Readiness of the construction industry to adopt the modern methods of construction: a scoping review

Ali M. Saad, Mohammed Fadhil Dulaimi, Chris Gorse and Suhaib Arogundade

Chapter 14 in Research Companion to Innovation in Construction, 2025, pp 287-299 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Despite the UK Government favouring modern methods of construction (MMC) and advocating their extended ability to address contemporary construction challenges, the current situation suggests that the sector has yet to achieve a sufficient economy of scale. This has led sizeable MMC businesses to experience, or to be close to experiencing, insolvency. Such events serve as the rationale for a study to investigate how MMC is perceived within the construction sector. Critics argue that MMC demands a fundamental change that has not been witnessed in construction for decades. This chapter aims to offer a scoping review to better understand how innovations transpire in complex social systems in construction. The logic flows to examining the decision-making processes of clients, which would then guide research towards the salient points where research can drive broader confidence in non-traditional ways of constructing places.

Keywords: Modern Methods of Construction; Innovation; Decision-Making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035326587
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