Critical barriers to the adoption of integrated digital delivery in the construction industry

Integrated digital delivery (IDD) integrates digital technologies, data, and platforms to streamline work processes and connect all stakeholders involved in a project throughout the lifecycle. IDD provides significant value to stakeholders, but there is a slow uptake of the IDD in the construction industry. This study investigated the barriers to IDD adoption in the Hong Kong construction industry. Data was gathered using a questionnaire survey and analysed using descriptive statistical analysis, weighted correlation network analysis, and fuzzy synthetic evaluation. The results indicate that the five most critical barriers are rooted in relevant skill gaps, requirements for frequent model updates across the project lifecycle, higher investment requirements, interoperability of data from different software, and limited organizational budgets for IDD. The weighted network model showed that the most influential set of barriers are linked to stakeholder attitudes and the bespoke technical requirements of the IDD approach. Except for the legal dimension, the financial, organizational, technical, data, stakeholder, and industry group of barriers, each significantly impede IDD adoption in the construction industry. Thus, the study successfully explained why IDD adoption has been low in the construction industry and provides a fertile ground to develop interventions to promote wider adoption, where necessary

Critical barriers to the adoption of integrated digital delivery in the construction industry

Integrated digital delivery (IDD) integrates digital technologies, data, and platforms to streamline work processes and connect all stakeholders involved in a project throughout the lifecycle. IDD provides significant value to stakeholders, but there is a slow uptake of the IDD in the construction industry. This study investigated the barriers to IDD adoption in the Hong Kong construction industry. Data was gathered using a questionnaire survey and analysed using descriptive statistical analysis, weighted correlation network analysis, and fuzzy synthetic evaluation. The results indicate that the five most critical barriers are rooted in relevant skill gaps, requirements for frequent model updates across the project lifecycle, higher investment requirements, interoperability of data from different software, and limited organizational budgets for IDD. The weighted network model showed that the most influential set of barriers are linked to stakeholder attitudes and the bespoke technical requirements of the IDD approach. Except for the legal dimension, the financial, organizational, technical, data, stakeholder, and industry group of barriers, each significantly impede IDD adoption in the construction industry. Thus, the study successfully explained why IDD adoption has been low in the construction industry and provides a fertile ground to develop interventions to promote wider adoption, where necessary

Exploring the Market Requirements for Smart and Traditional Ageing Housing Units: A Mixed Methods Approach

The world’s population is getting older these days. Frailty, a gerontologic health condition associated with ageing, has serious consequences. One crucial remedy for the elderly population is the development of ageing-in-place infrastructures. To better understand the market requirements for ageing housing units, the causes of downsizing and the governmental measures to ameliorate the situation, face-to-face in-depth individual and focus group interviews were conducted in this study. Elderly residents of two significant ageing-in-place institutions in Hong Kong, along with their caregivers, were interviewed. The method of methodological triangulation was used to combine interviews, records, and communication tools to increase the reliability and trustworthiness of the findings. The provision of facilities for the elderly has successfully established a pathway for creating and making housing spaces available to families who need larger homes, while the elderly typically downsize from larger homes and relieve their financial needs. It is also found that a digital divide exists; some respondents suggested that they do not know about computers and do not use smart facilities in their homes

Exploring the Market Requirements for Smart and Traditional Ageing Housing Units: A Mixed Methods Approach

The world’s population is getting older these days. Frailty, a gerontologic health condition associated with ageing, has serious consequences. One crucial remedy for the elderly population is the development of ageing-in-place infrastructures. To better understand the market requirements for ageing housing units, the causes of downsizing and the governmental measures to ameliorate the situation, face-to-face in-depth individual and focus group interviews were conducted in this study. Elderly residents of two significant ageing-in-place institutions in Hong Kong, along with their caregivers, were interviewed. The method of methodological triangulation was used to combine interviews, records, and communication tools to increase the reliability and trustworthiness of the findings. The provision of facilities for the elderly has successfully established a pathway for creating and making housing spaces available to families who need larger homes, while the elderly typically downsize from larger homes and relieve their financial needs. It is also found that a digital divide exists; some respondents suggested that they do not know about computers and do not use smart facilities in their homes