Pirooz Far Poorang, A E (2008) Mass-constomisation: The application on design, fabrication and implementation (DFI) processes of building envelopes. PhD thesis, University of Sheffield, UK.
Abstract
Traditionally the building industry has been always slower than other industries in embracing and employing new technologies. This has both positive and negative implications for the building industry. As a result it is more likely to follow other pioneering industries and exploit and adopt their achievements once they have been approved. The current research has investigated the most viable ways for adopting, modifying, tailoring and using mass-customisation in the building (esp. housing) industry. It focuses on how those strategies, if employed accordingly and knowingly, can contribute to provide a final product in the building industry which can be more reasonably priced while it offers a higher degree of flexibility and variation. Moving forward, it is believed that employment of industrial-type approaches in the building industry will potentially encourage the profession to more comply with the contemporary concerns regarding performance, impact and environment.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | flexibility; building industry; employment; fabrication |
| Index terms: | customization, new technology, employment, building industry, profession, implementation, building envelope, fabrication, strategy, variation, housing |
| Subjects: | construction type, institututions, construction manufacturing, contractual arrangements, innovation and technology management, manufacturing engineering, management, architectural elements, contractual condition, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Business Strategy, Construction Technology, Roles and Professions, Human Resources, Design Practice, Contract Administration, Engineering Principles, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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