Lekan, A; Aigbavboa, C; Babatunde, O; Olabosipo, F and Christiana, A (2022) Disruptive technological innovations in construction field and fourth industrial revolution intervention in the achievement of the sustainable development goal 9. International Journal of Construction Management, 22(14), pp. 2647-2658. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
Innovation has been described as a vehicle of development. This research therefore address the question of relevance of fourth industrial revolution in providing backbone for disruption that could make sustainable development goal 9 achievable. The purpose of the study is to marry the intervention of disruptive innovation within the context of fourth industrial revolution and how it could help achieve SDG goal 9. Quantitative approach was used in carrying out the research while random sampling technique was used to pick samples randomly across the study area. Sample frame of 100 was picked while sample size of 50 samples was picked from the population frame. Questionnaire designed in Likert scale 1–5 was used for the study. The following results were presented, the need for disruptive innovation in construction field, state of disruption in construction operation in construction industry, factors affecting technological disruption [td], level of awareness of disruptive technology in the built environment, critical success factor in application of disruptive technologies, major drivers of disruptive innovations in construction industry and their functionalities. The study later proposed route for deployment of disruptive application in sustainable construction and achieving millennium development goal through disruptive innovations. Disruptive innovation is the key to desired technological development.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building informatics; disruption; industry 4.0; revolution; innovation; sustainability |
| Index terms: | sustainable construction, informatic, functionality, population, questionnaire, Likert scale, critical success factor, industry 4.0, sample size, construction operation, built environment, sustainable development goal, technological innovation, sampling, fourth industrial revolution, construction industry |
| Subjects: | demography, infrastructure and transport systems, industry analysis, information science, sustainable design, sustainable construction, design features, construction operations, technology adoption, innovation and technology management, data collection methods, research design and methodology, control systems |
| Topics: | Site Management, Design Practice, Digital Applications, Urban Studies, Sustainability, Research Practice, Project Management, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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