Impact of Industry 4.0 Platform on the Formation of Construction 4.0 Concept: A Literature Review

Maria Kozlovska, Daria Klosova and Zuzana Strukova
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Maria Kozlovska: Institute of Technology, Economics and Management in Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 04200 Košice, Slovakia
Daria Klosova: Institute of Technology, Economics and Management in Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 04200 Košice, Slovakia
Zuzana Strukova: Institute of Technology, Economics and Management in Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 04200 Košice, Slovakia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: In recent years, due to the rapid development of the fourth industrial revolution and new platforms of information technologies, intelligent systems have received widespread attention in many industries and have brought the potential to improve the efficiency of the construction industry. These facts led to the appearance of a new concept in construction industry called Construction 4.0. Therefore, this article seeks to explore the state of implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies in the construction industry and analyze their impact on the formation of the Construction 4.0 concept. In order to achieve the aim of this article, a literature review was conducted using the most relevant publication in this field. Moreover, authors carried out a bibliometric analysis among 195 selected research articles related to the Industry 4.0 and Construction 4.0 to identify interconnections between these concepts. The results show that Industry 4.0 has the greatest impact on productivity growth in construction and that interest in digital technologies is growing every year, but their penetration into the construction industry is currently slow and limited. The authors suggest that further research needs to be focused on future ethical issues that may arise and on synergies between Construction 4.0 technologies.

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Construction 4.0; digital technologies; interrelation; BIM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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