Exploring Blockchain in the Construction Industry: A Literature Review

Volume Title: ICASGE2025

Paper ID : 1013-ICASGE-FULL (R1)

¹Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt

²Tanta University

Blockchain provides the chance to combine digital contracts, management, and information to foster more cooperation and trust in the construction industry. It makes distributed, safe, and encrypted digital transaction logging possible. Blockchain is predicted to completely transform computing in a number of domains, particularly those where privacy is crucial and centralization is out of the question. In the paper, we presented a bibliometric analysis of the relevant literature to show where and how this technology could be useful in the construction industry. A network visualization and other methodologies concerning the Scopus database and the research contacts’ patterns were investigated in 331 academic papers. Seven important application areas are identified, and the relevant literature is investigated. Namely, supply chain and procurement management, building information modelling (BIM), contract management and smart contract, operations and lifecycle, smart Cities, intelligent systems, and construction project management. The findings highlight that blockchain adoption could enhance digitalization and foster innovation across various construction workflows, paving the way for more cohesive and secure industry practices.

blockchain; Smart Contract; Construction industry; Decentralised applications; Distributed Ledger; Engineering

Construction Management (COM)