Challenges in Implementation of Big Data in Construction Industry

Abstract

Construction industry has an important part to play in the development of a country. There has been a recent growth in this sector after government incentivizing the industry; however, due to the prevalent traditional practices projects often exceed the constraints. With increasing infrastructure development, there has been felt a need to employ Big Data management in the construction sector to manage the huge chunks of data being produced annually. Big Data, being a rising concern, is driving huge IT investments to manage and maintain it in different sectors like genomics, simulations, environmental research, urban informatics, business and e-science etc. A research was carried out to identify the basic challenges that pose in way of formulation of a Central Big Data Management System in Pakistan for construction sector, under government supervision. The challenges were ranked through a frequency analysis of the respondents, which included clients, consultants, contractors and academia personnel. The study highlights the importance of a central management system to increase productivity and efficiency, lower costs and risk involved and optimize the construction practices.