Blockchain for construction / / Theodoros Dounas and Davide Lombardi

• Record Nr.: UNISA996490360803316
• Autore: Dounas Theodoros
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 981-19-3759-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (229 pages)
• Collana: Blockchain Technologies Ser.
• Disciplina: 005.74
• Soggetti: Blockchains (Databases); Construction industry - Data processing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Blockchain Technologies in Construction -- 1 The Purpose of the Book -- 1.1 Some definitions -- 1.2 DLT-Decentralized Ledger Technologies -- 1.3 Blockchains -- 1.4 Smart Contracts -- 2 Cryptoeconomics -- References -- The Promise of Blockchain for the Construction Industry: A Governance Lens -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Governance of Blockchains -- 2.1 The Three Technical Layers of a Blockchain Protocol -- 2.2 Blockchain Affordances -- 2.3 Short Excursion to Private Permissioned Blockchains -- 2.4 Blockchain-Based Governance for New Economic Systems -- 2.5 Trusted Digital Processes -- 2.6 Incentive Mechanisms -- 2.7 New Forms of Economic Activity -- 3 Crypto-Commons -- 3.1 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) -- 4 Cryptoeconomic Governance for the Construction Industry -- 5 Lens 1-Cryptoeconomic Incentives to Embrace Fragmentation? -- 6 Lens 2-Guided Self-organization to Manage a Complex Construction Industry? -- 7 Lens 3-Decentralized Governance for a Decentralized Industry? -- 7.1 Aligning Governance with the Industry Structure -- 7.2 Blockchain Adoption Framework -- 7.3 Step 1-Blockchain for Existing Processes -- 7.4 Step 2-Blockchain-Based Governance for New Incentives and Markets -- 7.5 Step 3-Decentralized Coordination Through Blockchain-Based Governance -- 7.6 Discussion -- References -- Decentralised Autonomous Organisations for the AEC and Design Industries -- 1 Introduction -- 2 DAO Platforms -- 3 DAOs ; Projects and Explorations in the AEC and Design Industry -- 4 Benefits and Drawbacks in DAOs -- References -- The Integration of Automatic BIM Validation and Smart Contracts for Design Compliance and Payment Reliability in the Design Process -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Digital Information Management Based on BIM and Blockchain: A State of the Art -- 2.1 Digital Information Management Based on BIM.; 2.2 Digital Information Management Based on Blockchain -- 3 Framework of the Research -- 4 Proposed Technologies for the Framework of the Research -- 4.1 Approach to the Automatic Validation of Information -- 4.2 Potential Blockchain Network to Be Integrated with the Automatic Validation of Information -- 5 Discussion of the Expected Outcomes -- 6 Conclusion and Further Developments -- References -- Capturing and Transforming Planning Processes for Smart Contracts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Processes in the Design Phase -- 2.2 BIM and BC -- 2.3 Information Management and Exchange -- 3 Frameworks -- 3.1 Conceptual Framework for Process Modelling -- 3.2 3A Pattern -- 3.3 BIMd.Sign Framework -- 4 Use Case Scenario -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Blockchain for Supply Chain Ledgers: Tracking Toxicity Information of Construction Materials -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) -- 2.1 Issues Associated with Vinyl Chloride (VCM) in the Manufacture of PVC -- 2.2 Issues Associated with PVC Additives -- 3 PVC Production in Europe and China -- 3.1 PVC Production in Europe -- 3.2 PVC Production in China -- 3.3 Issues with Tracking Toxic Material Components -- 4 PVC Supply Chain Solution Using Blockchain -- 4.1 Permissioned Versus Non-permissioned Blockchains -- 4.2 Scalability -- 4.3 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) -- 4.4 Supply Chain DAOs -- 4.5 Components that Enable the Features of a Supply Chain DAO -- 4.6 Existing Blockchain-Based Solutions -- 4.7 Energy Consumption -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Proof-of-Concept of a Blockchain Solution for Construction Logistics Integrating Flows: Lessons from Sweden -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theory -- 2.1 Sociomateriality -- 2.2 A Sociomaterial Blockchain Solution for Construction Logistics with Integrated Flows -- 3 Method -- 4 Literature Review.; 5 Development and Testing of Prototype -- 5.1 Development and Testing Iterations -- 6 Results and Analysis -- 6.1 Evaluation -- 6.2 Sociomaterial Understanding -- 6.3 Consideration on Test Feedback -- 7 Discussion -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Conceptual Model Utilizing Blockchain to Automate Project Bank Account (PBA) Payments in the Construction Industry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 UK Government Fair Payment Legislations -- 2.2 Project Bank Accounts (PBA) -- 2.3 Cryptography and Encryption -- 2.4 Off-Chain Messages -- 2.5 Smart Contracts -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Conceptual Model -- 4.1 Message Signing -- 4.2 Project Bank Account (PBA) Blockchain Model -- 5 Payment Guarantee -- 6 Discussions -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Smart Contracts and Payment in the UK Construction: The Legal Framework -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Legal Framework and Issues -- 4 Cash Flow Is the Lifeblood of the Industry -- 5 Does the 1996 Act Apply to Smart Contracts in Construction? -- 5.1 Court's Approach -- 5.2 Definition of Construction Contract -- 6 Applying the Act to Smart Contracts -- 6.1 Instalment Payments? -- 6.2 Payment Cycle -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Private Distributed Ledger for Indoor Scene Annotation -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Motivation and Contributions -- 2 Related Work -- 2.1 Blockchain Technology for AECOO Applications -- 2.2 Point Cloud-Based Annotation Recording -- 3 Approach -- 3.1 System Design and Implementation -- 3.2 Servers ; Design and Implementation -- 3.3 Block Structure -- 3.4 Blockchain Validation -- 4 Client Design and Implementation -- 4.1 Web3D-Based Visualization and Scene Interaction -- 4.2 Stakeholder Block Update Consensus -- 5 Case Study -- 5.1 Annotation and Transformation Task -- 5.2 Blockchain Computation Performance -- 6 Discussion -- 6.1 Data Transfer and Storage Considerations.; 6.2 Potential Stakeholder Use Cases -- 6.3 Comparison with DBMSs -- 6.4 Attack Possibilities on the Blockchain -- 7 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Collective Digital Factories for Buildings: Stigmergic Collaboration Through Cryptoeconomics -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Blockchain and Decentralised Ledger Technologies -- 3 Smart Contracts: Tokens and Incentives -- 4 Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) -- 5 Methodology -- 6 Productivity -- 7 Supply Chain Integration in the AEC Industry -- 8 Carbon Impact -- 9 Policy and Carbon Incentives in the AEC Industry -- 10 Stigmergy and Coordination -- 11 Stigmergy and Coordination -- 12 Smart Contracts Architecture and Project Lifecycle -- 13 Digital Design Tools: Topologic -- 14 Design Tool Integration with Smart Contracts -- 15 Conclusions: Strategy and Constraints -- References.