The University of New Brunswick

Purpose

While other peer industry sectors (agriculture, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, etc.) have experienced significant accelerated growth, the construction industry has been relatively dormant. By most measures, productivity in the construction industry has remained near stagnant for over 20 years (NBER 2023), while the demand for output to meet societal growth and the concern for the construction industry’s impact on meeting the nations net-zero emission targets increases year over year. This project will build upon a generalized international framework to understand the capabilities and resulting capacity of the construction industry with respect to off-site construction. It will assess the phases of design, manufacturing and construction, and capabilities from the dimensions of people, process and technology (CIB 2023). The research project will assess the organizational maturity with construction companies from across Canada, benchmark the construction sector’s capacity with respect to off-site construction, and create an interactive dashboard allowing for organizations to assess their maturity relative to their industry peers, by geography, size and type