Impact of innovations on human resources in the construction industry

My exploratory research gave interesting insights about innovations and how they are influencing and changing human resources in Norwegian construction industry. To answer my research question and sub-questions, I have taken findings from interviews with biggest construction contractors in Norway and technology manufacturers while comparing received information with tendencies in other countries and behavior of innovation processes in other various industries. Research gave aggregated results and overview that the construction industry we are on the cusp of a Fourth industrial revolution. A development process involving of artificial intelligence algorithms, learning machines, robotic technologies in prefabrication factories and on project sites, real examples of 3D printing promise a new wave of productivity and range of technological advantages in the construction industry. Together socio-economic, technological and demographic developments and changes will generate displacing of jobs and new categories of occupations. At the same time, it will change the skill sets required for old and new human occupations in industry and transform labor employment