Facilitating technology transfer in the construction industry
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Paper/Presentation Title | Facilitating technology transfer in the construction industry |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Thorpe, David (Author) and Ryan, Neal (Author) |
Editors | Adams, Louise and Guest, Karen |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Clients Driving Innovation: Moving Ideas into Practice, Second International Conference of the CRC for Construction Innovation, Conference Proceedings |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2006 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Queensland |
Conference/Event | 2nd International Conference of the Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation |
Event Details | 2nd International Conference of the Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation Event Date 12 to end of 14 Mar 2006 Event Location Gold Coast, Australia |
Abstract | Cooperative Research Centres produce a range of research outputs that have the potential to be widely applied to industry. The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Construction Innovation, for example, undertakes research for the construction and property industries. Its research outputs depend on industry acceptance and adoption for their ongoing contribution to these industries. However, take-up of the new technologies developed by CRC research, particularly in the small and medium sized enterprise (SME) sector, is problematic. Recent research has identified government and industry factors in the take-up of technology and knowledge by SMEs in the construction sector. While solutions can be implemented at government level, much can be done by the industry itself to bridge the gap between research and its implementation. A research project is being developed to identify and evaluate aids and barriers to such technology transfer; and recommend ways in which it could be better facilitated for the |
Keywords | construction; innovation; building; infrastructure; cooperative research centre; technology transfer; research; adoption |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400599. Civil engineering not elsewhere classified |
400505. Construction materials | |
359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Queensland University of Technology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y133/facilitating-technology-transfer-in-the-construction-industry
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