Barriers to the Implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Sustainable Building in a Developing Economy

Ahmed Farouk Kineber (), Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Mohamed Elseknidy, Mohamed Magdy Hamed and Fakunle Samuel Kayode
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Ahmed Farouk Kineber: Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke: Department of Quantity Surveying, Federal University of Technology, Akure 340110, Nigeria
Mohamed Elseknidy: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Putra Malaysia, UPM, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Mohamed Magdy Hamed: Building and Construction Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), B 2401 Smart Village, Giza 12577, Egypt
Fakunle Samuel Kayode: Department of Quantity Surveying, Federal University of Technology, Akure 340110, Nigeria

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-22

Abstract: Sustainability principles need to be applied at all the stages of the decision-making process concerning the building of urban housing to realize maximum benefits without compromising the project’s function. This paper aims to investigate the applicability of radio frequency identification (RFID) and identify the barriers that impede its successful adoption in building projects to achieve sustainability in building. The literature was reviewed, and data were derived by complementing the quantitative technique. A questionnaire was employed to gather data from 107 stakeholders in the building industry in Nigeria. The data were scrutinized using the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) technique. The partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was also applied to create a model for embracing RFID tools for sustainable building. The results of EFA revealed that the RFID barriers could be classified into significant constructs: infrastructure, immaturity, privacy, and security. The PLS-SEM model revealed that infrastructure was the most significant barrier to RFID implementation in the building industry. Thus, this study’s findings could aid decision makers in facilitating sustainability approaches in buildings projects through RFID implementation. These results would further lay the basis for objectively measuring and valuing the diverse barriers impacting RFID implementation.

Keywords: radio frequency identification; building projects; project performance; sustainability; partial least square; structural equation modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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