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ISARC 2008

ISARC 2008

The 25th ISARC will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from June 27th to 29th of 2008. For details, visit www.isarc2008.vgtu.lt/.


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ISARC 2007

ISARC 2007

The 24th ISARC was held in Kochi, Kerala, India, 19-21 September, 2007. For details, visit www.isarc2007.iitm.ac.in/.



The top 25 hottest articles in Automation in Construction - ScienceDirect

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ScienceDirect TOP25 Hottest Articles


  1. Selection of an ERP system for a construction firm in Taiwan: A case study
    Automation in Construction, Volume 16, Issue 6, 1 September 2007, Pages 787-796 | Yang, J.B.; Wu, C.T.; Tsai, C.H.
  2. Autonomous drilling robot for landslide monitoring and consolidation
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 January 2008, Pages 111-121 | Molfino, R.M.; Razzoli, R.P.; Zoppi, M.
  3. IT enhanced project information management in construction: Pathways to improved performance and ...
    Automation in Construction, Volume 16, Issue 4, 1 July 2007, Pages 511-517 | Stewart, R.A.
  4. Cross-organization process integration in design-build team
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 January 2008, Pages 151-162 | Cheng, M.Y.; Tsai, M.H.
  5. A robotic system for road lane painting
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 January 2008, Pages 122-129 | Woo, S.; Hong, D.; Lee, W.C.; Chung, J.H.; Kim, T.H.
  6. A PDA and wireless web-integrated system for quality inspection and defect management of apartmen...
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 January 2008, Pages 163-179 | Kim, Y.S.; Oh, S.W.; Cho, Y.K.; Seo, J.W.
  7. Verification and validation of a project collaboration tool
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 January 2008, Pages 201-214 | East, E.W.; Kirby, J.G.; Liu, L.Y.
  8. Positioning and tracking construction vehicles in highly dense urban areas and building construct...
    Automation in Construction, Volume 16, Issue 5, 1 August 2007, Pages 647-656 | Lu, M.; Chen, W.; Shen, X.; Lam, H.C.; Liu, J.
  9. Web-based construction project management systems: how to make them successful?
    Automation in Construction, Volume 13, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 491-506 | Nitithamyong, P.; Skibniewski, M.J.
  10. Supply chain optimization tool for purchasing decisions in B2B construction marketplaces
    Automation in Construction, Volume 16, Issue 5, 1 August 2007, Pages 569-575 | Castro-Lacouture, D.; Medaglia, A.L.; Skibniewski, M.
  11. GA-based fuzzy controller design for tunnel ventilation systems
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 January 2008, Pages 130-136 | Chu, B.; Kim, D.; Hong, D.; Park, J.; Chung, J.T.; Chung, J.H.; Kim, T.H.
  12. Improving AHP for construction with an adaptive AHP approach (A^3)
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 January 2008, Pages 180-187 | Lin, C.C.; Wang, W.C.; Yu, W.D.
  13. Construction management process reengineering: Organizational human resource planning for multipl...
    Automation in Construction, Volume 15, Issue 6, 1 November 2006, Pages 785-799 | Cheng, M.Y.; Tsai, M.H.; Xiao, Z.W.
  14. A virtual prototyping system for simulating construction processes
    Automation in Construction, Volume 16, Issue 5, 1 August 2007, Pages 576-585 | Huang, T.; Kong, C.W.; Guo, H.L.; Baldwin, A.; Li, H.
  15. An agent-based framework for supply chain coordination in construction
    Automation in Construction, Volume 14, Issue 3, 1 June 2005, Pages 413-430 | Xue, X.; Li, X.; Shen, Q.; Wang, Y.
  16. An integrated system for change management in construction
    Automation in Construction, Volume 16, Issue 3, 1 May 2007, Pages 368-377 | Motawa, I.A.; Anumba, C.J.; Lee, S.; Pena-Mora, F.
  17. Internet-based preliminary highway construction cost estimating database
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 1, 1 November 2007, Pages 65-74 | Chou, J.S.; O\'Connor, J.T.
  18. Comparison of construction photograph and VR image in construction progress
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 January 2008, Pages 137-143 | Kim, H.; Kano, N.
  19. Instrumentation of a roller compactor to monitor vibration behavior during earthwork compaction
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 January 2008, Pages 144-150 | Rinehart, R.V.; Mooney, M.A.
  20. Generic representation of 3D motion paths in dynamic animations of simulated construction processes
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 January 2008, Pages 188-200 | Kamat, V.R.; Martinez, J.C.
  21. A web-based integrated system for international project risk management
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 342-356 | Han, S.H.; Kim, D.Y.; Kim, H.; Jang, W.S.
  22. A fuzzy simulation model for evaluating the concession items of public-private partnership schemes
    Automation in Construction, Volume 17, Issue 1, 1 November 2007, Pages 22-29 | Thomas Ng, S.; Xie, J.; Skitmore, M.; Cheung, Y.K.
  23. Web-enabled project management: an emerging paradigm in construction ? Short survey
    Automation in Construction, Volume 12, Issue 4, 1 July 2003, Pages 349-364 |
  24. Enhancing knowledge exchange through web map-based knowledge management system in construction: L...
    Automation in Construction, Volume 15, Issue 6, 1 November 2006, Pages 693-705 | Lin, Y.C.; Wang, L.C.; Tserng, H.P.
  25. Developing a knowledge map for construction scheduling using a novel approach
    Automation in Construction, Volume 16, Issue 6, 1 September 2007, Pages 806-815 | Yang, J.B.

