Background readings

• The next normal in construction: How disruption is reshaping the world’s largest ecosystem

The COVID-19 crisis looks set to accelerate an overdue transformation of the world’s largest ecosystem. We expect nine shifts to radically change the construction value chain and offer a blueprint for the next normal ahead.

• ​How do you build a city for a pandemic?

The 21st Century has so far seen Sars, Mers, Ebola, bird flu, swine flu and now Covid-19. If we have indeed entered an era of pandemics, how might we design the cities of tomorrow so that the outdoors does not become a no-go zone, but remains a safe and habitable space?

Resources

• The following databases are useful for research topics in all aspects of sustainability in construction industry such as future HR management, construction software & technologies, building materials, city design, next generation of supply chain operations, etc.
  • Business Source Complete
  • Taylor & Francis Online 
• The following source provides information for industry practitioners and academia including best practices
  • Construction Industry Institute Knowledge Base 
  • Smart Cities World

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