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creators_name: Waqar, A.
creators_name: Othman, I.
creators_name: Pomares, J.C.
title: Impact of 3D Printing on the Overall Project Success of Residential Construction Projects Using Structural Equation Modelling
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keywords: decadal variation; environmental management; environmental protection; public health; research and development; three-dimensional modeling, article; building industry; construction work; environmental protection; environmental sustainability; exploratory factor analysis; feasibility study; human; Malaysia; partial least squares regression; public health; structural equation modeling; three dimensional printing; building industry; latent class analysis; Malaysia; three dimensional printing, Malaysia, Construction Industry; Latent Class Analysis; Malaysia; Printing, Three-Dimensional
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abstract: After a decade of research and development, 3D printing is now an established technique in the construction sector, complete with its own set of accepted standards. The use of 3D printing in construction might potentially improve the outcome of the project as a whole. However, traditional strategies are often used in the residential construction industry in Malaysia, which causes serious public safety and health issues along with a negative impact on the environment. In the context of project management, overall project success (OPS) has five dimensions, such as cost, time, quality, safety, and environment. Understanding the role of 3D printing in relation to OPS dimensions in Malaysian residential construction projects would allow construction professionals to adopt 3D printing more easily. The aim of the study was to find the impact of 3D construction printing on OPS while considering the implications for all five dimensions. Fifteen professionals were interviewed to first evaluate and summarise the impact factors of 3D printing using the current literature. Then, a pilot survey was conducted, and the results were checked using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The feasibility of 3D printing in the building sector was investigated by surveying industry experts. Partial least squares structural equation modelling was used to investigate and validate the fundamental structure and linkages between 3D printing and OPS (PLS-SEM). A strong correlation was found between 3D printing in residential projects and OPS. Highly positive implications are indicated by the environmental and safety dimensions of OPS. Malaysian decision-makers may look to the outcomes of introducing 3D printing into the residential construction industry as a modern method for increasing environmental sustainability, public health and safety, reducing cost and time, and increasing the quality of construction work. With this study�s findings in hand, construction engineering management in Malaysia�s residential building sector might benefit from a deeper understanding of how 3D printing is used for improving environmental compliance, public health and safety, and project scope. © 2023 by the authors.
date: 2023
publisher: MDPI
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85149939878&doi=10.3390%2fijerph20053800&partnerID=40&md5=f953ba640424f89ce3fe2291b6b29a89
id_number: 10.3390/ijerph20053800
full_text_status: none
publication: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
volume: 20
number: 5
refereed: TRUE
issn: 16617827
citation:   Waqar, A. and Othman, I. and Pomares, J.C.  (2023) Impact of 3D Printing on the Overall Project Success of Residential Construction Projects Using Structural Equation Modelling.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (5).   ISSN 16617827