Why the Construction Industry is Falling Behind in Technology Use

Author(s) Information

Caden Y. DanielsFollow

College - Author 1

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

Department - Author 1

Construction Management Department

Degree Name - Author 1

BS in Construction Management

Date

6-2024

Primary Advisor/Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Paul Weber, CAED, Construction Management

Abstract/Summary

Technology is becoming more impactful in the everyday life of almost every industry across the world. New products are being released every year to allow the mundane processes of work to be streamlined for maximum efficiency, leaving valuable time for the more pressing matters of a company. The construction industry is one of the largest and most essential industries in the world, but it has fallen behind in the use of technology. History has shown us that when new technology is introduced there is almost always some sort of pushback or buffer time for people to adopt. Just in the construction industry in the last few decades, mobile devices, iPad, and new internet software’s have taken over the old way of doing everything over the phone and on paper. Now doing everything electronically is the industry standard which has made organization and efficiency much easier on large construction projects. The purpose of this paper is to understand the reasons for this fallout. Whether it is because of stubborn employees, lack of adequate training and time resources, or the technologies are not yet practical to implement on projects today.

URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cmsp/825