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THEME PAPER

This initial review enables the of advanced construction safety, sustainability, process,
identification of conceptual technologies and the risks procurement, and regulatory
decision criteria. The interviews involved in implementing these and statutory acceptance are
were conducted to identify the emerging technologies. It would the eight major objectives to
criteria by expert opinion and be useful to explore a decision select a construction method.
validated the criteria identified support tool which integrates The selection of construction
from the literature review. uncertainty along with various methodology should contain
attribute levels. (Chen, Okudan, factors relating to the
LITERATURE REVIEW & Riley, 2010). Pan, Dainty, productivity and efficiency of

Selection of construction & Gibb, (2012) reported that the project. Apart from the initial
technology is not a simple a systematic approach be implementation cost of the
decision-making problem based promoted for value-based system, other factors associated
on a single criterion, various comparison between building with the financial feasibility of
factors need to be looked upon systems, rather than evaluation a technology, like economies
while selecting any technology. of building components of scale and maintenance cost
Also, the assessment of which often ends up as a cost- should also be considered. (V.
technology should be carried comparison exercise. N. Nanyam, Basu, Sawhney,
out by identification of current Many researchers have & Prasad, 2015). Pan, Dainty,
practices, process problems, the contributed in selection or & Gibb, (2012) suggest that
information involved, and the evaluation of construction the decision for the selection
knowledge required (Ferrada technology. According to of construction technology
& Serpell, 2014). It is difficult to Pan, Dainty, & Gibb, (2012), is largely dependent on time
quantify the intangible benefits cost, time, quality, health and and cost, as it is a call of the

Table 1: List of Criteria for Evaluation of Innovative Construction Technology
V. N.
Azhar, Elnaas,
Pan, Blismas, Ferrada Nanyam, Kamali Idrus, Chen,
Dainty Lukkad Pasquire & Basu, Gidado, & Sodangi Okudan
& &
& Gibb Ahmad & Gibb Serpell Sawhney Ashton Hewage & Husin & Riley
(2012) (2006) (2014) & Prasad (2016) (2011) (2010)
(2013) (2014)
(2015)
Cost/financial × × × × × × × × ×
performance
Time × × × × × × × ×
Quality × × × × × × × ×
Functional × × × ×
requirements
Constructability × × × × × × × ×
Health and Safety × × × × × × ×
Maintenance × ×
Sustainability × × × × × × ×
Project risk × ×
factors

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