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Investigating the barriers to the adoption of blockchain technology in sustainable construction projects

Singh, Atul Kumar; Kumar, V. R.Prasath; Dehdasht, Gholamreza; Mohandes, Saeed Reza; Manu, Patrick; Rahimian, Farzad Pour

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Authors

Atul Kumar Singh

V. R.Prasath Kumar

Gholamreza Dehdasht

Saeed Reza Mohandes

Patrick Manu Patrick.Manu@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Innovative Construction and Project Management

Farzad Pour Rahimian



Abstract

Blockchain technology (BT) can execute transactions verifiable and permanently, which can help foster the idea of embracing sustainability pillars within industries. Therefore, BT holds considerable promise for the industrial and service sectors; however, its implementation during the procurement stage in a sustainable construction project (SCP) is a bottleneck because of inherent and unknown barriers. Though some attempts on the identification of these barriers have been carried out, the literature lacks a thorough investigation into the relationships and inner dependencies among the related barriers within the realm of SCP. Thus, a novel combination of fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (fuzzy DEMATEL) and social network analysis (FDSNA) is proposed in this paper to fill this gap; FDSNA uncovers causal relationships among leading barriers that impede the adoption of BT within an SCP, and it determines the most critical barriers by modeling their complex interrelationships in related intricate environments. The obtained results suggest “inadequacies in implementing block chain-based policies” and “unawareness and resistance to BT among customers” as the most significant barriers, and “technology immaturity,” “market uncertainty and competition,” and “technology accessibility” are identified as the most critical. These results present managers and governmental bodies with an inclusive picture regarding the major obstructions to the successful implementation of BT, and it is expected to open avenues to accrue benefits from such leading-edge technologies at a greater pace.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 17, 2023
Online Publication Date Mar 23, 2023
Publication Date Jun 1, 2023
Deposit Date Jun 8, 2023
Publicly Available Date Jun 12, 2023
Journal Journal of Cleaner Production
Print ISSN 0959-6526
Electronic ISSN 1879-1786
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 403
Article Number 136840
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136840
Keywords Blockchain technology, Sustainability, Sustainable construction projects, Fuzzy DEMATEL, Social network analysis
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10848869
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652623009988?via%3Dihub

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