Zhongze Yang

The University of Hong Kong | HKU · Department of Real Estate and Construction

Phase planning is one of the most important components of lean-based production planning that provides basic guidelines for the entire production process. In modular integrated construction (MiC) projects, the complicated and drawn-out features of the manufacturing or production process pose difficulties for informed phase planning decisions under...

With the renaissance of modular construction, quality control (QC) in the manufacturing stage warrants more attention as an important management process. However, many project managers are not familiar with the QC in the manufacturing stage, and the transportation limitation caused by the COVID-19 further increases the problem complexity. This pape...

This paper explores the application of automated machine learning (AutoML) techniques to the construction industry, a sector vital to the global economy. Traditional ML model construction methods were complex, time-consuming, reliant on data science expertise, and expensive. AutoML shows the potential to automate many tasks in ML construction and t...

This paper explores the application of automated machine learning (AutoML) techniques to the construction industry, a sector vital to the global economy. Traditional ML model construction methods were complex, time-consuming, reliant on data science expertise, and expensive. AutoML shows the potential to automate many tasks in ML construction and t...

The effects of learning in real-life modular construction (MC) factories and their application for productivity improvement are not well understood, despite the shift from on-site construction to factory-based MC facilitated by automation and robotics. Informed by learning curve theory, this paper describes the learning effects of modular construct...

[Free PDF:🌐 https://frankxue.com/#publications 🌐] Advanced information technologies such as the In-ternet of Things (IoT) and Modular Construction (MC) bring new potentials to the construction industry. The trustworthiness is critical for MC quality assurance (QA), particularly in the offshore manufacture stage. The emerging blockchain technology w...

With modular construction reviving around the world, a significant portion of on-site works is now mass- produced as modules in factories, shifting Modular Construction Manufacturing (MCM) from a traditional oxymoron to an upfront challenge for project or production managers. Nevertheless, little is known about such MCM in a factory, e.g., the p...

The COVID-19 pandemic has great impacts on the whole world. Construction industry is no exemption. However, to what extent has the pandemic influenced the construction industry has not been fully investigated. This paper aims to quantitatively analyze such impacts in Hong Kong and Singapore, which are two international cities high dependent on the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has great impacts on the whole world. Construction industry is no exemption. However, to what extent has the pandemic influenced the construction industry has not been fully investigated. This paper aims to quantitatively analyze such impacts in Hong Kong and Singapore, which are two international cities high dependent on the...

In the era of big data, data is increasingly driving the construction waste management (CWM) for minimizing the impacts on the environment and recycling construction materials. However, missing data, led by various information barriers, often undermines the decision-making and hinders effective CWM. This paper applies aggregated behavior-based Mach...