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Innovation Empowerment in Construction 4.0 by the CDR-Approach

A new field of scientific Research for the digital breakthrough

verfasst von: Bianca Christina Weber-Lewerenz

Verlag: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

Enthalten in: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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This is a publication-based dissertation. The book examines the promotion of innovation in construction 4.0 through the CDR approach. This opens up a new scientific research field for digital breakthroughs.

It raises awareness, explains and enables access to innovative technologies such as digitalization and AI in the construction industry and highlights the associated ethical aspects. This research comes to the conclusion that the human factor forms the basis for designing a socially sustainable digital transformation. The new findings show how innovative technology can support people more efficiently, productively, safely and meaningfully. It specifically addresses responsibility in the corporate environment and develops the key factors for success without neglecting the necessary legal, political, social and educational framework.

The aim of this book is to improve and strengthen the transfer of knowledge between research and practice on the basis of scientific communication without language barriers. In this way, the book offers broader access for readers, not only for experts, researchers, designers, implementers, doers and visionaries. The book encourages an interdisciplinary, integrative and constructive dialogue in order to avoid disciplinary silo thinking.

The diversity of potential and innovations in the industry is offset by the industry's enormous responsibility to use sustainable, human-controlled AI to achieve the 17 UN SDGs and climate goals and to increase its global competitiveness on the basis of a European quality seal.

Surprise and aha effects are inevitable. The book invites key players, everyone involved and everyone who sets new standards, to help shape the digital change in the construction industry and become innovative. The book promotes a new culture of thinking and learning and strengthens the entrepreneurial will to innovate.

Opening a new gap in scientific knowledge with this book ultimately leads to a new discipline. In addition, it expands the interdisciplinary dialogue around the globe to find new ways to assume corporate digital responsibility and adapt the framework conditions.

The book provides new ideas for defining individual digital corporate strategies.

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Frontmatter

Chapter 1. Introduction

Abstract

With increasing technical feasibility, multiple responsibilities arise, and the human factor increasingly moves into the focus of technical innovation. This debate is not new, but the illumination of such an approach in Civil Engineering is new. It is therefore a very fertile field of research.

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Chapter 2. Scientific Approach

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Publication 2 describes in detail the applied scientific method. The following sections provide deeper information by highlighting some of the steps that build on, complement or depend on each other. As already mentioned in the introduction, this research generates new knowledge by uncovering patterns useful both for practical application and research.

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Chapter 3. Calls for Action

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The branch represents the key branch for reducing CO₂-Emmissions. Technologies such as digital twins, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT), Cloud Computing, Blockchain Technology and Metaverse, which comprises digital technologies for learners to interact with other users with avatars in virtual environments, enable multisensory interactions with digital objects and people such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) offer increase of efficiency, safety and sustainability. But they also represent black boxes that are e.g., gender biased or otherwise biased if not carefully and transparently researched, developed and applied based on ethical-democratic values.

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Chapter 4. Cumulative Part of Dissertation

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Bianca Weber-Lewerenz is the author of the non-fiction book “Accents of Added Value in Construction 4.0—Ethical Observations in Digitization and AI” published by Springer Nature publishing company, Wiesbaden, Germany. The book cover’s graphic design connects the building craft in earlier times and the recent digital age with an overlay of a floor plan. The book is available in German and English language, the Chinese version is in planning.

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Chapter 5. Discussion

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The main objective of this thesis is to gain knowledge towards a more generic modeling on human and digital transformation that is applicable to the wider range of potentially diverse users in Construction in different corporate environment settings, sizes and services. Motivated by the need for more will to innovate and new knowledge, this dissertation is organized into a comprehensive summary of the state of research on responsible use of innovative, trustworthy technologies driven by the CDR modeling. Firstly, the state of research in the field of research is summarized.

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Chapter 6. Results—Digitization and AI Need New Culture of Thinking in Construction 4.0

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The digital era offers both innovation potential and the requirement for new measures, especially in Education and Teaching. Digital technologies and AI lead to new working profiles, new fields of work, new qualifications. They require new knowledge and the adaptation of education as part of the Compass for “Building Forward Better” (Weber-Lewerenz 2022).

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Chapter 7. Limitations and Future Work

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Data collection through expert interviews is relatively time-consuming and represents a key challenge. Within the limited time of a dissertation, only a limited number of interviews can be conducted in a reasonable amount of time. Comprehensive data collection through expert interviews as part of in-depth research is therefore recommended.

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Chapter 8. Conclusion

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This research project started to contour CDR. Based on the findings the research considers the CDR approach in Construction as signposts for enabling innovations, shaping and strengthening the necessary framework conditions. The available body of literature does not provide in depth how different ethical motivations for corporate digital responsibility impacts the degree of societal, economic, environmental effects.

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Backmatter

Titel: Innovation Empowerment in Construction 4.0 by the CDR-Approach
verfasst von: Bianca Christina Weber-Lewerenz
Copyright-Jahr: 2024
Verlag: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Electronic ISBN: 978-3-658-43905-7
Print ISBN: 978-3-658-43904-0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-43905-7