Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Trustless Construction Project Information Exchanging Using Hyperledger Blockchain

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
New Advances in Building Information Modeling and Engineering Management

Abstract

The distributed ledger is an immutable record for data stored inside it. This technology can be helpful for construction project events and communication recording. This article investigates the Hyperledger project, a modular enterprise Blockchain with pluggable products to create a construction communication and data exchange ledger. Hyperledger is an open-source modular Blockchain architecture designed to help enterprises run distributed ledgers to benefit from the technological advancement provided by Blockchain technology. These ledgers are immutable, distributed, and trustless. These features allow for transparent communication between stakeholders, which could positively impact construction project workflow and the participation of projects actors. The article uses Hyperledger products Fabric and Composer to showcase a hypothetical Blockchain to exchange project metadata and communication between construction project participants. The article presents an example of using Blockchain for the construction project process by designing a Blockchain to handle the Request for Information (RFI) process.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Nakamoto S (2008) Bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. Decentralized Bus Rev, 21260

    Google Scholar 

  2. Hyperledger – Open Source Blockchain Technologies. Hyperledger. https://live-hyperledger.pantheonsite.io/. Accessed 3 June 2020

  3. Corda Platform. R3. https://www.r3.com/corda-platform/. Accessed 3 Nov 2021

  4. MultiChain|Open source blockchain platform. https://www.multichain.com/. Accessed 3 Nov 2021

  5. Schneider M (2018) Digitalization of production, human capital, and organizational capital. In: Harteis C (ed) The impact of digitalization in the workplace: an educational view. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 39–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63257-5_4

  6. Nweke LO, Wolthusen S (2020) Legal issues related to cyber threat information sharing among private entities for critical infrastructure protection. In: 2020 12th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon), May 2020, 1300:63–78. https://doi.org/10.23919/CyCon49761.2020.9131721

  7. Darabseh M, Martins JP (2020) Risks and opportunities for reforming construction with blockchain: bibliometric study. Civ Eng J 6(6):1204–1217. https://doi.org/10.28991/cej-2020-0391541

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Darabseh, Martins JP (2021) Protecting BIM design intellectual property with blockchain: review and framework. In: Proc of the Conference CIB W78:2021:80–90. http://itc.scix.net/paper/w78-2021-paper-009

  9. Wood G (2014) Ethereum: a secure decentralised generalised transaction ledger. Ethereum Project Yellow Paper 151(2014):1–32

    Google Scholar 

  10. Paulavičius R, Grigaitis S, Igumenov A, Filatovas E (2019) A decade of blockchain: review of the current status, challenges, and future directions. Informatica 30(4):729–748

    Google Scholar 

  11. Hirai Y (2017) Defining the ethereum virtual machine for interactive theorem provers. In: International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, 520–535

    Google Scholar 

  12. Supporting Members. Hyperledger Foundation. https://www.hyperledger.org/about/members. Accessed 3 Nov 2021

  13. Hyperledger Transact. Hyperledger. https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/transact. Accessed 2 Jul 2020

  14. Hyperledger Fabric. Hyperledger Foundation. https://www.hyperledger.org/use/fabric. Accessed 3 Nov 2021

  15. Peers—hyperledger-fabricdocs master documentation. https://hyperledger-fabric.readthedocs.io/en/release-2.2/peers/peers.html. Accessed 3 Nov 2021

  16. Introduction|hyperledger composer. https://hyperledger.github.io/composer/v0.19/introduction/introduction. Accessed 3 Nov 2021

  17. Li L, Chou W (2011) Design and describe REST API without violating REST: a Petri net based approach. In: 2011 IEEE International Conference on Web Services, pp 508–515

    Google Scholar 

  18. Benet J (2014) IPFS-content addressed, versioned, P2P file system. ArXiv Prepr. ArXiv14073561

    Google Scholar 

  19. Latham M, et al (1994) The Latham Report Constr Team

    Google Scholar 

  20. Murray M (2003) Rethinking construction: the egan report (1998). Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK

    Google Scholar 

  21. Khalfan MMA, McDermott P, Swan W (2007) Building trust in construction projects. Supply Chain Manag Int J 12(6):385–391. https://doi.org/10.1108/13598540710826308

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Gad GM, Shane JS (2014) Trust in the construction industry: a literature review. In: Construction research congress 2014: construction in a global network, pp 2136–2145

    Google Scholar 

  23. ICE (2018) Blockchain technology in the construction industry: digital transformation for high productivity. [Online]. Available: https://www.ice.org.uk/ICEDevelopmentWebPortal/media/Documents/News/Blog/Blockchain-technology-in-Construction-2018-12-17.pdf

  24. Reginato J, Higgins D, Fryer S (2013) Using the forward-thinking index to measure request for information submission effectiveness. 49th ASC Annual International Conference Proceedings, San Luis Obispo, CA, 10–13 April

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

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

  1. GEQUALTEC, Faculty of Engineering (FEUP), University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias S/N, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal

    M. Darabseh & J. Poças Martins

Authors
  1. M. Darabseh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. J. Poças Martins
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to M. Darabseh .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Escuela Técnica Superior de Edificación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    María de las Nieves González García

  2. Departamento Engenharia Civil, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Fernanda Rodrigues

  3. Departamento Engenharia de Minas, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    João Santos Baptista

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Darabseh, M., Poças Martins, J. (2023). Trustless Construction Project Information Exchanging Using Hyperledger Blockchain. In: González García, M.d.l.N., Rodrigues, F., Santos Baptista, J. (eds) New Advances in Building Information Modeling and Engineering Management. Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30247-3_10

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation