Abstract
Sustainable transition of the built environment con struction industry is challenging the existing construction practices and business models. This article presents a framework for understanding and facilitating sustainable transition in the built environment. The framework was developed through a
four years innovation project based on theories on sectorial and business model i nnovation and ten detailed case studies of different types of companies and their experimentation with different management and sustainability concepts. The framework interprets the construction industry as a collection of three generic domains - the Project, Product and Service domain - with widely different markets, companies, business models and regulation. Besides identifying the characteristics of the different domains, the findings show that
these domains are interdependent, but largely live their own lives with internal
agendas. Furthermore, it is shown that the domains are subject to more or less
consciously coordinated innovation activities. The research concludes that the three-domain-model represents a promising framework for understanding and facilitating sustainable transition of the construction industry and built environment.
four years innovation project based on theories on sectorial and business model i nnovation and ten detailed case studies of different types of companies and their experimentation with different management and sustainability concepts. The framework interprets the construction industry as a collection of three generic domains - the Project, Product and Service domain - with widely different markets, companies, business models and regulation. Besides identifying the characteristics of the different domains, the findings show that
these domains are interdependent, but largely live their own lives with internal
agendas. Furthermore, it is shown that the domains are subject to more or less
consciously coordinated innovation activities. The research concludes that the three-domain-model represents a promising framework for understanding and facilitating sustainable transition of the construction industry and built environment.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference |
Editors | P. W. Chan, C. J. Neilson |
Number of pages | 10 |
Publisher | Association of Researchers in Construction Management |
Publication date | 2016 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference - Manchester Town Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 5 Sept 2016 → 7 Sept 2016 http://www.arcom.ac.uk/conf-2016.php |
Conference
Conference | 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference |
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Location | Manchester Town Hall |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Manchester |
Period | 05/09/2016 → 07/09/2016 |
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