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Blockchain, smart contracts and distributed ledger technologies in the built environment : key concepts, technologies, and applications / edited by Mohamad Kassem, Abel Maciel, Daniel M. Hall.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The built environment
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Appropriate technology.
- Blockchains (Databases).
- Built environment--Technological innovations.
- Built environment.
- Construction industry--Technological innovations.
- Construction industry.
- Infrastructure (Economics)--Technological innovations.
- Infrastructure (Economics).
- Smart contracts.
- appropriate technology.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 468 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- London : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2025.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "Emerging evidence, as explored in this book, highlights DLT's capabilities in transparency and trust (immutable records and enhanced accountability), efficiency and automation (smart contracts and streamlined processes), data security (decentralised integrity), collaborative governance (shared decision-making), tokenisation (democratised ownership), integration (synergy with digital twins, BIM and IoT), and sustainability (circular economies, renewable energy). However, adoption in the built environment faces several challenges, including legal, technical, ethical and stakeholder barriers. Combining theoretical and practical perspectives, this book examines the potential of blockchain and DLT in both the delivery and management of the built environment, addressing their adoption frameworks, applications and associated benefits and challenges."--IET Digital Library.
- Contents:
- Distributed ledger technologies, blockchain and smart contracts: technical foundations and key concepts / Mahir Msawil, Mohamad Kassem, David Greenwood
- Socio-technical approach to blockchain adoption in construction: conceptual models and roadmaps for macro- and meso-scale implementation / Jennifer Li, David Greenwood, Mohamad Kassem
- Enhancing information security and digital trust in construction: decentralisation and encryption approaches / Moumita Das, Jack C.P. Cheng, Xingyu Tao
- Blockchain and tokenization of built assets / Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue, Paolo Mistrangelo, Algan Tezel
- Digital building logbooks on the blockchain: first conceptualisation and future research directions / Theodoros Dounas, Daniel M. Hall, Dimosthenis Kifokeris, David Christie, Jens Hunhevicz, Firehiwot Kedir, Joseph Mante, Goran Sibenik, Marijana Sreckovic, Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue, Catherine De Wolf
- Blockchain for energy management in seaport infrastructure: a microgrid case study / Alexander James Howe, Ioan Petri, Yacine Rezgui
- Decentralising architectural design through data governance / Theodoros Dounas, Davide Lombardi, Hico McDonald
- Blockchain in construction supply chain management / Liupengfei Wu, Jinying Xu, Weisheng Lu
- Blockchain for data observability: integrating BIM, digital twins and enterprise CDEs / Abel Maciel, Klaudia Jaskula
- Blockchain and contract administration in construction / Mahir Msawil, David Greenwood, Mohamad Kassem
- Legal risks for blockchain applications in the built environment: a legal perspective / Gavin P. Johnson
- Conclusions: cross-cutting themes, challenges and recommendations / Mohamad Kassem, Abel Maciel, Daniel Hall.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from title frame (viewed October 7, 2025)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Blockchain, smart contracts and distributed ledger technologies in the built environment.
- ISBN:
- 9781839538353
- 183953835X
- OCLC:
- 1521234570
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000230278
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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