ICT and construction: where are we?

Abstract

Currently information and communication technology is used extensively in most industries. The construction industry, however, is lagging in adopting and using information communication technology. Buildings, and the construction thereof, is a very old discipline, going back many centuries, yet the industry is slow in adopting these technologies. Construction informatics is also a relatively young and immature field of applied science and not well-defined. This paper investigated the reported research as published in journals and presents a classification of research themes on construction informatics. A classification of the themes is presented, indicating the main focus of each theme.