A Framework for Embracing Construction 4.0

Abstract

This paper addresses the challenges of embracing Construction 4.0 and proposes a framework for its implementation. The paper provides a brief background on Construction 4.0, as well as outlines the benefits and challenges of embracing it. Based on the literature review and deductive analysis, the paper proposes a framework that could help the construction industry to embrace Construction 4.0. The framework entails that governments assume the ownership of embracing Construction 4.0 since the nature of the construction industry and the adversarial relationships among the stakeholders involved defeat the implementation of Construction 4.0 without the presence of a patron.

Generation of Construction Scheduling through Machine Learning and BIM: A Blueprint

“…Although a vast amount of research has been conducted on employing AI in various aspects of project management, research on practical construction applications is scarce [7]. This could be due to the nature of the construction industry, which has always resisted integrating the latest technologies and changing the status quo in terms of its practices [8,9]. Its reluctance toward change is further intensified by other deterrents, including costs, the uncertainty of benefits and gains, lack of investment in research and development, lack of standardization of data protection and cybersecurity, legal and contractual issues, difficulty in adopting new technologies, and the fragmented and project-based nature of the industry [8,10,11].…”