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Chun, C K, Heng, L and Skitmore, M (2012) The use of virtual prototyping for hazard identification in the early design stage. Construction Innovation, 12(01), 29–42.
Gary, D H and David, J E (2012) Innovation or business survival? A preliminary, qualitative study of UK construction plant supply chains. Construction Innovation, 12(01), 7–.
Hamid, Z A and Kamar, K A M (2012) Aspects of off-site manufacturing application towards sustainable construction in Malaysia. Construction Innovation, 12(01), 4–10.
Holt, G D and Edwards, D J (2012) Innovation or business survival?: A preliminary, qualitative study of UK construction plant supply chains. Construction Innovation, 12(01), 99–122.
Kissi, J, Dainty, A and Liu, A (2012) Examining middle managers' influence on innovation in construction professional services firms: A tale of three innovations. Construction Innovation, 12(01), 11–28.
Ling, F Y Y and Tran, H B T (2012) Ingredients to engender trust in construction project teams in Vietnam. Construction Innovation, 12(01), 43–61.
Mahapatra, K, Gustavsson, L and Hemström, K (2012) Multi-storey wood-frame buildings in Germany, Sweden and the UK. Construction Innovation, 12(01), 62–85.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: construction industry; germany; innovation system; multi-storey buildings; Sweden; United Kingdom; wood frames; wood technology
- ISBN/ISSN: 1471-4175
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171211197508
- Abstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the influence of regulations, perceptions, and promotions on the emergence of an innovation system for wood-framed multi-storey buildings in Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom (UK). Design/methodology/approach – This descriptive paper made a qualitative analysis of information collected mainly from secondary sources such as reports, newspapers, journal publications, conference proceedings and general internet search. Findings – Results showed that the conditions for market growth of multi-storey construction seemed to be the most favourable in Sweden followed by the UK and Germany. The regulations are stringent in Germany, followed by the UK and Sweden. In all countries, the construction professionals seemed to have negative perceptions regarding engineering properties of wood. Similar negative perceptions exist among the general public in Germany and the UK, but not in Sweden. The wood construction promotional activities in Germany and the UK are directed to all types of houses, while in Sweden multi-storey buildings are targeted. Research limitations/implications – An important implication of this paper was that it highlighted the usefulness of cross-country surveys at the European level, in order to better understand observed differences in the adoption of innovative systems. However, there might be shortcomings in the comparability of the information across the countries analysed because it was difficult to make an objective assessment of the claims made in some of the information sources. Also, there was varying and limited information about the survey methodologies used in some of the reviewed studies. Practical implications – The study showed that market intervention is needed to promote radical or really new innovations such as wood construction. The variations in the promotional measures undertaken partly explained the variations in growth of wood construction system in the three countries. Originality/value – The paper applied a theoretical framework on technology transition to analyse emergence of wood construction system in Germany, Sweden and the UK. The framework can be applied to analyse the development of wood construction system in other countries also.
Tao, L and Kumaraswamy, M (2012) Unveiling relationships between contractor inputs and performance outputs. Construction Innovation, 12(01), 86–98.