BARRIERS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY DISSEMINATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Zavari ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Mortaheb ◽  
Hamed Kashani
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Common Belief ◽  
Technology Dissemination ◽  
New Construction ◽  
The Common ◽  
Splicing Systems

Despite the common belief, there is a considerable amount of innovation that occurs in the construction industry. However, the construction industry has been relatively slow to embrace the full potential of many new technologies. Evidence suggests that there is a lag in the uptake and effective implementation of several new technologies such as mechanical rebar splicing system. The objective of this study is to identify the impediments or barriers to the implementation of innovative technologies such as mechanical rebar splicing systems in the construction industry. A comprehensive literature review is conducted to identify and classify the barriers to new technologies dissemination. The findings of this literature review are validated using interviews with the construction industry experts. This study contributes to the state of knowledge by identifying and classifying the barriers that generally hinder the dissemination of new technologies in the construction industry. The practitioners can utilize the findings of this study to design appropriate strategies to overcome the barriers for implementation of new construction technologies. As part of this study, the extent to which the identified barriers have hindered the adoption of rebar splices, a technology that has not been adapted to its full potential. A questionnaire was designed, which was categorized the identified barrier in five major categories of cost, society and regulation, knowledge, marketing, and technical matters. The findings of the survey it was concluded that the lack of knowledge has the highest level of impact.

scholarly journals Custom Clothing Technology: Diffusion of Luxury Practices in Fashion

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Nicholas Paganelli
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
3D Scanning ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
3D Scanners ◽  
Design Production ◽  
The Common ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Common Understanding

The common understanding of the fashion industry is that it is rapidly changing and constantly on the cutting edge of what is new. Yet in reality the fashion industry does not adopt new practices or change its ways of doing business quite so easily. This article examines the successes and failures of 3D scanning as a new tool in the fashion industry. Through the analysis of three case studies it becomes clear that new technology is not an automatic guarantor of innovation or success. Analyzing the motivations behind the introduction of 3D scanning for made-to-measure clothing products is important to understanding where technology and the fashion practitioner do not necessarily communicate properly. Whereas 3D scanning promises to make made-to-measure clothing an easy and accessible service, made-to-measure and other custom clothing businesses are based upon traditional notions of luxury and craftsmanship. It is apparent through first-person interviews and observations that the current dichotomy between technology and craftsmanship has not been resolved. Creators of fashion-based technologies need to be working in tandem with traditional fashion practitioners, whose expertise is required if new technology is to reinvent the centuries-old processes of clothing production for the better. 3D scanners that have been introduced to date have yet to meet their full potential because they lack the nuanced understanding of the human body that comes from traditional clothes-making training and expertise. Researching the present status of this technology’s integration within fashion is important in understanding how digital technology is best included in the design, production, and sale of clothing products more broadly.

scholarly journals Self-healing Concrete and Environmental Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Amiri ◽  
Javad Majrouhi Sardroud ◽  
Ali Golsoorat Pahlaviani
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Steel Corrosion ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
The World ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Nanotechnology will serve as a suitable solution to achieve high performance in future construction. Using this new technology results in creativity and innovation in the construction industry. One of these new technologies is the smart concrete which has received much emphasis in recent years. Many research and experiments have been conducted in scientific research centers around the world in this regard. It is an undeniable fact that concrete structures are prone to cracking. Natural processes have caused cracks in the concrete through which harmful substances entered the concrete leading to steel corrosion. To tackle this issue through the conventional method of concrete restorative, materials, especially polymers which are also harmful to the environment, are used. An alternative that the scientists have achieved is to employ bacteria in concrete through which to produce self-healing concrete and also to reduce the problems regarding the maintenance of concrete for the environment. Bacteria contribute to the durability and performance of the concrete and increase the service life of the concrete.

Literature review to determine what is the degree of BIM maturity in University education Institutions of Architecture andUrbanism and Civil Engineering

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Viveiros Machado ◽  
Laís Vieira Azeredo de Sousa ◽  
Zélia Maria Peixoto Chrispim ◽  
Tatiana Salema Marques Portella
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
University Education ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Gradual Process

The civil construction industry is constantly improving its processes, products and services. Part of this improvement has been the application of a new technology to building planning, namely Building Information Modeling (BIM), a technology aimed at information modeling in civil construction throughout the building's life cycle. The domain of BIM has become indispensable to every professional trained in architecture and urbanism and civil engineering, as it operates interoperability and collaboration between professionals, requiring training in various tools and software that are structured within this concept. However, the adoption and implementation of the use of technology in institutions is an expensive, paradigm-shifting and gradual process. The technology implementation stages started to receivethe nomenclature of “BIM maturity levels”, starting to be attributed in order to measure and monitor a successful implementation in the full reach of what the technology offers. This research aims to study and understand what the concept of BIM maturity level is in the construction industry, when applied to the Collegeenvironment. For this purpose, a literature review will be carried out based on bibliographic surveys, articles, seminars and congress proceedings, which will help to determine the steps andfactors that should be taken into account to assign BIM maturity levels to Collegeof Architecture and Urbanism and Civil Engineering. It is hoped that this will contribute to the understanding of the BIM maturity level inColleges, based on the main literature on the subject

scholarly journals Towards Future BIM Technology Innovations: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Khudhair ◽  
Haijiang Li ◽  
Guoqian Ren ◽  
Song Liu
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Coherent System ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Technology Innovations

