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State of offsite construction in India-drivers and barriers

Arif, M; Bendi, D; Sawhney, A; Iyer, K C

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M Arif

D Bendi

A Sawhney

K C Iyer



Abstract

The rapid growth of the construction industry in India has influenced key players in the industry to adopt alternative technologies addressing time, cost and quality. The rising demand in housing, infrastructure and other facilities have further highlighted the need for the construction industry to look at adopting alternate building technologies. Offsite construction has evolved as a panacea to dealing with the under-supply and poor quality in the current age construction industry. Several offsite techniques have been adopted by the construction sector. Although, different forms of offsite techniques have been around for a while but their uptake has been low in the Indian context. This paper presents the perceptions about offsite construction in India and highlights some of the barriers and drivers facing the Indian construction industry. The data was gathered through a survey of 17 high level managers from some of the largest stakeholder organizations of the construction sector in India. The influence of time and cost has been highlighted as a major factor fuelling the adoption of offsite construction. However, the influence of current planning systems and the need for a paradigm shift are some of the prominent barriers towards the adoption of offsite techniques.

Citation

Arif, M., Bendi, D., Sawhney, A., & Iyer, K. C. (2012). State of offsite construction in India-drivers and barriers. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 364, 012109. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012109

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2012
Deposit Date Aug 15, 2015
Publicly Available Date Apr 5, 2016
Journal Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Print ISSN 1742-6588
Publisher IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 364
Pages 012109
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012109
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012109
Related Public URLs http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596

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