Abstract Manufacturers are speeding Industry 4.0 adoption as they seek to leverage the improved resiliency, productivity, and agility delivered by digital technologies over last three years. Lower acquisition costs, ease-of-use, clearer return on investment, a young digital-native workforce eager explore new solutions, agnostic operating software, managers less adverse risk of bringing solution...

This paper focuses on the circular economy (CE), building industry, and disruptive technological innovations that intersect in these arenas. It outlines how disruptive, often digital, technologies can potentially enable a CE primarily within two most wasteful phases of cycle, construction demolition phases. is achieved through an analysis potential each technology type to CE, using existing lit...

OBJECTIVE To describe the occupational background of cases with an asbestos-related disease and to present overall mesothelioma risks across industries with historical exposure to asbestos. METHODS For the period 1990-2000, cases were collected from records held by two law firms. Information on jobs held, previous employers, activities performed and specific products used were obtained from p...

Linked data and semantic web technologies are gaining impact and importance in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facility Management (AEC/FM) industry. Whereas we have seen a strong technological shift with the emergence of Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools, this second technological shift to the exchange and management of building data over the web might be even stronger ...