Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Builders’ Practices in Construction Industries in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

Abstract

This study determined the impact of ICT on Professional Builders Practices in the Construction Industries in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Three research questions guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. A purposive sampling technique was employed to select 8 functional construction industries with 58 subjects comprising of 18 Registered Builders and 40 Non-Registered Builders. A questionnaire containing 41 items developed by the researcher and validated by three experts was used for the data collected for the study. The data collected from the pilot testing exercise was analyzed to establish a reliability coefficient of 0.82 for the instrument using Cronbach Alpha statistics. Statistical mean and standard deviation were employed to analyze the data for the study. The findings among others revealed that: ICT enhances the modernization drive of the construction industry, service delivery and increases organizational productivity. It was concluded that ICT improves work plan and help in monitoring and facilitating stages of the construction process. Based on these findings, it was recommended that construction industries should organize regular workshops and seminars for the construction workers due to the day-to-day improvement on the emergence of new application of ICT software in building construction project and also the construction industries should engage construction workers on training and retraining on effective use of ICT tools during each stage of the construction process to enhance data processing in the industry.