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Humbled to share the launch of our new book
A true team effort with the exceptional Abel Maciel of UCL and Daniel M. Hall of Technical University of Delft, and the contribution of an outstanding lineup of contributors.
Although this is an edited volume, it was conceived as a coherently authored monograph, a unified and comprehensive exploration of how blockchain and DLTs can impact the built environment. This demanded extra effort from us as editors to coordinate themes, structure content, and integrate diverse perspectives into a single flowing narrative.
The book's outline and contributors:
Chapter 1. Introduction, by Mohamad kassem, Abel Maciel & Daniel Hall.
Chapter 2. Distributed ledger technologies, blockchain and smart contracts: technical foundations and key concepts, by Mahir Msawil, MRICS MCIOB, Mohamad Kassem & David Greenwood
Chapter 3. Socio-technical approach to blockchain adoption in construction, by Jennifer Li, David Greenwood & Mohamad Kassem
Chapter 4. Enhancing information security and digital trust in construction,
by: Moumita Das, Jack Cheng & Turbe Xingyu Tao(陶星宇)
Chapter 5. Blockchain and tokenization of built assets, by Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue, Paolo Mistrangelo & Algan Tezel
Chapter 6. Digital building logbooks on the blockchain, by Theodore Dounas, Daniel M. Hall, Dimosthenis Kifokeris, Docent, PhD, David Christie, Jens Hunhevicz, Firehiwot Nesro Kedir, Dr Joseph Mante, Goran Sibenik, Marijana Sreckovic, Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue, Catherine De Wolf
Chapter 7. Blockchain for energy management in seaport infrastructure: a microgrid case study, by Alexander James Howe, Ioan Petri & Yacine Rezgui
Chapter 8. Decentralising architectural design through data governance, by Theodore Dounas, Davide Lombardi & Hico Mc Donald
Chapter 9. Blockchain in construction supply chain management, by Liupengfei Wu, Jinying Xu & Weisheng Lu
Chapter 10. Blockchain for data observability: integrating BIM, digital twins and enterprise CDEs, by Abel Maciel & Klaudia Jaskula
Chapter 11. Blockchain and contract administration in construction, by Mahir Msawil, MRICS MCIOB, David Greenwood & Mohamad Kassem
Chapter 12. Legal risks for blockchain applications in the built environment: legal perspective, by Gavin Johnson
Chapter 13. Conclusions: cross-cutting themes, challenges and recommendations, by Mohamad Kassem, Daniel Hall, and Abel Maciel.
The book can be found at: https://lnkd.in/egRcGw53
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