SWOT analysis and Internet of Things-enabled platform for prefabrication housing production in Hong Kong

Li, Clyde Zhengdao; Hong, Jiman; Xue, Fan; Shen, Geoffrey Qiping; Xu, Xiaoyong; Luo, Lizi

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.07.002

Cited by 136 publications

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“…The integration of BIM into cloud computing allows project stakeholders to collaborate in real-time from different locations to enhance decision-making and ensure project deliverability [5]. The IoT, together with BIM, is able to maximize productivity [27], enhance the information flow during a project life cycle [28], optimize energy efficiency [29], and improve security and safety [30,31], as well as the planning, managing, and monitoring of resources [31].…”

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Industry 4.0 for the Construction Industry—How Ready Is the Industry?

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Technology and innovations have fueled the evolution of Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution. Industry 4.0 encourages growth and development through its efficiency capacity, as documented in the literature. The growth of the construction industry is a subset of the universal set of the gross domestic product value; thus, Industry 4.0 has a spillover effect on the engineering and construction industry. In this study, we aimed to map the state of Industry 4.0 in the construction industry, to identify its key areas, and evaluate and interpret the available evidence. We focused our literature search on Web of Science and Scopus between January 2015 and May 2019. The search was dependent on the following keywords: “Industry 4.0” OR “Industrial revolution 4.0” AND TOPIC: “construction” OR “building”. From the 82 papers found, 20 full-length papers were included in this review. Results from the targeted papers were split into three clusters: technology, security, and management. With building information modelling (BIM) as the core in the cyber-physical system, the cyber-planning-physical system is able to accommodate BIM functionalities to improve construction lifecycle. This collaboration and autonomous synchronization system are able to automate the design and construction processes, and improve the ability of handling substantial amounts of heterogeneity-laden data. Industry 4.0 is expected to augment both the quality and productivity of construction and attract domestic and foreign investors.

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“…Waste reduction (C1) occurs through controlled processes of manufacturing building elements in a factory environment. Researchers find that waste is reduced along four different dimensions: (1) Material waste is reduced due to the controlled environment in a factory and mass customization that increases predictability and repetitiveness (Bakri et al 2011;Boyd et al 2013;Li et al 2016;Oleiwi et al 2017;Pan et al 2011). This is further supported by case studies (Begum et al 2010;Pujadas-Gispert et al 2018).…”

Section: Manufacturing and Logisticsmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Such problems arise from inadequate inventory control systems in which a push demand governs instead of a pull system that depends on actual demand. In addition, integrating the concepts of just-in-time delivery system optimize excess inventory and waste creation (Bae and Kim 2009;Li et al 2016). The research of Barriga et al (2005), Jaillon and Poon (2010), and Li et al (2017)…”

Section: Manufacturing and Logisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Environmental Implications of Industrialized Housing: a Systematic Literature Review

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Hall

2019

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Industrialized Housing (IH), also referred to as prefabrication, preassembly, modularization, and/or off-site fabrication, is a growing strategy for constructing housing. IH offers potential for significant reduction of environmental impact in comparison to traditional housing construction. Past research used methods such as environmental impact assessment on given case study buildings or expert’s opinions to identify the benefits and drawbacks present on the lifecycle of houses constructed partially or fully using IH methods. Nevertheless, this literature is scattered across several sources and units of analysis. The specific factors of IH that contribute to environmental impact reduction have not been comprehensively reviewed and summarized from design considerations up to the end of life possibilities. In this paper, a systematic literature review is performed on the environmental implications of the industrialized way of constructing residential buildings. From a review of 49 journal publications, this paper identifies 18 key factors that influence the environmental performance of such residential buildings. These factors are categorized into the following lifecycle phases of the IH process: a) system design, b) material design, c) manufacturing and logistics, d) transportation and assembly, e) Operational phase, and f) end of life. Findings reveal the importance of decisions made in design phases such as choice of materials, which in turn show a snowball effect throughout the phases. A final category – g) support and hindrance of IH - includes a discussion of external factors such as building codes and regulatory policies and their impact on IH performance.

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“…Then, the bottom of the SWOT grid including opportunities and threats are considered [45]. SWOT analysis has been extensively applied in different disciplines to investigate problems from a strategic planning perspective [35]. Helms and Nixon [28] stated that, over the past decade, the SWOT analysis approach has concentrated on analyzing companies to recommend strategic activities.…”

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confidence: 99%