From prototypes to production: Overcoming the barriers to adoption of sustainable building innovation
Citations
Altmetric
Author
Jensen, CDate
2020-11-02Source Title
IOP Conference Series : Earth and Environmental SciencePublisher
IOP PublishingUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Jensen, ChristopherAffiliation
Architecture, Building and PlanningMetadata
Show full item recordDocument Type
Conference PaperCitations
Jensen, C. (2020). From prototypes to production: Overcoming the barriers to adoption of sustainable building innovation. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 588, (4), pp.042061-042061. IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/588/4/042061.Access Status
Access this item via the Open Access locationAbstract
Modern interpretations of sustainable buildings are founded upon innovative application of new products and technology, often applied for the first time. However, such prototype innovations require additional development for commercialisation. In the case of sustainable building innovation, this is to align the innovation with industry requirements such
as cost, constructability and building regulations, all of which impact the adoption of the innovation into widespread use. Despite a clear understanding of the barriers to innovation in the construction industry, the importance of the attributes of an innovation that lead to adoption are
less well understood. This research utilises the Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory to analyse how the attributes for innovation adoption potential from the innovation rich Solar Decathlon building competition. This research demonstrates that there are a number of innovation attributes that are not addressed by the Solar Decathlon and this therefore results in the low rates of innovation adoption into industry from the competition.
Export Reference in RIS Format
Endnote
- Click on "Export Reference in RIS Format" and choose "open with... Endnote".
Refworks
- Click on "Export Reference in RIS Format". Login to Refworks, go to References => Import References