Research Media
MCA has participated in and supported a large variety of research efforts. These include market share, adaptability in a changing market, the effects of technological advancements on the construction industry, and many more. See the table and videos below for more information about MCA’s commitment to research.
| Title | Date | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | INDUSTRIALIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION® SIGNAL OR NOISE? THREAT OR PROMISE? | 2021 | Industrialization occurs when work is transferred from humans’ tacit knowledge to digitized explicit knowledge. The results include significant productivity improvement, market expansion, and labor force expansion. This process has occurred in many other skilled trade-driven industries and construction is in the midst of the process now. | Read |
 | Estimating With and Pricing of Prefabrication | 2020 | Prefabrication is any activity or work moved away from the final point of installation to be performed in a controlled, hence safer, and more productive off-site environment. Pre-fab reduces the number of manipulations for final completion and installation on-site. Yet, today, fewer than 5% of electrical construction companies are using pre-fabrication. | Read |
 | A Research Study to Investigate the Value-Transfer of Subcontractor Procurement | 2018 | An investigation focused on evaluating the value transfer throughout the construction supply chain to the end customers. | More... |
 | Industrialization of Construction: A Compilation to Lead the Way - Book Four: Efficiency and Continuous Improvements: Survival of the Unfits | 2017 | A study on the necessity of adaptability in the market as technology and business continues to change. | More... |
 | Industrialization of Construction: A Compilation to Lead the Way - Book Three: Foundation & Future: Dealing with the Challenges of More Work | 2016 | A study into the processes to develop the infrastructure needed to operate in the changing market. | More... |
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