Technology Development in Construction: A Continuum From Distant Past Into the Future

Skibniewski, Mirosław J.; Zavadskas, Edmundas K.

doi:10.3846/13923730.2012.756060

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“…Ajzen and Fishbein [54] proposed that any variable that affected a behavior should influence its intention through a behavioral attitude. The behavioral intention of designers is a key factor that affects their adoption behavior of GBTS, and then affects organizational effectiveness [55,56]. Therefore, the theory of planning behavior offers a useful theoretical framework for the research on the adoption behavior of GBTS.…”

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Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Wang

Zhang

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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Green building is deemed an effective means to realize the sustainable development of environment, economy and society in the construction industry. Green building technologies (GBTS) are important to realize green buildings. In order to make the application of GBTS be adopted and popularized effectively, it is especially important for us to gain thorough comprehension of the key problems that affect the adoption of GBTS. The target of this paper is to better understand the adoption of GBTS from the perspective of designers. This article utilizes a questionnaire to investigate Chinese architectural designers. Through establishing a structural equation model and an analysis of the survey data, the key factors influencing the adoption of GBTS by designers in the Design Company were found out. The results denote that the adoption motivation, the capability of GBTS, the knowledge structure and the defects of GBTS are the significant factors that affect designers' adoption behaviors. However, the management support of GBTS has no significant effect on designers' adoption behavior. The research results are helpful to improve adoption of GBTS in design units and accelerate the transformation of GBTS achievements. Additionally, they can promote the application of GBTS in the field of construction. Based on the quantitative theoretical model (the structural equation model), this paper finds out the key factors that affect the application of GBTS from the perspective of designers, enriching the theoretical methods of GBTS research and complementing the relevant literature of GBTS research. Future research will analyze the adoption behavior of GBTS from the point of other stakeholders and from the internal level of the design units.Sustainability 2018, 10, 4135 2 of 22 environmentally responsible and improve the effective utilization of energy efficiency" [7]. Because of the negative impact of conventional buildings on both the environment and the climate, green buildings are perceived as effective substitutes for traditional buildings. It plays an important role in environmental protection and resource conservation [8,9].GBTS are an important means to improve energy efficiency and an effective way to realize green building [10,11]. In recent years, due to its advantages, there has been some research on GBTS. From the perspective of the whole life cycle of architecture, researchers study the environmental pollution and other issues [10][11][12][13][14][15]. GBTS include solar systems, green roofs and walls, heat pumps and the application of corresponding technologies throughout the construction project delivery process [8,13,16]. Some GBTS, such as green roofs, solar energy and precast concrete, have been introduced into the development of green projects. Green buildings are required to integrate the interactions between GBTS and other building components to reduce the impact on the environment [17,18]. Building energy efficiency can be remarkably improved by the use of GBTS to renovate existing buildings [15,19]. A large n...

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Wang

Zhang

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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“…Assessing possible positive or negative effects of expanded funding, it is best to rely on experience of economically developed countries. The latest models should be considered for searching and to selection of alternative solutions in the context of sustainable development (Skibniewski, Zavadskas 2013;Ghosh et al 2012;Marques et al 2011;Negahban et al 2012;Zolfani et al 2012;Zavadskas et al 2014). In order to identify the investment opportunities and purposefully direct investment flows into the targeted businesses and/or districts, it is necessary to create a focused investment strategy and/or a model and to minimize the potential risk factors ( Fig.…”

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Multicriteria Evaluation of Commercial Industrial Zone Development

Komarovska

Ustinovichius

Shevchenko

et al. 2015

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

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The article presents the results of the analysis of Vilnius district commercial-industrial zones. The criteria of analysis are: geographic location, plots and/or groups of plots in the area, operating and planning activities of companies as well as the infrastructure and transport communications development at the engineering level. A theoretical model for investment strategy selection is introduced to identify the possibilities of investment attractiveness. The principle of the investment option with the system of characterizing indicators for development is offered to reflect the lack of cohesion between practical investment promotion and sustainable development of the territories' indicators.

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“…Moreover, improper, inadequate or unsafe handling of materials may cause injuries and even death to the workers in many cases. Therefore, the importance of recent concepts and ongoing efforts in the development of advanced construction technologies based on automation and information sciences, material science and system engineering should be duly acknowledged [1]. Handling materials safely, smoothly and directly with proper material handling equipment (MHE) must be the primary goal of a construction company to keep the process under control at all times.…”

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A software prototype for material handling equipment selection for construction sites

Prasad

Zavadskas

Chakraborty

2015

Automation in Construction

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Technology Development in Construction: A Continuum From Distant Past Into the Future

Cited by 60 publications

References 72 publications

Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Multicriteria Evaluation of Commercial Industrial Zone Development

A software prototype for material handling equipment selection for construction sites

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