TY - JOUR
T1 - Patent analysis for forecasting promising technology in high-rise building construction
AU - Cho, Han Pil
AU - Lim, Hyunsu
AU - Lee, Dongmin
AU - Cho, Hunhee
AU - Kang, Kyung In
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant ( 16AUDPB106327-02 ) from Architecture & Urban Development Research Program funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korean Government.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - For last 15 years, the market size of high-rise building construction has rapidly increased by four times. Many global contractors are investing in the development of high-rise building construction technology, which needs more advanced construction technology than ordinary building construction to secure competiveness in the market. It is significant for contractors to prospect the promising field of technology for strategic investment. Therefore, this study analyzed patents to forecast promising technology fields in future high-rise building construction. 2875 patents related to high-rise building construction that were applied for in the US, Europe, Korea, China and Japan during 1995–2013 were analyzed for market prospect and promising technology. As a result of the market analysis, Korea and China are in the developing phase of the technology market; and in particular, the Chinese market is showing the most drastic growth. On the other hand, the analysis of technology suggests the following technologies offer promising technology: 1) monitoring technology to enhance the efficiency of high-rise building construction; 2) information modeling technology and energy reduction technology in the construction phase based on information modeling technology; and 3) safety management technology based on information modeling technology. This study is intended to provide directions for high-rise building construction technology investment, and objective data for decision making for future global contractors.
AB - For last 15 years, the market size of high-rise building construction has rapidly increased by four times. Many global contractors are investing in the development of high-rise building construction technology, which needs more advanced construction technology than ordinary building construction to secure competiveness in the market. It is significant for contractors to prospect the promising field of technology for strategic investment. Therefore, this study analyzed patents to forecast promising technology fields in future high-rise building construction. 2875 patents related to high-rise building construction that were applied for in the US, Europe, Korea, China and Japan during 1995–2013 were analyzed for market prospect and promising technology. As a result of the market analysis, Korea and China are in the developing phase of the technology market; and in particular, the Chinese market is showing the most drastic growth. On the other hand, the analysis of technology suggests the following technologies offer promising technology: 1) monitoring technology to enhance the efficiency of high-rise building construction; 2) information modeling technology and energy reduction technology in the construction phase based on information modeling technology; and 3) safety management technology based on information modeling technology. This study is intended to provide directions for high-rise building construction technology investment, and objective data for decision making for future global contractors.
KW - High-rise building construction technology
KW - Patent analysis
KW - Technology trend
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U2 - 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.11.012
DO - 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.11.012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85034850376
VL - 128
SP - 144
EP - 153
JO - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
JF - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
SN - 0040-1625
ER -