Abstract
This chapter briefly presents an introduction to key technological innovations in construction and their potential/current uses in the industry. Some of these technologies have been written about extensively; however, the summaries presented below are provided as a convenient introduction and reference for subsequent chapters.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Innovation in Construction |
Subtitle of host publication | A Practical Guide to Transforming the Construction Industry |
Editors | Seyed Hamidreza Ghaffar, Paul Mullett, Eujin Pei, John Roberts |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 3-26 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030957988 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030957971, 9783030958008 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Mar 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.
Keywords
- Additive manufacturing
- Artificial intelligence
- Data and analytics
- Digital twins
- IoT
- Nanotechnology
- Robotics and automation
- Virtual and augmented reality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science