Investigation into the Key Barriers to Achieving UK “Construction 2025” Strategy Targets

Q2 Engineering
Krzysztof Dziekonski, Francis Mascarenhas, Abdul–Majeed Mahamadu, Patrick Manu
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Abstract The “Construction 2025” is a United Kingdom (UK) Government Strategy introduced in 2013 to improve the construction industry in the United Kingdom by meeting outlined performance targets by 2025. However, with only a few years left to reach the targets, it is unclear how much industry is advancing to meet them. This paper reviews the progress to achieve the Strategy targets. The data collected from 96 UK construction professionals was utilised to assess the key barriers to achieving the UK “Construction 2025” Strategy targets. Results indicate that industry professionals are uncertain about reaching the reduction in overall cost and time targets by 2025. However, they are more positive about reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the trade gap. In terms of the key barriers, the results revealed a reluctance to adopt change, lack of implementation of new technology, fragmentation in the industry, and failure to adopt modern construction methods as the key barriers to the Strategy targets. The research is the first attempt at a comprehensive assessment of the progress and barriers to the UK “Construction 2025” Strategy. The results reinforce the call for government initiatives to transform the industry.
调查实现英国 "2025 年建筑业 "战略目标的主要障碍
摘要 "建筑 2025 "是英国政府于 2013 年推出的一项战略,旨在通过在 2025 年前实现概述的绩效目标来改善英国的建筑业。然而,距离实现目标仅剩几年时间,目前尚不清楚建筑业在实现目标方面取得了多大进展。本文回顾了实现战略目标的进展情况。本文利用从 96 位英国建筑专业人士处收集的数据,评估了实现英国 "建筑 2025 "战略目标的主要障碍。结果表明,业内专业人士对到 2025 年实现降低总体成本和缩短工期的目标并不确定。不过,他们对减少温室气体排放和缩小贸易差距持积极态度。在主要障碍方面,研究结果表明,不愿意采用变革、缺乏新技术的实施、行业分散以及未能采用现代施工方法是实现战略目标的主要障碍。该研究首次尝试对英国 "建筑 2025 "战略的进展和障碍进行全面评估。研究结果进一步呼吁政府采取措施改造建筑业。
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Engineering Management in Production and Services
Engineering Management in Production and Services Business, Management and Accounting-Management Information Systems
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