Keeping up with the pace of digitization: The case of the Australian construction industry

Leviäkangas, Pekka; Paik, Seong Mok; Moon, Sungkon

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2017.04.003

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“…Digitalization in construction is transforming the way buildings are conceived, designed, constructed, and operated and bring promises of productivity improvements, ease of communication and collaboration (Leviäkangas et al 2017;Salman et al 2012). The development and implementation of common information standards represent an apparent contribution in this process of digitalization (Koch 2017).…”

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“…Digitalization is the single most significant change factor of the whole value chain of construction, with thorough implications on new technology as well as organization and processes (Eadie et al 2015;Leviäkangas et al 2017;Rizal 2013;Salman et al 2012). A strong driver for digitalization in construction is the request for continuous and integrated information exchange between all actors of the construction process (Andersson et al 2018;Thompson et al 2017), which will ease communication and collaboration and will facilitate productivity improvements (Edirisinghe and London 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Industrialization of construction: Implications on standards, business models and project orientation

Andersson

Lessing

2020

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal

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Digitalization has the potential to radically change the way buildings are designed, produced, and operated. In this digital transformation, the establishment of information standards play an important role. However, despite substantial efforts in the development of both technology and standards, these are not yet fully adopted in construction. This study aims to review the adoption of standards and to examine whether suppliers of prefabricated concrete elements have transformed their business models. The purpose is to strengthen the understanding of the interplay between the adoption of standards and business model renewal. Driving forces for the adoption of standards are identified and coupled with suppliers’ arguments for business model protection and renewal, explained in terms of a market and a hierarchy approach. The market approach embraces the adoption of open standards for improved competition and information exchange along with the further adoption of industrialized construction. This study identifies that common standards for precast elements are lacking, which leads to waste in terms of structural re-design and liability uncertainties. On the other hand, a market situation with open standards is challenging for suppliers to utilize and benefit from their existing operational platforms. Suppliers of precast elements strive for a hierarchy approach, that is, the adoption of the whole value chain, to protect their market position and continue offering structural frameworks and services. This concurs with arguments for industrialized construction, which emphasize the benefits of continuous improvements. This study contributes to the understanding of drivers and impediments for the up-take of standards versus business model renewal in construction.

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Industrialization of construction: Implications on standards, business models and project orientation

Andersson

Lessing

2020

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal

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“…Industry 4.0 is the era where computer power becomes more embedded within society and possibly even inside human beings [10] and has been used to describe the 4th Industrial Revolution by pointing out its huge technological potential, comparable to technical innovations which led to the first industrial revolutions [11]:…”

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Automating the Chaos: Intelligent Construction Contracts

McNamara¹

2020

Smart Cities and Construction Technologies

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At the centre of all construction projects is the contract between the client and contractor and, as any construction project is a relatively complex process, the industry has demanded contracts of greater sophistication as the sector has evolved. The construction industry has a reputation for being adversarial and motivating dispute and the deep-rooted cultural aversion to trust. It is postulated that the solution to the trust issue is to make contracts trust-less. Truly autonomous, intelligent contracts would minimise the need for conventional human management. Put simply, intelligent contracts (or 'iContracts') are computer protocols that facilitate, verify, or enforce the negotiation or performance of a contract, or that obviate the need for a contractual clause. The proposal of embedding the terms and conditions of an agreement into a digital entity contrasts immensely from a traditional paper contract which is generally only used only as a reference when parties are in dispute. By creating an all-encompassing contract process-that: ensures all parties adhere to the terms agreed; offers protection of payment, insurance and data; as well as the potential to increase efficiency and reduce risk-it should make the successful implementation of iContracts the top priority for the construction industry.

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“…Going with the most desirable scenario, the second one, there are two difficulties that should be overcome, first being the availability of more reserves in the region and the second being to make the gas more available for the locals (Leviäkangas, Paik, and Moon, 2017). The stakeholders showed that government investments in the projects will be helpful in obtaining the desired outcomes from the situation.…”

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Impact of Plant Closures on Urban and Regional Communities: A Case Study of South Australian Gas Industry and its Workers

Kalogiannidis¹

2020

IJEBA

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Keeping up with the pace of digitization: The case of the Australian construction industry

Cited by 70 publications

References 8 publications

Industrialization of construction: Implications on standards, business models and project orientation

Industrialization of construction: Implications on standards, business models and project orientation

Automating the Chaos: Intelligent Construction Contracts

Impact of Plant Closures on Urban and Regional Communities: A Case Study of South Australian Gas Industry and its Workers

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