The evolution of the construction industry is associated with the continuous implementation of new technologies. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has revolutionised the collaboration and data sharing processes in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. However, it needs to be supported by new technologies that can embrace digital construction by transforming the construction industry into a dynamic environment. There is a lack of understanding of the cutting-edge technologies that have emerged to help with the digital transformation of the construction industry. There is a need to understand all these technologies and how they can be leveraged holistically towards future BIM innovations. Therefore, this article conducts a literature review to evaluate how targeted cutting-edge technologies can be utilised to release the full potential of BIM from a technical perspective. A bibliometric analysis focusing on the co-occurrence of keywords related to various technologies, their links with BIM, and their related research themes was conducted based on the Web of Science (WoS) database holdings from 2010 to 2019. The findings demonstrate that one type of technology can help with solving a specific issue. However, using one technology alone does not solve an issue entirely. The current technology has been utilised independently and not as a coherent system. Thus, a weak information integration and management approach can restrict the leveraging of a smart BIM environment. This paper is not meant to be exclusive. Many new technologies, concepts, and ideas can be added to help realise BIM potentials that are not covered in this study. Furthermore, the analysis was based on the dataset retrieved from WoS and only included the literature in English. Based on those findings, the authors indicated a technology fusion to support BIM development.

EXPLORING FARMERS' INNOVATIVENESS: EXPERIENCES WITH THE ADAPTATION OF WATER-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMALL-SCALE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AROUND MARSABIT MOUNTAIN IN NORTHERN KENYA

2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 459-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. N. NGUTU ◽  
H. RECKE
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Northern Kenya ◽  
Innovation Potential

Over 90 % of the farmers around Marsabit Mountain, a pocket of arable land amidst a predominantly arid area in northern Kenya, are former pastoralists, unfamiliar with productive and sustainable farming technologies. This paper describes how encouraging farmer innovativeness enhanced adoption and adaptation of water-saving technologies to suit individual farmers' needs. When farmers understood the principles behind a technology they were more likely to adapt it. Both men and women farmers were most interested in increasing their available income through improved technologies, but more women than men ranked labour saving as an important attribute of a new technology. More women adopted the new technologies, but men used them on a larger area than women. The paper also shows that agricultural productivity can substantially increase even if the theoretical full potential of the recommended practices might not be achieved. It is concluded that farmers need to be exposed to new ideas in exciting and thought provoking ways to tap their innovation potential.

scholarly journals Fast Health Interoperability Resources Standard: A Systematic Literature Review (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ayaz Sr ◽  
Muhammad Fermi Pasha 2nd ◽  
Mohammed Y. Alzahrani 3rd ◽  
Rahmat Budiarto 4th ◽  
Deris Stiawan 5th
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Data Migration ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Open Questions

BACKGROUND The information technology has transferred the paper-based healthcare sector into the digital form, where the patient information transfers electronically from one place to another. However, there are still a number of challenges and issues present in this domain because of the lack of proper standards, growth of new technologies (mobile, tablets, ubiquitous computing, etc.), and healthcare providers, who are reluctant to share patient information. Accordingly, a solid systematic literature review was conducted to understand the use of this new technology in the healthcare sector. The main purpose was to explore the relevant literature on Fast Health Interoperability Resources (FHIR) in the healthcare domain and identifies its implementation, exciting challenges, and open questions raised by us in healthcare regarding FHIR. To the best of the our knowledge, there was a lack of comprehensive systemic literature review that could focus on FHIR-based Electronic Health Record (EHR). In addition, FHIR was found to be the latest standard, but it was in the infancy stage of its development. Therefore, it was anticipated that the study under review was a hot area for us and that there were huge research opportunities in it. OBJECTIVE This paper aims mainly to explore the works in FHIR and performs a systematic review of the literatures surrounding FHIR, challenges to FHIR, implementation of FHIR, opportunities, and future FHIR applications. METHODS In January 2020, we searched articles published during January 2012 to December 2019 via all major digital databases in the field of computer science and healthcare, including ACM, IEEE Xplore, Springer, Google Scholar, PubMed, and ScienceDirect. Consequently, an analysis was carried out of the systematic literature review. RESULTS As a result, we reviewed more than 8000 scientific studies published in the last eight years, selected the most significant approaches, and thoroughly surveyed the health care field related to FHIR. We identified open questions, challenges, implementations models, used resources, beneficiary applications, data migration approaches, and goals of the FHIR. CONCLUSIONS Ultimately, the literature analysis necessitated the need and role of FHIR in the healthcare domain in the near future.

