Industrial Revolution 4.0 in the construction industry: Challenges and opportunities for stakeholders

• Published in: Ain Shams Engineering Journal Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 225 - 230
• Main Authors: Alaloul, Wesam Salah, Liew, M.S., Zawawi, Noor Amila Wan Abdullah, Kennedy, Ickx Baldwin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Challenges; Construction industry; Industrial Revolution 4.0; Innovative technologies; Internet of things (IoT); Opportunities; Industrial Revolution 4.0; Opportunities; Challenges; Innovative technologies; Internet of things (IoT); Construction industry

The trend of digitization, automation and the increased use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have been envisioned as the main concept of the Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0. Comparing the progressions between multiple industries, the construction industry is reluctant in incorporati...