Table 3

Barriers to the adoption of WSDs

BarriersAuthors
Concern for usabilityLee et al. (2017) 
Lack of integration with existing construction practices and operationsNnaji and Awolusi (2021) 
Health and safety concernAbuwarda et al. (2022) 
Initial costNnaji et al. (2021), Nnaji and Awolusi (2021) 
Maintenance costDithebe et al. (2019) 
Operating costGoodrum et al. (2011) 
Cost of training and employing professionalsArabshahi et al. (2021a) 
Uncertain cost-benefit relationDithebe et al. (2019) 
Technology-related operational difficultiesNnaji and Awolusi (2021) 
Challenge of power supplyHeller, 2015 
Data management challengeAhmed et al. (2018) 
Lack of proper information technology (IT) infrastructureDidehvar et al. (2018) 
Technology immaturityGolizadeh et al. (2019) 
Employees complianceAlizadehsalehi and Yitmen (2019) 
Legal or ethical concernsHaikio et al. (2020) 
Resistance to changeDidehvar et al. (2018) 
Organization cultureAdriaanse et al. (2010) 
Lack of government supportRogers et al. (2015) 
Temporary nature of constructionAdriaanse et al. (2010) 
PrivacyChoi et al. (2017) 
Site-related issuesGolizadeh et al. (2019) 
Manufacturing requirementSchall et al. (2018) 
Lack of well-trained staffAkinbile and Oni (2016) 
Long data processing timeArabshahi et al. (2021a), Nnaji et al. (2021) 
High data storage capacityAbuwarda et al. (2022) 
Interference with essential activitiesLee et al. (2017) 
Individual privacy and ownership of dataNnaji et al. (2021) 
Former unsuccessful experienceArabshahi et al. (2021b) 

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