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Procurement of non-incremental sustainable technology innovations

the case of small entrepreneurial firms supplying New Zealand construction & building industry

Procurement of non-incremental sustainable technology innovations

the case of small entrepreneurial firms supplying New Zealand construction & building industry

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Traditionally, the construction industry in New Zealand and in other countries has seen a low productivity and a low track record for successful innovations (Fairweather, 2010). The industry also lags in sustainability (e.g. Nemry, 2008) when seen from a broader or lifecycle perspective. This has a negative impact on private and government spending, on quality and health/wellbeing, and on the environment. This paper posits that the construction industry needs non-incremental (disruptive or discontinuous, i.e. modular, architectural, system or radical) sustainable technology innovations to make drastic improvements in sustainability. Such innovations are often procured (acquired) and (co-) developed by small entrepreneurial firms thus introducing such innovations into the construction and building industry. However it is unclear exactly how entrepreneurial small firms procure non-incremental sustainable technology innovations.

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OrganisatieHanzehogeschool Groningen
Gepubliceerd in4th New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS) 2014 Albany, New Zealand, NZL
Datum2014-11
TypeConferentiebijdrage
TaalEngels

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