Today’s episode is a deeper look into Construction 4.0 from an academics perspective. Erika Pärn wanted to dig deeper and find out if Construction 4.0 is just another consultant catchphrase or is there more to this transition.

Erika had the pleasure of speaking to Professor Paul Chan he joined her to share his thoughts on the debates around construction 4.0 and making sense of the changing markets in construction.

If you don’t know who Paul is, Paul Chan is a Professor of Design and Construction Management at the Faculty of Architecture and The Built Environment in TU Delft in the Netherlands. Paul has developed a track record in studying how people cope with organizational, social, and technological change. He is currently Principal Investigator of ‘Stepping Out’, a five-year research program that examines transdisciplinary learning for addressing multiple sustainable transitions, funded by the Dutch funding agency. He is Editor-in-Chief of Construction Management and Economics, and a committee member of the ARCOM.

He has authored/co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles. He also co-authored Constructing Futures (2010), a book on leadership and futures thinking in the construction industry.