A Multi-Faceted Analysis of Enablers and Barriers of Industrialised Building: Global Insights for the Australian Context
This study examines the renewed interest in Industrialised Building (IB) adoption in Australia amid the housing crisis, addressing the gap between potential and implementation. Drawing on a systematic review of 171 peer-reviewed articles (1998–2024), we examine how the interplay between micro-level...
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| description | This study examines the renewed interest in Industrialised Building (IB) adoption in Australia amid the housing crisis, addressing the gap between potential and implementation. Drawing on a systematic review of 171 peer-reviewed articles (1998–2024), we examine how the interplay between micro-level decision-making, meso-level organisational routines, and macro-level institutional arrangements shapes global IB adoption patterns, with implications for the Australian context where limited research exists. Our analysis highlights that successful IB adoption depends on coordinated alignment across systemic levels, with government policies and sustainability initiatives emerging as key global drivers. However, adoption barriers differ by market maturity; Australia faces unique challenges, such as economic constraints, limited stakeholder collaboration, and misaligned institutional frameworks, despite advancements in technology and innovation. The findings advance construction innovation literature by presenting a theoretically grounded framework to address IB adoption barriers and enablers. In the Australian context, realising IB’s potential requires co-evolution across micro, meso, and macro levels, driven by workforce upskilling, stakeholder collaboration, and adaptive regulations to transform construction practices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bfc9684d9d0d43449ddc8dc1c645b6f02025-01-24T13:26:13ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-01-0115221410.3390/buildings15020214A Multi-Faceted Analysis of Enablers and Barriers of Industrialised Building: Global Insights for the Australian ContextSahar Soltani0Behzad Abbasnejad1Ning Gu2Rongrong Yu3Duncan Maxwell4Future Building Initiative, MADA, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3145, AustraliaSchool of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, AustraliaUniSA Creative, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, AustraliaUniSA Creative, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, AustraliaFuture Building Initiative, MADA, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3145, AustraliaThis study examines the renewed interest in Industrialised Building (IB) adoption in Australia amid the housing crisis, addressing the gap between potential and implementation. Drawing on a systematic review of 171 peer-reviewed articles (1998–2024), we examine how the interplay between micro-level decision-making, meso-level organisational routines, and macro-level institutional arrangements shapes global IB adoption patterns, with implications for the Australian context where limited research exists. Our analysis highlights that successful IB adoption depends on coordinated alignment across systemic levels, with government policies and sustainability initiatives emerging as key global drivers. However, adoption barriers differ by market maturity; Australia faces unique challenges, such as economic constraints, limited stakeholder collaboration, and misaligned institutional frameworks, despite advancements in technology and innovation. The findings advance construction innovation literature by presenting a theoretically grounded framework to address IB adoption barriers and enablers. In the Australian context, realising IB’s potential requires co-evolution across micro, meso, and macro levels, driven by workforce upskilling, stakeholder collaboration, and adaptive regulations to transform construction practices.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/2/214industrialised buildingadoption enablers and barriersmulti-level theoretical frameworkconstruction industryAustralian context |
| spellingShingle | Sahar Soltani Behzad Abbasnejad Ning Gu Rongrong Yu Duncan Maxwell A Multi-Faceted Analysis of Enablers and Barriers of Industrialised Building: Global Insights for the Australian Context Buildings industrialised building adoption enablers and barriers multi-level theoretical framework construction industry Australian context |
| title | A Multi-Faceted Analysis of Enablers and Barriers of Industrialised Building: Global Insights for the Australian Context |
| title_full | A Multi-Faceted Analysis of Enablers and Barriers of Industrialised Building: Global Insights for the Australian Context |
| title_fullStr | A Multi-Faceted Analysis of Enablers and Barriers of Industrialised Building: Global Insights for the Australian Context |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Multi-Faceted Analysis of Enablers and Barriers of Industrialised Building: Global Insights for the Australian Context |
| title_short | A Multi-Faceted Analysis of Enablers and Barriers of Industrialised Building: Global Insights for the Australian Context |
| title_sort | multi faceted analysis of enablers and barriers of industrialised building global insights for the australian context |
| topic | industrialised building adoption enablers and barriers multi-level theoretical framework construction industry Australian context |
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