Abstract
The use of blockchain technology in construction engineering and management (CEM) is increasing, yet current presentations of blockchain-based data management processes (DMP) are considered too primitive to encourage the technology’s broader diffusion in CEM. This research aims to provide a set of guidelines for visualizing blockchain-based DMP in CEM. First, a conceptual model is proposed to guide the research design. Next, 49 cases published in scholarly papers are reviewed, revealing an increasing use of dashboards to visualize blockchain-based DMP. Then, four challenges for visualizing blockchain are identified, namely, data diversity, visualization tools, visualization mediums, and visualization domain. Finally, we present guidelines for visualizing blockchain in construction projects, which involve: (1) targeting the visualization domain, (2) planning the blockchain visualization, (3) choosing a visualization tool, (4) selecting a visualization medium, and (5) fine-tuning the visualization solution. This research encourages researchers to further develop visualization solutions to harness blockchain benefits in CEM.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 467-486 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Frontiers of Engineering Management |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 5 Jul 2025 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2025 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2024.
Funding
The research was financially supported by the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) with the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) (Grant No. ITP/029/20LP) and Public Sector Trial Scheme (PSTS) Fund (Grant No. ITT/004/24LP). This funding source had no role in the design and conduction of this study.
Keywords
- blockchain systems
- construction projects
- data visualization
- guidelines
- systematic review