Reference number : 172-2023-2024-Q4-1014544, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : The University of New Brunswick, recipient country : CA, recipient province : NB, recipient city : Fredericton|Fredericton, recipient postal code : E3B 5A3, program name english : Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives, program name french : Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D, program purpose english : Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas., program purpose french : Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires., agreement title english : Assessing and benchmarking organization maturity and capabilities from a 
technologies and methodologies lens to advance off-site construction at 
scale, agreement title french : Évaluer et comparer la maturité et les capacités des organisations du point de vue des technologies et des méthodologies afin de faire progresser la construction hors site à grande échelle., agreement number : 1014544, agreement value : 675400.0, agreement start date : 2024-02-23, agreement end date : 2026-08-31, description english : While other peer industry sectors (agriculture, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, etc.) have experienced significant accelerated growth, the construction industry has been relatively dormant. By most measures, productivity in the construction industry has remained near stagnant for over 20 years (NBER 2023), while the demand for output to meet societal growth and the concern for the construction industry’s impact on meeting the nations net-zero emission targets increases year over year. This project will build upon a generalized international framework to understand the capabilities and resulting capacity of the construction industry with respect to off-site construction. It will assess the phases of design, manufacturing and construction, and capabilities from the dimensions of people, process and technology (CIB 2023). The research project will assess the organizational maturity with construction companies from across Canada, benchmark the construction sector’s capacity with respect to off-site construction, and create an interactive dashboard allowing for organizations to assess their maturity relative to their industry peers, by geography, size and type, description french : Évaluer et comparer la maturité et les capacités des organisations du point de vue des technologies et des méthodologies afin de faire progresser la construction hors site à grande échelle., expected results english : In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems., expected results french : À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides., additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada