Innovations, Disruptions and Future Trends in the Global Construction Industry

Temitope Omotayo,Temitope Egbelakin,Olabode Ogunmakinde,Adebayo Sojobi

• Editorial: Routledge
• Año: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781040044179
• Edición: 1
• Categoría: Tecnología e ingeniería
• Categoría: Construcción e ingeniería arquitectónica

Innovations, Disruptions and Future Trends in the Global Construction Industry examines current and futuristic developments in the construction industry hinged on the construction industrial fourth and fifth revolution, otherwise known as construction industry 4.0 and 5.0.

This book provides a wide range of expert views and case studies on the future of the construction industry from the perspectives of researchers and practitioners in various fields of study from business management, psychology, sociology, engineering, behavioural studies and computer sciences. The book provides documentary evidence of how the construction industry has changed post-COVID-19 pandemic in terms of design, planning, management, construction, the behaviour of construction professionals, research in the built environment, and new interactions of built environment practitioners with other professionals from computer science, finance, business management, and engineering. The evidence provided in this book can help decision makers in the construction sector and associated industries to understand human interaction in the construction sector and inspire new research directions. Furthermore, the book will map potential future paradigms for the construction industry and the preparedness of construction professionals, teams, and organisations for coming changes.

This book is of interest to a wide audience of postgraduate students, academics, researchers, and industry professionals in the built environment, finance, project management, engineering, and policy makers.

Índice

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of contributors
• Foreword
• 1 Introduction to Innovations, Disruptions and Future Trends in the Global Construction Industry
• Section A Technological Innovations in Construction
• Section B Digital Integration and Building Information Modelling
• Section C Sustainable and Efficient Construction
• Section D Future Construction Workforce and Adaptions
• Index