https://www.syncsci.com/journal/SCR/issue/feedSustainable Construction and Risks2025-11-10T09:52:09+08:00Snowy Wangsnowy.wang@syncsci.comOpen Journal Systems<p><strong><em data-start="226" data-end="262">Sustainable Construction and Risks </em></strong>(SCR, ISSN: Pending) is an open access, peer-reviewed, international journal dedicated to advancing multidisciplinary research at the nexus of sustainable construction practices and risk management. The journal seeks to publish high-impact, original contributions that address the complex challenges of designing, constructing, and maintaining resilient infrastructures in an era of increasing environmental and socio-economic uncertainties.</p> <p>The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following key areas:<br>• Sustainable Construction and Green Engineering<br>• Risk Quantification and Management<br>• Computational Modeling and Data Analytics<br>• Structural Integrity and Resilient Infrastructure<br>• Policy, Standards, and Risk Governance <br>• Interdisciplinary and Frontier Research<br>• etc.</p> <p>By emphasizing rigorous scientific methods, advanced computational techniques, and evidence-based policy analysis, <em data-start="2950" data-end="2986">Sustainable Construction and Risks</em> aims to stimulate scholarly discourse and foster technological innovations that underpin the development of safe, resilient, and sustainable built environments.</p>https://www.syncsci.com/journal/SCR/article/view/SCR.2025.01.001Identifying and Statistically Analyzing the Causes and Impact of Implementation Delays in Construction Projects on Various Criteria and Providing Reduction Solutions for Future Research2025-11-07T14:13:31+08:00Safieh Javadinejadnsofiya65@gmail.comRebwar Daraeditor@syncsci.comStefan Krauseeditor@syncsci.comForough Jafaryeditor@syncsci.comRehaneh Tavakolieditor@syncsci.comDariush Godarzieditor@syncsci.com<p>Nowadays, significant efforts are made by stakeholders to ensure project success. Despite these efforts, due to ongoing diversity and changes, projects are still completed with delays, and it appears that preventing delays in projects has become an unavoidable challenge. This study focuses on identifying and statistically analyzing the causes and impacts of executive delays in civil engineering projects on various criteria, as well as proposing mitigation strategies for future research. The statistical population of this research includes contractors of the Maskan Mehr housing projects in Fooladshahr, Isfahan Province. A descriptive, survey-based, and applied research method was adopted. The sample size was randomly selected, and a census sampling method was used by distributing questionnaires to all members of the population. The received responses constituted the sample size, with 30 responses collected in this study. The findings were analyzed using the Friedman test in SPSS software and ranked by importance. Additionally, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to assess data reliability. According to the respondents' ranking of factors by importance, the parameter "side issues" (<em>e.g.</em>, serious unpredictable complications such as seasonal rainfall) had the highest priority, while ``customs clearance problems" had the least impact. The findings reveal a positive and significant relationship between the research variables. Data reliability was estimated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.807), indicating acceptable reliability.</p>2025-07-10T00:00:00+08:00Copyright (c) 2025 Safieh Javadinejad, Rebwar Dara, Stefan Krause, Forough Jafary, Mohsen Nasseri, Rehaneh Tavakoli, Dariush Godarzihttps://www.syncsci.com/journal/SCR/article/view/SCR.2025.01.002The Application of Passive Defense in Construction Management and Risk Management of Civil Projects: A Case Study of Ramsar City2025-11-10T09:52:09+08:00Farzad Sadeghicivilifa_nj@yahoo.comAli Hooshmand Aiiniali_hooshmand1983@yahoo.com<p>One of the topics that have received special attention today in the design and implementation of railways, airports, power plants, dams, military barracks, offices, etc., is the issue of passive defense. It aims to proactively safeguard facilities and is of critical importance in practice. With the advancement of reconnaissance technologies, passive defense capabilities have also developed correspondingly: they have moved beyond static and immobile states and shown kinetic-thermal-acoustic reactions against enemy identifiers. The purpose of this research is to study passive defense in managing the risks of construction projects. The study population consisted of 12 companies and 68 experts in the field of civil engineering in Ramsar City. The research sample, selected using Cochran's formula, included 58 of these experts. The research method was correlational, and the relationships between variables were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results of this study showed that the components of passive defense—including camouflage, concealment, deception, cover, location, dispersion, division and relocation, fortifications, safe structures, and information announcement—have a positive and significant relationship with the dependent variable: risk management of civil engineering projects.</p>2025-11-10T09:52:08+08:00Copyright (c) 2025 Farzad Sadeghi, Ali Hooshmand Aiini