Modelling the impact of technological innovations on the sustainability of South African affordable housing projects

Alireza Moghayedi; Bankole Awuzie; Karen Le Jeune; Mark Massyn; Temitope Omotayo

Modelling the impact of technological innovations on the sustainability of South African affordable housing projects

Alireza Moghayedi
, Bankole Awuzie
, Karen Le Jeune
, Mark Massyn
, Temitope Omotayo

University of the West of England
University of the Witwatersrand
University of Cape Town
Leeds Beckett University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Sustainable, affordable house development can be facilitated by adopting appropriate technological innovations. However, limited studies provide practical knowledge on the impact of key influencers on adopting these technological innovations in African affordable housing projects. Therefore, the impact of internal and external influencers on the degree of technological innovation adaptation in South African affordable housing projects is examined in the current study. The initial findings were used to develop a sustainable, innovative, affordable housing (SIAH) causal model. The developed casual model and the relationship between the constructs/sub-constructs were validated through structured data collected from official South African home developers. The study found a low positive impact of internal influences and a moderate negative impact of external influences on home developers' adoption of technological innovation in South African affordable housing projects. Moreover, the research proved the high negative mediating impact of external influences on the association between internal influences and technological innovation adoption level. The study deduces that external influencers are the main drivers of adopting technological innovation in affordable housing, which means that by addressing the external influences, the level of adoption will significantly improve. This is due to the direct and mediating adverse effects of external influencers on adopting technological innovation in affordable housing projects. The SIAH model can be a robust framework to reduce the challenges of adaptation to technological innovations in SIAH.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023
Editors	Syed M. Ahmed, Salman Azhar, Amelia D. Saul, Kelly L. Mahaffy, Rizwan U. Farooqui
Publisher	East Carolina University
ISBN (Electronic)	9781732441644
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023 - Arnhem, Netherlands Duration: 8 May 2023 → 11 May 2023

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century
Volume	2023-May
ISSN (Electronic)	2640-1177

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Arnhem
Period	8/05/23 → 11/05/23

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Affordable housing
Internal and external influences
Level of adoption
Sustainability
Technological innovation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
Management of Technology and Innovation

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Moghayedi, A., Awuzie, B., Le Jeune, K., Massyn, M., & Omotayo, T. (2023). Modelling the impact of technological innovations on the sustainability of South African affordable housing projects. In S. M. Ahmed, S. Azhar, A. D. Saul, K. L. Mahaffy, & R. U. Farooqui (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023 (International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century; Vol. 2023-May). East Carolina University.

Moghayedi, Alireza ; Awuzie, Bankole ; Le Jeune, Karen et al. / Modelling the impact of technological innovations on the sustainability of South African affordable housing projects. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023. editor / Syed M. Ahmed ; Salman Azhar ; Amelia D. Saul ; Kelly L. Mahaffy ; Rizwan U. Farooqui. East Carolina University, 2023. (International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century).

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Moghayedi, A, Awuzie, B, Le Jeune, K, Massyn, M & Omotayo, T 2023, Modelling the impact of technological innovations on the sustainability of South African affordable housing projects. in SM Ahmed, S Azhar, AD Saul, KL Mahaffy & RU Farooqui (eds), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023. International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, vol. 2023-May, East Carolina University, 13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023, Arnhem, Netherlands, 8/05/23.

Modelling the impact of technological innovations on the sustainability of South African affordable housing projects. / Moghayedi, Alireza; Awuzie, Bankole; Le Jeune, Karen et al.
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023. ed. / Syed M. Ahmed; Salman Azhar; Amelia D. Saul; Kelly L. Mahaffy; Rizwan U. Farooqui. East Carolina University, 2023. (International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century; Vol. 2023-May).

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Moghayedi A, Awuzie B, Le Jeune K, Massyn M, Omotayo T. Modelling the impact of technological innovations on the sustainability of South African affordable housing projects. In Ahmed SM, Azhar S, Saul AD, Mahaffy KL, Farooqui RU, editors, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023. East Carolina University. 2023. (International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century).

Modelling the impact of technological innovations on the sustainability of South African affordable housing projects

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