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Investigation Of Designers' And General Contractors' Perceptions Of Offsite Construction Techniques In The United States Construction Industry, Na Lu May 2007

Investigation Of Designers' And General Contractors' Perceptions Of Offsite Construction Techniques In The United States Construction Industry, Na Lu

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ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the current utilization of offsite construction techniques in the building sector of the U.S. construction industry, and to investigate the architects'/engineers' (A/Es') and general contractors' (GCs') perceptions of benefits and barriers of using these techniques, and also to identify the motivations and barriers of using these techniques by A/Es' and GCs' responses. A self-administrated survey questionnaire was developed as primary research methodology. 1200 A/Es and GCs were randomly selected as research subjects, and T-tests and regression tests were utilized in the study to achieve the research objectives. The study found that both A/Es and …