Assessment of obstacles in implementing construction technologies: A decision-making framework

Infrastructure development plays major role in sustainable development, construction the innovations construction technology at different level plays major role in it. innovations in products, processes, and services are the most crucial activities under the umbrella of construction technology. However, there are certain obstacles which limits the full usage of technology. The current work deals with identification of blockade which limits the usage of technology to its fullest. A thorough literature work has been done to assess aforementioned objective. 20 different parameters have been identified and classified in five different categories. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been used to further assign ranking to these four major categories viz. Market and Policy Restraints Barriers to finance and the economy, Educational, promotional and informational barriers, Barriers in management and organizations. The pairwise comparison were conducted based on the recommendations of specialists. The results indicates that the most significant aspect of hurdles to construction technology has been identified as ‘Barriers in Management and Organizations.