EDITORIAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP 2018

This workshop on Construction Management (CMW18) follows the preceding edition in 2013, again in Ravenna, concerning new research themes and fields of innovation for construction management. The workshop of 2018 focuses on possible and future implementation of digital technologies in the building sector, generally addressed as industry 4.0. This is to be addressed without forgetting other important drivers of change in the societies, business environments and in the real estate and construction sector (REC) itself. The environmental concerns and climate change are already now sources for large scale regulatory changes. On the long run the overall performance of the REC sector shall play a major role in tackling the environmental challenges. This will be also construction and real estate management challenge. The performance of the sector can be improved only via large scale systemic changes and innovations