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THEME PAPER
Government to build homes selection of construction technology for affordable
more quickly and efficiently. V. technologies, as it is concerned housing/building projects (2)
P. S. N. Nanyam, Sawhney, & with financial market and The challenges faced while
Gupta, (2017) made a framework insurance industry which adopting of a new technology
with a set of standard and ultimately has a effect on the (3) The factors considered at the
desired attributes for the Project (Pan, Dainty, & Gibb, time of adopting a construction
adoption of offsite technology 2012). technology. The categories
in affordable housing. They A list of 74 criteria influencing identified from literature review
emphasized on preferred evaluation of innovative were used as a probes during
attributes such as functional construction technology for interviews to identify criteria.
requirement, constructability, affordable housing is prepared Twelve numbers of personal
economic viability, maintenance, from literature review and interviews were conducted
sustainability and finish quality. categorized into nine categories with well-known professional
Decision-making criteria used and the same is summarized in clients, contractors, and
for assessing alternatives for the Table 1. consultants’ organizations. Most
sustainability are responsible of the respondents were having
for a significant portion of IDENTIFICATION experience of 10-30 years in the
environmental and social OF FACTORS FOR construction industry, which
impacts. (Dale, Nobe, Clevenger, EVALUATION OF shows that the respondents were
& Cross, 2013).
CONSTRUCTION highly experienced in dealing
V. P. S. N. Nanyam, Sawhney, TECHNOLOGY with performance evaluation of
& Gupta, (2017) stated that the construction technology.
emerging technologies should The selected route to identify All the Interviews were recorded.
be evaluated for eco-friendliness evaluation criteria is semi- Later, transcripts of interviews
and sustainability aspects, which structured interviews. Some conducted were generated
refer the use of less energy, open-ended questions were and analyzed using a content
use of recycled material, cause formulated before conducting analysis approach. Criteria were
less pollution and less waste. interviews. Only people developed from transcripts and
Factors of benefit should also involved with the building categorized into 8 categories,
be incorporated with involved construction industry having and this list of criteria and sub-
risk such as initial investment, a minimum of five years of criteria was derived as a result of
operating costs, safety, system experience were considered. content analysis.
reliability, quality and schedule Organizational details of
performance and competitive respondents were asked to Criteria identified from content
leading edge in one framework. categorize them in the owner, analysis were compared with
Azhar, Lukkad, & Ahmad, contractors, or consultants’ the criteria identified by the
(2013) adopted holistic approach group. After introducing the aim literature review and the final
to identify all critical factors of research and the importance of list of criteria and sub-criteria
and constraints considering his/her participation, questions has been made. 71 criteria from
project risks that should be regarding technology evaluation 8 categories were identified as
taken into consideration during were asked. The questions were evaluation criteria for innovative
the decision-making process. structured to gather their opinion construction technology for
Regulatory and statutory about: (1) Implementation of affordable housing, and they
acceptance is essential for new and innovative construction were:
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