Paper ID: 1398 - ISARC 2026 by Awolusi, Ibukun

Title: Decision-Support Framework for Evaluating Steel Connection Systems for Adoption in Construction Authors: Tolulope Oyeyipo, Ibukun Awolusi, Arturo Schultz, Debra Laefer, Salam Al-Sabah Abstract: Despite rapid technological innovation, the construction industry's slow adoption highlights a critical lack of systematic, validated frameworks for evaluating emerging methods against established practices. This study presents the development of a conceptual decision-support framework for assessing steel connection systems. It compares an innovative intermeshed steel connection (ISC) with the existing ... Keywords: BIM, Computer vision, Construction, Decision support framework, Simulation, Steel connection, TOPSIS DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2026/0324