire Structure
3.6 Description of Survey Participants
4 Results and Discussions

4.1 Results Through Questionnaire Survey
4.2 Calculating and Ranking the Relative Importance Index (RII)
5 Scope and Limitations
6 Conclusion
References
Analysis of Factors Influencing the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Indian Construction Industry
1 Introduction
2 Identification of the Factors Affecting the Implementation of AI
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
Emerging Research Topics and Major Waste-Generating Materials in Construction and Demolition Waste Management: A Scientometric and Beneficial Index Analysis
1 Introduction

2 The Existing Policies and Legislation Regarding (CDW) Globally
3 CDWM in India
4 Methodology
4.1 Science Mapping Approach
4.2 Identification of Major Construction Waste Materials
5 Analysis and Results
5.1 Science Mapping Approach
5.2 Identification of Major Construction Waste Materials
5.3 Miscellaneous data interpretation
6 Conclusions
6.1 Research Trends Within CDWM
References
Analysing the Viability of AHP-Entropy Hybrid Model in Implementing Value Engineering
1 Introduction
2 Methods and Materials
3 Weight Determination of the Functional Index

4 Project Value Index
5 Project Details
6 Determination of Parameters
7 Results
7.1 Judgement Matrix and Component Weights
8 Entropy Weight Results
9 Function, Cost and Value Coefficient Calculation
10 Discussion
11 Conclusion
References
Cost Benefit Analysis of Modern Formwork Over Conventional Formwork in Mass Dwellings
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
2.1 Cubical Contents Method
2.2 Net Present Value (NPV)
2.3 Benefit Cost Ratio (B/CR)
2.4 Economic Internal Rate of Return (EIRR)
3 Area of Study
3.1 Building 1
3.2 Building 2
4 Practical Application