TY - JOUR
T1 - Technological imperatives for issues in the certification of quality, progress, and payments in construction projects
T2 - a systematic review
AU - Weerasuriya, G. Thilini
AU - Perera, Srinath
AU - Calheiros, Rodrigo N.
PY - 2025/4/3
Y1 - 2025/4/3
N2 - Construction projects require certification of quality, progress of work, and related payments to ensure successful completion. However, several issues related to quality, progress, and payment certifications exist in the construction industry. Therefore, a two-stage systematic review of the literature was conducted with the objective of understanding issues and appropriate solutions related to quality, progress, and payment certifications in construction projects. The literature review, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, retrieved journal articles in Scopus and Web of Science published between 2008 and 2023. In stage 1, 1,450 records were retrieved through search queries on prevalent issues, and 50 articles were selected after applying inclusion criteria and screening. Stage 2 of the review sought technological imperatives that mapped to the pinpointed issues. A total of 1,262 search results were screened using the same criteria as the first stage, producing 45 articles. The studies related to quality and progress certification highlighted issues such as defects, failures and rework; delayed project completion; and inaccurate documentation and reporting. Payment certification-related articles discussed issues like payment delays, non-payments, payment disputes, and insolvency. Building information modelling, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology and smart contracts were highlighted as the major technological imperatives for solving these issues. These technologies support rigorous inspections, ensure compliance of building materials and products, enable contract fulfilment, and guarantee payments, thereby effectively addressing the issues. The study strongly advocates for blockchain and smart contracts as a comprehensive technological solution to overcome certification-related challenges in construction projects.
AB - Construction projects require certification of quality, progress of work, and related payments to ensure successful completion. However, several issues related to quality, progress, and payment certifications exist in the construction industry. Therefore, a two-stage systematic review of the literature was conducted with the objective of understanding issues and appropriate solutions related to quality, progress, and payment certifications in construction projects. The literature review, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, retrieved journal articles in Scopus and Web of Science published between 2008 and 2023. In stage 1, 1,450 records were retrieved through search queries on prevalent issues, and 50 articles were selected after applying inclusion criteria and screening. Stage 2 of the review sought technological imperatives that mapped to the pinpointed issues. A total of 1,262 search results were screened using the same criteria as the first stage, producing 45 articles. The studies related to quality and progress certification highlighted issues such as defects, failures and rework; delayed project completion; and inaccurate documentation and reporting. Payment certification-related articles discussed issues like payment delays, non-payments, payment disputes, and insolvency. Building information modelling, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology and smart contracts were highlighted as the major technological imperatives for solving these issues. These technologies support rigorous inspections, ensure compliance of building materials and products, enable contract fulfilment, and guarantee payments, thereby effectively addressing the issues. The study strongly advocates for blockchain and smart contracts as a comprehensive technological solution to overcome certification-related challenges in construction projects.
KW - Blockchain
KW - Construction
KW - Payments
KW - Quality
KW - Systematic Review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105002771763&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5130/AJCEB.v25i1.8680
DO - 10.5130/AJCEB.v25i1.8680
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105002771763
SN - 2204-9029
VL - 25
SP - 25
EP - 48
JO - Construction Economics and Building
JF - Construction Economics and Building
IS - 1
ER -