Synthesizing Construction Professionals’ Perception of Construction 4.0 in South Africa

The construction industry is attributed to its slow compliance with the uptake of technological innovations. This has inhibited the industry from attaining projected heights characterised by these technologies' espousal. Construction 4.0 serves as a vehicle for the digital transformation of the methods and processes involved in construction project delivery. Therefore, this study seeks to present the viewpoints of construction professionals on the impacts of construction 4.0 in South Africa. Using a quantitative approach, a questionnaire survey was employed to elicit responses from target respondents. The retrieved data were subjected to statistical analysis using methods which included mean item score, standard deviation, and one-sample t-test. Findings from the study showed that the professionals’ views indicate that the most significant impacts of the implementation of construction 4.0 are improved delivery time of projects, more accurate construction methods and increased customer satisfaction. It was also shown that all the identified impacts were proven to be significant. Conclusively, the study made recommendations that would aid in propagating the concept of digital transformation in project delivery using construction 4.0 as a viable vehicle. The study’s outcome makes insightful contributions to the body of knowledge on the digitalisation of construction processes for effective project delivery.