scholarly journals CORPORATE DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY: FOUNDATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSÉ LONDOÑO-CARDOZO ◽  
MARÍA PÉREZ DE PAZ
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Legal Foundation ◽  
Different Types

ABSTRACT Purpose: To propose corporate digital responsibility as a new area of interest for social accountability in the contexts of technologies that are part of the 4.0 industries. Originality/value: In this regard, it was found that there is not enough theoretical and legal foundation that allows different types of organizations to face the implications of the adoption of new technologies. Therefore, essential foundations and considerations are raised for the development of corporate digital responsibility. Design/methodology/approach: The document presents a hermeneutical investigation based on a systemic literature review within the framework of two investigations. The first addressed the relevance of creating a new subject for traditional social responsibility in digital contexts, and the second demonstrated the epistemological need for social responsibility in technologies. Findings: Firstly, the fact that new technologies pose a social risk makes them a subject of social responsibility study. Secondly, the absence of regulations on industry 4.0 and the unpredictability of the advancement of technologies is not a limitation for creating a scenario of corporate digital responsibility. To conclude, the development of social responsibility in digital contexts is possible and necessary. However, we must be attentive to the variables of social risk that may arise with each new technology. Therefore, a constant review of the foundations and bases of corporate digital responsibility is needed.

Design Capability for Science-based Innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
ROTHKÖTTER Stefanie ◽  
Craig C. GARNER ◽  
Sándor VAJNA
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Scientific Discovery ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Design Technology ◽  
Innovation Potential ◽  
Design Integration ◽  
Cultural Constraints

In light of a growing research interest in the innovation potential that lies at the inter­section of design, technology, and science, this paper offers a literature review of design initiatives centered on scientific discovery and invention. The focus of this paper is on evidence of design capabilities in the academic research environment. The results are structured along the Four Orders of Design, with examples of design-in-science initiatives ranging from (1) the design of scientific figures and (2) laboratory devices using new technology to (3) interactions in design workshops for scientists and (4) inter­disciplinary design labs. While design capabilities have appeared in all four orders of design, there are barriers and cultural constraints that have to be taken into account for working at or researching these creative intersections. Modes of design integration and potentially necessary adaptations of design practice are therefore also highlighted.

Literature review on “Industry Needs for Information Technology competence, Information Technology competence/skill program study and certification of Information Technology competence”

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Tine Sopaheluwakan ◽  
Mohammad A. Amin Soetomo
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Training Institution ◽  
Position Information ◽  
Technology Competence ◽  
Information Technology Training ◽  
Industry And Education

Information Technology as a new Technology has been used in businesses from small company until multinational company in almost all industries. IT role as an enabler and differentiation factor separating success company from average company. IT need people to build, operate, maintain and support the systems, hence expect the new hire to immediately contribute from the first day they join the company. The industry define the needs for Information Technology competence and expect Education Institution as one of IT resource work hard to design their program study to fulfill the needs for Information Technology graduates, yet the industry still struggle to succeed in hiring fresh graduate to fill the IT position. Information Technology Training Institution can be an alternative to improve the education result. Also certification on Information Technology competence from third party or independent body might be used as a standard for both Industry and Education. This paper will report literature review several previous paper about all of the above.

The Recent Revolution in High Performance Computing

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Horst D. Simon
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Computing ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Parallel Architecture ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Good News ◽  
Computing Industry ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Performance Computing

Recent events in the high-performance computing industry have concerned scientists and the general public regarding a crisis or a lack of leadership in the field. That concern is understandable considering the industry's history from 1993 to 1996. Cray Research, the historic leader in supercomputing technology, was unable to survive financially as an independent company and was acquired by Silicon Graphics. Two ambitious new companies that introduced new technologies in the late 1980s and early 1990s—Thinking Machines and Kendall Square Research—were commercial failures and went out of business. And Intel, which introduced its Paragon supercomputer in 1994, discontinued production only two years later.During the same time frame, scientists who had finished the laborious task of writing scientific codes to run on vector parallel supercomputers learned that those codes would have to be rewritten if they were to run on the next-generation, highly parallel architecture. Scientists who are not yet involved in high-performance computing are understandably hesitant about committing their time and energy to such an apparently unstable enterprise.However, beneath the commercial chaos of the last several years, a technological revolution has been occurring. The good news is that the revolution is over, leading to five to ten years of predictable stability, steady improvements in system performance, and increased productivity for scientific applications. It is time for scientists who were sitting on the fence to jump in and reap the benefits of the new technology.

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