Journal of Electrical Electronics Engineering(JEEE)

School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK

Publications

• Research Article   
  When Sustainable Technologies are Ignored. Socio-Technical Systems Thinking, Construction and Sustainable Development
  Author(s): William Henry Collinge*
  
  Achieving sustainable environments requires the construction industry to employ digitalization processes, appropriate procurement methods and innovative technologies. However, the benefits of innovative technologies can be missed when construction supply chains are disjointed and procurement methods inappropriate. This paper reflects on the installation and use of a digital technology in the built environment: a Japanese digital toilet installed in a Vietnamese hotel as experienced by a UK tourist. Employing an autoethnographic approach, the paper mobilises socio-technical systems thinking to examine the digital technology to identify factors leading to a negative experience of the technology from the authors` perspective. The analysis leads to a discussion of innovative technologies and construction supply chains, digitalization processes, the project lifecycle and achieving sustaina.. Read More»
  

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