Construction industry towards IR 4.0 - A review

• Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings
• Main Author: Lat D.C.; Noor S.N.A.M.; Rahman N.S.A.; Razali R.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2021
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105669848&doi=10.1063%2f5.0044217&partnerID=40&md5=cc5a9eb5aa908bf8af6bcd48773fa110

This paper focuses on the literature review of construction industry towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0). It is not easy for construction industry to adapt to the new technology which mostly based on internet of things (IOT), internet of service, big data and etc. However, the recent devastating Covid 19 outbreak more or less has opened the eyes of the construction industry towards IR 4.0 due to the movement control order (MCO). The impact of Covid 19 forces all the industries including construction industry to move toward IR 4.0. Some of the elements to support the construction industry to move toward IR 4.0 are discussed in this paper including Building Information Modeling (BIM), the use of drone or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAE) to monitor construction site, virtual meeting among stakeholders and the use of prefabrication works such as Industrial Building System (IBS). Systematic and efficient construction works can be achieved by implementing the elements of IR 4.0 in construction industry. © 2021 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.