Impacts of Covid-19 on Construction Industry 4.0 adoption and implementation within Southeastern US - An exploratory study

9 pages•Published: May 15, 2022

Abstract

The exploratory research assessed the Covid-19 impacts on Construction Industry 4.0 implementation during the first year of pandemic restrictions. The research used a case study approach with industry professionals as the unit of analysis geographically located in the southeast United States. Data was collected through a survey of industry professionals, capturing their views of individual and company competencies before and during the pandemic. The survey indicates the perceptions about the application of Industry 4.0 in construction have changed during Covid-19, from March of 2020 to March of 2021, and views on expected future utilization. The industry professionals were asked to describe their opinions of Industry 4.0 abilities and how they changed during the pandemic. That data was then assessed through qualitative and quantitative analysis and supported the research aim. BIM, Big Data, and Analytics were shown to be where most professionals felt company reliance increased during the pandemic. The analysis also indicates that most participants expect a future increase in their company’s support on Industry 4.0. The response to Covid-19 has changed the perceptions and implementation of these methods within construction.

Keyphrases: Construction after Covid-19, Construction Industry 4.0, Construction Pandemic, COVID-19 impact, Industry 4.0 (I4.0)

In: Tom Leathem, Wesley Collins and Anthony J. Perrenoud (editors). ASC2022. 58th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, vol 3, pages 1--9

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/ftSk
	https://doi.org/10.29007/qzk5