Purpose In the past decade, radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) have attracted the attention of the construction industry, having been proven to be an effective technology for addressing operational challenges in other industries such as health-care, retail and manufacturing. Despite the benefits, the use of RFID in construction industry is limited even in the face of inefficiencies that exist and that the need for improvement is yet to drive the widespread adoption in the residential/commercial construction industry. The purpose of this study is to investigate key drivers and critical success factors for RFID adoption. Design/methodology/approach The study included extensive and systematic literature review, interviews and questionnaire survey. Findings The study revealed that the most important key driver for RFID adoption is productivity improvement, while the most important critical success factors include management support and commitment, having clear RFID strategy, needs and benefits, having strong motivation for improvement, providing adequate funding and proper planning. Practical implications This study provides an exploratory framework that can be used by construction company executives and managers to provide justification for deciding to implement RFID on their projects and to enhance success rates of implementation. Originality/value This study contributes to the knowledge on RFID use in residential/commercial construction industry and provides a basis for further investigation by construction management researchers on the emerging issues regarding RFID use in the construction industry.

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Beyond time and cost savings realized through alternative project delivery methods, the salient question has been whether project quality is degraded by either the speed of design and construction or the owner's loss of direct control. Decisions made in the early phases of a project create impacts that may not be evident until many years after the project commences operation. Research conducted 10 years ago showed that owners assumed the design-build team's qualifications automatically translated into design and construction quality. This study determined whether owners had changed their approach to quality management in design-build projects. Content analysis of 58 bid documents for design-build projects ($13 billion aggregate contract value) issued between 1999 and 2013 by state departments of transportation (DOTs) revealed a noticeable shift in DOTs' dependence on qualifications. Most DOTs are now evaluating competing design-build teams' design and construction quality plans before the award. This finding indicates an increased focus on design quality requirements during the preaward stage and suggests that DOTs are recognizing the importance of design quality in the project's overall quality standard. Disciplines Construction Engineering and Management | Transportation Engineering Comments This is a manuscript of an article is published as Gad, Ghada M., Simon A. Adamtey, and Douglas D. Gransberg. "Trends in Quality Management Approaches to Design-Build Transportation Projects."

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