An empirical investigation of automation technology as material waste mitigation measure at Johor construction sites
Automation technology in the construction industry is the use of advanced tools, devices, and processes that reduce manual labor and enhance efficiency in various construction activities. Automation technology can minimize waste, optimize resource utilization, and reduce the environmental impact of...
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| author | Mahdi Mohammed Abdullah Abkar Riduan Yunus Ahmed Saleh Ahmed Saif Al-Shameri Ahmed Harouache Yaser Gamil Yaser Gamil |
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| description | Automation technology in the construction industry is the use of advanced tools, devices, and processes that reduce manual labor and enhance efficiency in various construction activities. Automation technology can minimize waste, optimize resource utilization, and reduce the environmental impact of construction processes. This study aims to examine the relationship between automation technology adoptions (ATAs) utilizing reduce, reuse, and recycle (3R), building information modeling (BIM), industrialized building systems (IBSs), green building index (GBI), and Internet of Things (IoT) practices toward construction site performance (CSP) to measure their influences on material waste mitigation measures at Johor construction sites. To achieve these goals, five hypotheses were developed to explore the association between ATA and CSP. Data were gathered utilizing an online survey. The participants were contractors and expert practitioners in the Johor construction industry, including architects, project managers, and academicians/researchers. A total of 257 valid responses were used to investigate the assumptions. The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) procedure was used. The findings revealed that ATA utilizing 3R, BIM, IBS, GBI, and IoT as material mitigation measures positively enhances CSP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-403c4e564c46499b9c63557ccc13bd6a2023-09-27T05:02:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Built Environment2297-33622023-09-01910.3389/fbuil.2023.12321951232195An empirical investigation of automation technology as material waste mitigation measure at Johor construction sitesMahdi Mohammed Abdullah Abkar0Riduan Yunus1Ahmed Saleh Ahmed Saif Al-Shameri2Ahmed Harouache3Yaser Gamil4Yaser Gamil5Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Parit Raja, Johor, MalaysiaFaculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Parit Raja, Johor, MalaysiaFaculty of Technology Management & Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Parit Raja, Johor, MalaysiaFaculty of Technology Management & Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Parit Raja, Johor, MalaysiaDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenDepartment of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor, MalaysiaAutomation technology in the construction industry is the use of advanced tools, devices, and processes that reduce manual labor and enhance efficiency in various construction activities. Automation technology can minimize waste, optimize resource utilization, and reduce the environmental impact of construction processes. This study aims to examine the relationship between automation technology adoptions (ATAs) utilizing reduce, reuse, and recycle (3R), building information modeling (BIM), industrialized building systems (IBSs), green building index (GBI), and Internet of Things (IoT) practices toward construction site performance (CSP) to measure their influences on material waste mitigation measures at Johor construction sites. To achieve these goals, five hypotheses were developed to explore the association between ATA and CSP. Data were gathered utilizing an online survey. The participants were contractors and expert practitioners in the Johor construction industry, including architects, project managers, and academicians/researchers. A total of 257 valid responses were used to investigate the assumptions. The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) procedure was used. The findings revealed that ATA utilizing 3R, BIM, IBS, GBI, and IoT as material mitigation measures positively enhances CSP.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1232195/fullautomation technologymaterial waste mitigationconstruction site performanceconstruction waste management (CWM)Johor construction sites |
| spellingShingle | Mahdi Mohammed Abdullah Abkar Riduan Yunus Ahmed Saleh Ahmed Saif Al-Shameri Ahmed Harouache Yaser Gamil Yaser Gamil An empirical investigation of automation technology as material waste mitigation measure at Johor construction sites Frontiers in Built Environment automation technology material waste mitigation construction site performance construction waste management (CWM) Johor construction sites |
| title | An empirical investigation of automation technology as material waste mitigation measure at Johor construction sites |
| title_full | An empirical investigation of automation technology as material waste mitigation measure at Johor construction sites |
| title_fullStr | An empirical investigation of automation technology as material waste mitigation measure at Johor construction sites |
| title_full_unstemmed | An empirical investigation of automation technology as material waste mitigation measure at Johor construction sites |
| title_short | An empirical investigation of automation technology as material waste mitigation measure at Johor construction sites |
| title_sort | empirical investigation of automation technology as material waste mitigation measure at johor construction sites |
| topic | automation technology material waste mitigation construction site performance construction waste management (CWM) Johor construction sites |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1232195/full |
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