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Nowadays, China is in the period of industrialization, modernization and urbanization. The investment to the infrastructure is increasing which requires the support from construction innovation. Construction innovation is project-based cooperative innovation. The innovation based cooperation not only focuses inside the boundary of project, but also emphasizes the long-term strategic cooperation among the participants of innovation network. Therefore, it is significant to explore the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) of construction innovation based on the viewpoint of strategic cooperation. This paper first presents the definition and characteristics of construction innovation. By tracking the international frontiers, the authors studied a great number of literatures on the influence elements of construction innovation. Combining the effort of literature review and expert interview, this present paper identified 20 CSFs for construction innovation, which is verified and perfected by a case study in the end. The findings of this research will be of great importance for guiding the practice of construction innovation in China.Keywords: critical success factors, construction innovation, identification, strategic cooperation Nowadays, China is in the period of industrialization, modernization and urbanization (Wang & Zhang, 2011). The investment to the infrastructure is increasing which requires the support from construction innovation. Construction in- dustry is a complex project based industry. The uniqueness of construction projects leads to the fact that innovation is the key of the success of construction projects (Li, 2008). Construction innovation has gradually been the focus of academic and industrial circles; however, most relevant literatures focus on the study of innovation modes and the driving forces of construction innovation. Research on the construction innovation based on the strategic cooperation is few. In this perspective, this paper first analyses the definition and characteristics of construction innovation. Combining the efforts of tracking and studying the international frontier literatures and expert interview, this paper identifies the Critical Success Factors(CSFs) of construction innovation from the viewpoint of strategic cooperation. A case study is also presented to verify and perfect the CSFs identified.

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