Grant: Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
University of Ottawa
$178,201.00
Human factor impacts on on-site and off-site industrialized construction processes
EF 2025-26 · 2025-05-01
Résumé
In traditional construction, the supply of (construction) materials and skilled labor flows towards an open geographical location (i.e., the construction site), making the adoption of advanced technologies and production methods difficult. However, as innovative building materials emerge, along with technological advances in logistics and information processing, the construction industry became well-positioned to leverage the benefits of the manufacturing model by relocating the majority of construction activities from the site to an indoor manufacturing environment. While numerous studies highlighted the economic benefits of indoor manufacturing for the construction industry, the human and societal dimension associated with this novel delivery paradigm has not yet received sufficient attention. Accordingly, this Project aims to fill this gap by building a framework that would allow researchers and policymakers to evaluate whether the human dimension will act as a positive feedback loop for the adoption of the off-site paradigm in the construction industry.
Ministère
Programme
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Numéro d'entreprise
119278877
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Tel que publié
Agreement End Date
2028-03-31
Agreement Number
1033771
Agreement Start Date
2025-05-01
Agreement Title
Human factor impacts on on-site and off-site industrialized construction processes
Agreement Title (French)
Impacts du facteur humain sur les processus de construction industrialisée sur site et hors site
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$178,201.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
In traditional construction, the supply of (construction) materials and skilled labor flows towards an open geographical location (i.e., the construction site), making the adoption of advanced technologies and production methods difficult. However, as innovative building materials emerge, along with technological advances in logistics and information processing, the construction industry became well-positioned to leverage the benefits of the manufacturing model by relocating the majority of construction activities from the site to an indoor manufacturing environment. While numerous studies highlighted the economic benefits of indoor manufacturing for the construction industry, the human and societal dimension associated with this novel delivery paradigm has not yet received sufficient attention. Accordingly, this Project aims to fill this gap by building a framework that would allow researchers and policymakers to evaluate whether the human dimension will act as a positive feedback loop for the adoption of the off-site paradigm in the construction industry.
Description (French)
Dans la construction traditionnelle, les matériaux et la main-d’œuvre qualifiée convergent vers un lieu de travail ouvert, c’est-à-dire le chantier, ce qui rend difficile l’adoption de technologies et de méthodes de production avancées. Cependant, grâce à l’émergence de nouveaux matériaux de construction et aux progrès technologiques dans les domaines de la logistique et du traitement de l’information, le secteur de la construction est en mesure de tirer parti des avantages du modèle de fabrication en délocalisant la plupart des activités de construction du chantier vers un environnement de production en intérieur. Si de nombreuses études ont mis en évidence les avantages économiques de la fabrication en intérieur pour le secteur de la construction, la dimension humaine et sociétale associée à ce nouveau paradigme n’a pas encore reçu toute l’attention qu’elle mérite. Ce projet vise donc à combler cette lacune en élaborant un cadre permettant aux chercheurs et aux décideurs politiques d’évaluer l’impact positif de la dimension humaine sur l’adoption du paradigme hors site dans le secteur de la construction.
Expected Results
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Expected Results (French)
À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides.
Federal Riding
Ottawa--Vanier--Gloucester
Federal Riding (French)
Ottawa--Vanier--Gloucester
Federal Riding Number
35081
NAICS Code
541710
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Name (French)
Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D
Program Purpose
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
Program Purpose (French)
Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires.
Recipient Business Number
119278877
Recipient City
Ottawa|Ottawa
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
University of Ottawa
Recipient Postal Code
K1N 6N5
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
172-2025-2026-Q2-1033771