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Special Issue on Robotics and Automation Technologies in Construction

Published 2008-04-11 11:48 CET, by Jonas Åhman
The International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems published a Special Issue on Robotics and Automation Technologies in Construction in their Volume 4, Number 4 December 2007 issue. All articles are available on-line:

ISARC 2007 proceedings CD on-line

Published 2007-10-24 13:07 CET
The proceedings CD from the 24th ISARC, held in Kochi, India, during September 19-21 2008, has been made browsable on-line. The theme of ISARC 2007 was "Appropriate Automation for Productivity Improvement".

Tucker-Hasegewa Award to Prof. Miroslaw Skibniewski

Published 2007-10-23 17:01 CET
During the 24th ISARC held in Kochi, India (19-21 September 2007), the Richard Tucker - Yukio Hasegewa Award, IAARC's highest honor awarded to a researcher in construction automation and robotics, was presented to Professor Miroslaw J. Skibniewski.

ISARC 2006 proceedings CD on-line

Published 2006-11-17 14:43 CET
The proceedings CD from the 23rd ISARC, held in Tokyo, Japan, during October 3-5 2009, has finally been made browsable on-line.

ISARC 2007 Announcement & Details

Published 2006-11-06 14:55 CET, by Koshy Varghese
ISARC 2007 will be held from 19-21 September 2007 in Kochi, Kerala, INDIA. The symposium will be organised by Indian Institute of Technology Madras, (IITM)

Prof. Ronie Navon elected new President

Published 2006-10-24 10:36 CET
Prof. Ronie Navon has been elected as the next President of IAARC for three years, starting from 2007.

IAARC's Newsletter 2006:4

Published 2006-04-28 17:08 CET
The IAARC's Newsletter 2006:4 contains the following articles:
  • Editor’s message
  • The ISARC’05 in Ferrara
  • Introduction of Knowledge Documents Management (KDM) Portal for Technical Support in Construction Industries
  • Automated Performance
  • Measurement
  • ISARC 2006 in Japan
  • ISARC 2004/2005 proceedings CD on-line

IAARC's Newsletter 2006:5

Published 2006-04-27 15:27 CET
This is a special edition of IAARC's newsletter containing a contribution by Professor Thomas Bock on Innovation in Construction by Automation and Robotics.

