Decision Making Model for Identifying the Cyber Technology Implementation Benefits for Sustainable Residential Building: A Mathematical PLS-SEM Approach

Ahmed Farouk Kineber (), Ayodeji Oke, Mohammed Magdy Hamed, Ashraf Alyanbaawi, Ali Elmansoury and Ahmed Osama Daoud
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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 Oke: Department of Quantity Surveying, Federal University of Technology, Akure 340110, Nigeria
Mohammed Magdy Hamed: Construction and Building Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), B 2401 Smart Village, Giza 12577, Egypt
Ashraf Alyanbaawi: College of Science and Computer Engineering, Taibah University, Yanbu 46411, Saudi Arabia
Ali Elmansoury: Islamic Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering & Islamic Architecture, Umm Al Qura University, Mecca 24382, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Osama Daoud: Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El Sherouk City 11837, Egypt

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-19

Abstract: Sustainability principles should be implemented during all the phases of the decision-making process of constructing residential buildings to achieve maximum gains without compromising the function of such projects. This study identified and examined the benefits of implementing cyber technology in residential building projects, with a view to promoting the sustainability of such projects. The benefits of cyber technology were identified from previous studies, which were then contextually explored via survey questionnaires within the Nigerian building industry. The results from the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) technique showed that the cyber technology benefits could be categorized into five constructs, namely, planning, transparency, efficiency, productivity, and quality. In addition, partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to develop the benefits model. The results showed that transparency related benefits were crucial benefits for implementing cyber technology. The study’s results will serve as a reference for decision-makers looking to decrease costs and increase sustainability by using cyber technology in the Nigerian construction sector.

Keywords: cyber technology; sustainability; residential building projects; PLS-SEM; benefits; EFA (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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