Future Innovative Construction Technologies: Directions and Strategies to Innovate Construction Industry

The paper aims to discuss future direction of management of innovative technologies toward construction innovation. Our focus here is technology and knowledge fusions. At first technology and knowledge fusions in building construction are described. Secondary processes of technology and knowledge fusions are analyzed focusing on automation technology and information technology. Thirdly, a strategy to innovate construction industry is proposed from a viewpoint of technology and knowledge fusions. Finally, future directions and strategies of technology and knowledge fusions to develop future innovative construction technologies are to be presented.