Arditi, D; Elhassan, A and Toklu, Y C (2002) Constructability analysis in the design firm. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(2), pp. 117-126. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
The timely execution of a construction project is very important to the owner, who makes plans and commitments on the basis of the project's anticipated completion date. Failure of design professionals to consider how a builder will implement the design can result in scheduling problems, delays, and disputes during the construction process. Constructability of design is a subjective scale that depends basically on a number of interdependent project-related factors. Many design firms have a formal (explicit) constructability program that is launched as early as the conceptual planning stage of the project. This research examines design professionals' efforts to pursue constructability and provides recommendations for performing constructability reviews in an efficient and effective manner.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | constructability; design |
| Index terms: | constructability, dispute, owner, design firm, program, construction project, construction process, commitment, builder, scheduling |
| Subjects: | operations research, psychology, dispute resolution, practitioner, sociology, building construction, construction integration, software systems, production management |
| Topics: | Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Roles and Professions, Digital Applications, Legal Issues, Design Practice, Organizational Design, Site Management, Time Control |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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