ISARC 2005 proceedings CD on-line

Published 2006-04-04 14:45 CET
The proceedings CD from the 22nd ISARC, held in Ferrara, Italy, during September 11-14 2005, has finally been made browsable on-line. All in all it contains 93 papers concerning various aspects of the field of ARC.

New deadline for submission of abstracts to ISARC 2006

Published 2006-03-02 13:37 CET
Please notice that the deadline for abstract submission to ISARC 2006 has been extended to March 8, 2006.
The 23rd ISARC, "International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction 2006 (ISARC 2006)" will be held in Tokyo, from October 3 to 5, 2006. Visit the ISARC 2006 website for further details.

ISARC 2004 proceedings CD on-line

Published 2005-07-13 13:00 CET
The proceedings CD from the 21st ISARC, held in Juju Island during September 21-25 2004, has finally been made browsable on-line. All in all it contains 131 papers from 21 countries concerning various aspects of the field of ARC.

New: On-line ISARC Proceedings CDs

Published 2005-03-01 14:45 CET
IAARC have decided to make available the proceedings from past ISARCs on-line. A first step will be to make the CDs from past ISARCs browsable on the web site. The first CD is already available, containing the proceedings from ISARC 17 that was held in Taiwan 2000. The coming weeks at least one new CD with ISARC proceedings will be made available every week.

ISARC 2004 - a follow-up

Published 2005-02-07 08:40 CET, by Soon-Wook Kwon
ISARC 2004 was successfully held in the beautiful Jeju Island during September 21~25 2004. The total number of presented papers was 131 from 22 different countries including USA, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, Canada, Finland, Israel, Poland, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and about 200 people attended the symposium. Following figures show the percentage of the number of the papers in the proceeding and visitors of the symposium.

Tucker-Hasegawa Award 2004 to Prof. Ronie Navon

Published 2004-10-15 13:49 CET, by IAARC Webmaster
At the 21th ISARC in Korea, Professor Ronie Navon of Israel Institute of Technology was awarded the annual Tucker-Hasegawa Award.

Robots That Build (but Still Won't Do Windows)

Published 2004-03-22 10:30 CET, by Margret Wertheim
An interesting project aimed to develop a CNC machine for house construction recently got a full coverage in The New York Times. Here is an excerpt from the article and a link for those interested in reading more about the project.

On the road to a new Web Site

Published 2004-03-09 03:10 CET, by IAARC Webmaster
We are currently remaking IAARC's web site. Here we will explain the goals and progress of this continious work.

Web site for the 21st ISARC is up

Published 2003-11-19 15:53 CET, by Jonas Åhman
The 21st ISARC will take place on September 21-25, 2004 at the Jeju Island, in Korea. There is now a dedicated site up and running with all the information and details you need to know about the symposium. Visit the http://www.isarc2004.org/ site for more information.

ISARC 2003 concluded

Published 2003-09-26 00:00 CET
The ISARC 2003 was successfully held at the Technische Universiteit in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. To read more about it visit the link below.

Download IAARCs latest newsletter

Published 2003-09-19 14:39 CET
The new edition is now available for download.

The Ninth ICCCBE

Published 2003-09-18 14:36 CET
This conference is the ninth international meeting sponsored by the International Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ISCCBE). Following the success of several previous ICCCBE conferences in New York (1981), Peking (1985), Vancouver (1988), Tokyo (1991), Anaheim (1993), Berlin (1995), Seoul (1997), and Stanford (2000), the Ninth ICCCBE conference will continue to bring together academics and practicing engineers to promote and exchange ideas, solutions, and experiences across a broad range of A/E/C topics related to Computing and Information Technologies.

ISARC 2003 in Eindhoven, Netherlands

Published 2003-09-18 14:30 CET
ISARC 2003 will be held at the Technische Universiteit in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. To read more about it visit the following web site.

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