Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Emerging Technology in the Construction Sector: A Survey Study: Abstract ID: 786351

摘要

As technology evolves, the construction industry continues to adopt and apply new technologies. The purpose of this study is to analyze the usage and perceptions of eleven emerging construction technologies and determine how beneficial they are for the construction industry to adopt. In order to do this, it is important to first understand the perceptions of construction professionals towards these technologies by creating a survey. The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice model (KAP) is utilized in developing this survey study. The eleven technologies being studied in this survey include drones, wearable safety technology, digital project collaboration tools, virtual reality, 3D printing, autonomous vehicles, wearable exoskeletons, masonry construction robots, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and building information modeling (BIM). This survey was distributed online to construction professionals within the state of Texas. Of the construction firms that replied to the survey, three of the respondents were selected for a brief interview for further information on the topic. In order to justify the use of these technologies with respect to financial savings and safety, a cost-benefit analysis of these technologies has been performed based on their responses to the interview. Additional questions different from the previous survey questions were asked about the emerging technologies in order to gain insight on the benefits of using the eleven technologies in the construction industry. Through this study, it was found that perceived knowledge concerning these technologies was relatively low while support for them was relatively high as well as other data related to their usage and perceptions. In addition to this, it was found that perceived knowledge has an influence on support for these technologies among construction professionals. Results regarding the benefits of implementing these technologies and the costs associated with them have been assessed as well.