Drivers of technology adoption - the case of nanomaterials in building construction

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 232-244

  Arora, Sanjay K ^a,b   Foley, Rider W ^b   Youtie, Jan ^a   Shapira, Philip ^a,b,c   Wiek, Arnim ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; Building construction; Diffusion; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DIFFUSION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ADOPTION; BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; COMPREHENSIVE TECHNOLOGY; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; INSULATING PROPERTIES; NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS; PRODUCT CERTIFICATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904104187     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.12.017     Document Type: Article

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