• DocumentCode
    3472384
  • Title

    Green technologies for building material business

  • Author

    Carter, Lawrence ; Choothian, Worar Thai ; Intrarode, Nuttawut ; Ploykitikoon, Pattravadee

  • Author_Institution
    Portland State Univ., Portland, OR, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-6 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1718
  • Lastpage
    1729
  • Abstract
    Technology assessment is one aspect of the technology acquisition process. This process provides a framework that helps companies thoroughly understand their necessities and capabilities in order to select appropriate emerging technologies from the right sources for the companies at the right time. With rapid changes in technology and boundless customer needs in our globalization era, these implications significantly impact the companies´ ability to move forward and to maintain their competitive advantages, in order to remain superior to their rivals. Thus, it is necessary to acquire the right technology to enhance their ability to create tremendously successful business results in the long run. The aim of this research is to develop a technology assessment model for evaluating green technologies to build business materials, drawing on a Thai company case study. A variety of tools needs to be applied this framework. In addition to the assessment of technology, various perspectives included technological, organizational, and market perspectives. The results of this research will reveal the most appropriate technology for building business materials, regarding technology advances and new product development. Overall, the research will develop a highly successful framework to be applied to technology assessment, with a unique focus on other building materials businesses.
  • Keywords
    building materials; commerce; environmental factors; globalisation; building material business; globalization; green technologies; technology acquisition process; technology assessment; Appropriate technology; Building materials; Companies; Infrared heating; Photovoltaic systems; Plastic films; Semiconductor thin films; Solar power generation; Sputtering; Tiles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Management of Engineering & Technology, 2009. PICMET 2009. Portland International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-890843-20-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-890843-20-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PICMET.2009.5261970
  • Filename
    5261970