The interrelationship between barriers impeding the adoption of off-site construction in developing countries: The case of Chile

Ortega, Jesús; Mesa, Harrison; Alarcón, Luís F.

doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106824

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“…On the other hand, a lack of information about these methodologies in EEs is observed [26]. Many studies on the barriers to implementing OSC have been carried out in markets like United Kingdom [27][28][29][30], India [31,32], China [33][34][35][36][37], Pakistan [38], Singapore [39], Malaysia [29], Australia [29,30], New Zealand [40], Algeria [41], Ethiopia [42], the United States and Europe [30], Latin America and the Caribbean [26], Chile [43], and the world [44]. In this type of research about barriers, several constraints are considered, especially those related to the financial aspects of this type of construction (caused by the lack of access to funding) and technical issues [43].…”

Section: Offsite Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many studies on the barriers to implementing OSC have been carried out in markets like United Kingdom [27][28][29][30], India [31,32], China [33][34][35][36][37], Pakistan [38], Singapore [39], Malaysia [29], Australia [29,30], New Zealand [40], Algeria [41], Ethiopia [42], the United States and Europe [30], Latin America and the Caribbean [26], Chile [43], and the world [44]. In this type of research about barriers, several constraints are considered, especially those related to the financial aspects of this type of construction (caused by the lack of access to funding) and technical issues [43]. Regarding the technical issues, a large portion of social housing projects do not have optimal access roads to the construction site [25,45,46]; some of these problems are even prevalent in developed countries due to population growth and the need to carry out additions to existing houses [47].…”

Section: Offsite Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The interrelationship between barriers impeding the adoption of off-site construction in developing countries: The case of Chile

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