Digital Management of Construction Costs

Clinton Aigbavboa is a Professor of Sustainable Construction Digitalisation & Construction Industry Research at the University of Johannesburg. He holds a PhD in Engineering Management, a Master’s in Construction Management, and certifications in Good Governance and Artificial Intelligence from MIT. He has authored 27 research books, co-authored 6 edited books, and published over 1000 accredited journal articles and conference papers. As Director of the Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre and Acting Director of the South Africa Research Chair for Sustainable Construction Management, Prof. Aigbavboa has graduated over 180 Master's and 70 PhD students. His research interests include Construction 4.0, smart cities, sustainable human development, and digitalisation in construction.Ernest Kissi holds a Senior Lecturer position at the Dept. of Construction Technology and Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, and is also a Senior Research Associate at the Department of Construction Management & Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. While completing his post-doc fellowship at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, he was a visiting scholar in Germany funded by DAAD. His research interests focus specifically on construction economics, project procurement and management, and technical education for sustainable development and social well-being. He is a member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS), Ghana Institution of Construction (GIOC), Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE), International Society for Development and Sustainability (MISDS), and an incorporated member of the Chartered Institute of Builders (ICIOB). He is also a practicing quantity surveyor who has been involved in a number of construction projects all over Ghana.

• 1. General Introduction2. Understanding Construction Project Costs Management3. Digital Construction Project Costs Management4. Emerging Tools for Construction Project Costs Management5. Digitalization and Cost Dynamics of Construction Projects6. Cost Data7. Digital Construction Project Costs Management – Practical Steps8. Digital Construction Project Costs Management – An Industry 4.0 Framework9. Conclusion