Abstract
Digitalizing supports construction entities’ processes that aim to perform better. However, bureaucracy and excessively complicated procedures are still causing poor project performance. The traditional management authority model is centralising and pyramidal, where decisions come from the upper management and apply over the project regardless of the project-specific needs. Autonomous management processes are driven according to individuals or workgroups perspectives. The autonomous management approach allows for an accelerated decision process to improve construction project performance. This article investigates the management of construction entities and activities using an autonomous management system by exploring the possibility of developing Blockchain-based management tools. Blockchain refers to the distributed ledger technology where data are stored permanently on a multi-node network and connected using cryptography. Blockchain can help track activities, monitor individuals’ performance and enforce accountability to create an autonomous construction organisation. Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAO) is a Blockchain concept that aims to automate decisions and facilitate process workflow. DAOs aim to reduce the time needed for repetitive decisions and distribute the responsibilities among the project participant. The study aims to shed light on the DAO concept and explore the possibilities of adopting it within construction practices. The article presents a hypothetical example for using DAOs in construction using the DAO deployment platform to illustrate the creative workflow for non-coders.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Ghasemi Poor Sabet, P.: A Hybrid OSM–BIM Framework for Construction Management System. Thesis, Curtin University (2020)
Assaf, S.A., Al-Hejji, S.: Causes of delay in large construction projects. Int. J. Proj. Manag. 24, 349–357 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.11.010
Agarwal R, Chandrasekaran S, Sridhar M (2016) Imagining construction’s digital future. McKinsey Co
A path for the US building products industry | McKinsey. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-equity-and-principal-investors/our-insights/strategy-in-the-face-of-disruption-a-way-forward-for-the-north-american-building-products-industry. Accessed 3 Feb 2022
João Ribeirinho, M., Mischke, J., Strube, G.: The next normal in construction: how disruption is reshaping the world’s largest ecosystem (2020)
Lyytinen, K., Rose, G., Yoo, Y.: Learning routines and disruptive technological change: Hyper-learning in seven software development organizations during internet adoption. Inf. Technol. People 23, 165–192 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1108/09593841011052156
Zheng, Z., et al.: Blockchain challenges and opportunities: a survey. Int. J. Web Grid Serv. 14, 352–375 (2018)
Nakamoto, S.: Bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. Decentralized Bus. Rev. 21260 (2008)
Buterin, V.: A next-generation smart contract and decentralized application platform. White Pap 3 (2014)
Szabo, N.: Smart contracts. Virtual Sch. (1994)
Lo, Y.C., Medda, F.: Uniswap and the rise of the decentralized exchange (2020). Available SSRN 3715398
Wang, S., et al.: Decentralized autonomous organizations: concept, model, and applications. IEEE Trans. Comput. Soc. Syst. 6, 870–878 (2019)
Chohan, U.W.: Non-Fungible Tokens: Blockchains, Scarcity, and Value. Social Science Research Network, Rochester, NY (2021)
Sharma, T.K.: Security tokens vs. utility tokens : a concise guide. https://www.blockchain-council.org/blockchain/security-tokens-vs-utility-tokens-a-concise-guide/ (2019). Accessed 3 Feb 2022
Governance Portal. https://vote.makerdao.com/. Accessed 1 Feb 2022
Sigalos, M.: The crypto investors who raised $47 million to buy a copy of the Constitution lost their bid — here’s where the money goes now. In: CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/18/constitutiondao-crypto-investors-lose-bid-to-buy-constitution-copy.html (2021). Accessed 12 Jan 2022
Documentation – OpenZeppelin Docs. https://docs.openzeppelin.com/. Accessed 1 Feb 2022
DAO Education | Aragon. https://aragon.org/dao. Accessed 1 Feb 2022
About Aragon. https://aragon.org/about-aragon. Accessed 1 Feb 2022
Green, G.: The MiniMe token: open sourced by giveth. In: Giveth. https://medium.com/giveth/the-minime-token-open-sourced-by-giveth-2710c0210787 (2019). Accessed 3 Feb 2022
read A• 9 min: The Optimistic DAO: Aragon Govern + Aragon Voice + Aragon Court. In: Aragons Blog (2021). https://blog.aragon.org/the-optimistic-dao-aragon-govern-aragon-voice-aragon-court/. Accessed 1 Feb 2022
Pramulia, D., Anggorojati, B.: Implementation and evaluation of blockchain based e-voting system with Ethereum and Metamask. In: 2020 International Conference on Informatics, Multimedia, Cyber and Information System (ICIMCIS), pp 18–23 (2020)
Darabseh, M., Martins, J.P.: Risks and opportunities for reforming construction with blockchain: bibliometric study. Civ. Eng. J. 6, 1204–1217 (2020)
Scott, D.J., Broyd, T., Ma, L.: Exploratory literature review of blockchain in the construction industry. Autom. Constr. 132, 103914 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103914
Acknowledgement
The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the PhD. Grant 2020.05786. BD.
This work was financially supported by Base Funding – UIDB/04708/2020 of the CONSTRUCT – Instituto de I&D em Estruturas e Construções – Funded by national funds through the FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this paper
Cite this paper
Darabseh, M., Poças Martins, J. (2023). Transforming Construction Entities from Traditional Management to Autonomous Management Using Blockchain. In: Gomes Correia, A., Azenha, M., Cruz, P.J.S., Novais, P., Pereira, P. (eds) Trends on Construction in the Digital Era. ISIC 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 306. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20241-4_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20241-4_9
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-20240-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-031-20241-4
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)