A scoping review of green Internet of Things in construction and smart cities: current applications, adoption strategies and future directions

IF 3.5 Q3 GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Fahim Ullah, Oluwole Olatunji, S. Qayyum
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PurposeContemporary technological disruptions are espoused as though they stimulate sustainable growth in the built environment through the Green Internet of Things (G-IoT). Learning from discipline-specific experiences, this paper articulates recent advancements in the knowledge and concepts of G-IoT in relation to the construction and smart city sectors. It provides a scoping review for G-IoT as an overlooked dimension. Attention was paid to modern circularity, cleaner production and sustainability as key benefits of G-IoT adoption in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). In addition, this study also investigates the current application and adoption strategies of G-IoT.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) review approach. Resources are drawn from Scopus and Web of Science repositories using apt search strings that reflect applications of G-IoT in the built environment in relation to construction management, urban planning, societies and infrastructure. Thematic analysis was used to analyze pertinent themes in the retrieved articles.FindingsG-IoT is an overlooked dimension in construction and smart cities so far. Thirty-three scholarly articles were reviewed from a total of 82 articles retrieved, from which five themes were identified: G-IoT in buildings, computing, sustainability, waste management and tracking and monitoring. Among other applications, findings show that G-IoT is prominent in smart urban services, healthcare, traffic management, green computing, environmental protection, site safety and waste management. Applicable strategies to hasten adoption include raising awareness, financial incentives, dedicated work approaches, G-IoT technologies and purposeful capacity building among stakeholders. The future of G-IoT in construction and smart city research is in smart drones, building information modeling, digital twins, 3D printing, green computing, robotics and policies that incentivize adoption.Originality/valueThis study adds to the normative literature on envisioning potential strategies for adoption and the future of G-IoT in construction and smart cities as an overlooked dimension. No previous study to date has reviewed pertinent literature in this area, intending to investigate the current applications, adoption strategies and future direction of G-IoT in construction and smart cities. Researchers can expand on the current study by exploring the identified G-IoT applications and adoption strategies in detail, and practitioners can develop implementation policies, regulations and guidelines for holistic G-IoT adoption.
绿色物联网在建筑和智慧城市中的应用范围综述:当前应用、采用策略和未来方向
目的当代技术的颠覆性发展似乎通过绿色物联网(G-IoT)刺激了建筑环境的可持续增长。本文从具体学科的经验中汲取教训,阐述了与建筑和智慧城市领域相关的 G-IoT 知识和概念的最新进展。本文对 G-IoT 这一被忽视的方面进行了范围界定。根据联合国可持续发展目标(UN-SDGs),关注现代循环性、清洁生产和可持续性,将其作为采用 G-IoT 的主要益处。此外,本研究还调查了 G-IoT 目前的应用和采用策略。本研究采用系统和元分析首选报告项目(PRISMA)审查方法。使用恰当的搜索字符串从 Scopus 和 Web of Science 资料库中提取资源,这些资源反映了 G-IoT 在建筑环境中与施工管理、城市规划、社会和基础设施相关的应用。研究结果迄今为止,G-IoT 是建筑和智慧城市中被忽视的一个方面。在检索到的总共 82 篇文章中,对 33 篇学术文章进行了审查,从中确定了五个主题:G-IoT 在建筑、计算、可持续性、废物管理以及跟踪和监控中的应用。研究结果表明,G-IoT 在智能城市服务、医疗保健、交通管理、绿色计算、环境保护、现场安全和废物管理等领域的应用十分突出。加快采用 G-IoT 的适用战略包括提高认识、财政激励、专门的工作方法、G-IoT 技术和有目的的利益相关者能力建设。智能无人机、建筑信息建模、数字孪生、3D 打印、绿色计算、机器人技术和激励采用的政策是 G-IoT 在建筑和智慧城市研究中的未来。迄今为止,还没有任何一项研究对这一领域的相关文献进行审查,旨在调查 G-IoT 在建筑和智慧城市中的当前应用、采用策略和未来方向。研究人员可以通过详细探讨已确定的 G-IoT 应用和采用策略来扩展当前的研究,而从业人员则可以为全面采用 G-IoT 制定实施政策、法规和指南。
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Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-
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