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Barham, W, Al-Maabreh, A and Latayfeh, O (2023) Effect of using magnetic water on the mechanical properties of concrete exposed to elevated temperature. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(05), 1086-98.
Borg, N, Scott-Young, C M, Naderpajouh, N and Borg, J (2023) Surviving adversity: personal and career resilience in the AEC industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction Management and Economics, 41(05), 361–78.
Eames, M, Dixon, T, May, T and Hunt, M (2013) City futures: exploring urban retrofit and sustainable transitions. Building Research & Information, 41(05), 504-16.
Ebekozien, A, Aigbavboa, C, Nwaole, A N C, Dako, E O and Awo-Osagie, A I (2023) Quantity surveyor's ethical responsiveness on construction projects: issues and solutions. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(05), 1049-66.
Ghaffari, F, Shabak, M, Norouzi, N and Nayyeri Fallah, S (2023) Hospital salutogenic public spaces: a conceptual framework of effective perceptional environment quality components on patients' satisfaction. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(05), 965-87.
Jones, P, Lannon, S and Patterson, J (2013) Retrofitting existing housing: how far, how much?. Building Research & Information, 41(05), 532-50.
Kayan, B A and Ashraf, N N (2023) Evaluating the environmental maintenance impact (EMI): a carbon life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Singgora roof tiles repair in heritage buildings. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(05), 905-25.
Mahasuar, K (2023) COVID-19 and its impact on Indian construction industry: an event study approach. Construction Management and Economics, 41(05), 428–44.
Mirabi, E and Akrami Abarghuie, F (2023) Investigating the climate-adaptive design strategies of residential earth-sheltered buildings in Iran. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(05), 1029-48.
Oke, A E, Farouk Kineber, A, Abdel-Tawab, M, Abubakar, A S, Albukhari, I and Kingsley, C (2023) Barriers to the implementation of cloud computing for sustainable construction in a developing economy. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(05), 988-1013.
Sherratt, F and Dainty, A (2023) The power of a pandemic: how Covid-19 should transform UK construction worker health, safety and wellbeing. Construction Management and Economics, 41(05), 379–86.
Styhre, A and Brorström, S (2023) Syndicated leadership in urban development projects: the case of the River City Gothenburg project. Construction Management and Economics, 41(05), 387–401.
Tweed, C (2013) Socio-technical issues in dwelling retrofit. Building Research & Information, 41(05), 551-62.
Uddin, S M J, Albert, A, Tamanna, M and Alsharef, A (2023) YouTube as a source of information: early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 41(05), 402–27.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: COVID-19; construction industry; youTube; crisis management; LDA; social media; health and safety;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2022.2162096
- Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the largest global crisis in recent decades. Apart from the countless deaths and health emergencies, the pandemic has disrupted several industries—including construction. For example, a significant number of construction projects have been interrupted, delayed, and even abandoned. In such emergencies, information gathering and dissemination are vital for effective crisis management. The role of social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, as information sources, in these contexts has received much attention. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate if YouTube can serve as a useful source of information for the construction industry in emergency situations—such as during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The assessment was undertaken by distilling the coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to the construction industry from the content shared via YouTube by leveraging Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modelling. The investigation also compared the timeline with which relevant content was shared via YouTube and peer-reviewed research articles to make relative assessments. The findings suggest that YouTube offered significant and relevant coverage across six topics that include health and safety challenges, ongoing construction operation updates, workforce-related challenges, industry operations-related guidelines and advocacy, and others. Moreover, compared to the coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the research literature, YouTube offered more comprehensive and timely coverage of the pandemic as it relates to the construction industry. Accordingly, industry stakeholders may leverage YouTube as a valuable and largely untapped resource to aid in combating similar emergency situations.
Williams, K, Gupta, R, Hopkins, D, Gregg, M, Payne, C, Joynt, J L R, Smith, I and Bates-Brkljac, N (2013) Retrofitting England's suburbs to adapt to climate change. Building Research & Information, 41(05), 517-31.
Zavari, M and Afshar, M R (2023) The role of site manager transformational leadership in the construction project success. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(05), 1067-85.
Zeni, K S and Kikwasi, G J (2023) Factors affecting maintenance cost of public buildings: case study of Tanzania Buildings Agency and National Housing Corporation. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(05), 926-41.
Zhang, K, Li, D, Shen, X, Hou, W, Li, Y and Xue, X (2023) Research on strengthening stone arch bridge with CFRP rebars. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(05), 1014-28.