Essays about: "Innovation in the construction industry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 85 essays containing the words Innovation in the construction industry.

  1. 1. IMPROVED SUB SYSYEM ENCLOSURE

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : EMMANUEL PETER; ALAN SHAJI; [2022]
    Keywords : Prefabricated Enclosure Wall Panel Systems PEWPS ; Modern Methods of Construction MMC ; Panelized systems; Prefabricated panels; Stainless steel 316; Lean; Nonconformities;

    Abstract : Building envelopes are perhaps the most influencing players on assuring indoor comfort conditions, in alliance with their impact on the sustainability and energy-efficiency of the building during operation. However, given the multitude of commercial solutions available on the market and the use of different criteria and inconsistent semantics among the existing categorization/classification systems of construction objects, there is still a need for uniformization of the many regarding the main Prefabricated Enclosure Wall Panel Systems (PEWPS) for building applications. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effektivisering av bygglogistik : Utmaningar

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Haitham Al-Ameri; [2022]
    Keywords : Bygg; logistik; transport; miljö; politik; ekonomi; miljöpolitik; bränslepriser; byggbranschen; anläggning.;

    Abstract : Varierande styrmedel samt olika politiska mål har gett upphov till varierande i bygginvesteringar. Detta har i sig lett till olika utmaningar inom byggbranschen främst inom bygglogistik. Bygglogistik och dess delar ihop med byggmaterial representerar 61% av byggkostnaden. Under de senaste 10 åren har byggkostnaden bara ökat. READ MORE

  4. 3. Supplier Based Innovation : Collaborative methods to promote innovative products in the construction industry

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Sofie Börjesson; Maximilian Schroeder; [2022]
    Keywords : Supplier innovation; CPD; ecosystem; construction; collaboration; Leverantörbaserad innovation; CPD; ekosystem; byggsektor; samverkan;

    Abstract : Initial observation shows that there is a knowledge gap between the demand of the end customers and the supply of material and products provided by suppliers. The culprit manifests in the nature of the construction industry, seen as conservative and not prone to innovation combined with lackluster incentives between the contractor and supplier through framework agreements. READ MORE

  5. 4. Virtual Reality within a Virtual Assembly process: Its uses and values

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Linnéa Blidby; Nils Erlands; [2022]
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    Abstract : Background: In the time of Industry 4.0, companies must keep pace with new technological opportunities to stay competitive. One of these is Virtual reality (VR). VR can be used in the product development process for Virtual Assembly (VA). READ MORE

  6. 5. Diffusion of innovation through the Bowling Alley Strategy : Using ANT to examine ICT adoption among skilled construction labor SMEs

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : boban stjepanovic; Jonas Andersson Thordeman; [2022]
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    Abstract : Introduction One industry that has fallen behind regarding ICT adoption is the SCL industry, due to the complex environment and several identified determinants. There is a gap within ICT-research in Sweden, especially in the SME-SCL industry in recent years, indicating there is a need for further research from an organizational perspective. READ MORE