Treffer: Sustainability in construction economics as a barrier to cloud computing adoption in small-scale Building projects.

Sustainability in construction economics as a barrier to cloud computing adoption in small-scale Building projects.

Wang Z; Department of Architecture Restoration and Design, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, 117198, Russia. 1042228158@pfur.ru., Kalugina OV; Department of Architecture Restoration and Design, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, 117198, Russia., Volichenko OV; Department of Architecture Restoration and Design, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, 117198, Russia., Khalil I; Department of Architecture Restoration and Design, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, 117198, Russia., Isleem HF; Department of computer Science, University of York, YO105DD, York, United Kingdom. mps565@york.ac.uk.

Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2025 Apr 02; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 11329. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Apr 02.

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Erratum in: Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 13;15(1):35562. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-23126-4.. (PMID: 41083755)

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Keywords: Construction; Economics; Intelligent computing; Small construction; Sustainability

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