Cho, N (2020) Using industry data to make an impact on construction practices over the project lifecycle. PhD thesis, Arizona State University, USA.
Abstract
The construction industry generates tremendous amounts of data every day. Data can inform practitioners to increase their project performance as well as the quality of the resulting built environment. The data gathered from each stage has unique characteristics, and processing them to the appropriate information is critical. However, it is often difficult to measure the impact of the research across project phases (i.e. , planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance, and end-of-life). The goal of this dissertation is to present how industry data can be used to make an impact on construction practices and test a suite of methods to measure the impact of construction research across project phases. The dissertation provides examples of impactful research studies for each project phase to demonstrate the collection and utilization of data generated from each stage and to assess the potential tangible impact on construction industry practices. The completed studies presented both quantitative and qualitative analyses. The first study focuses on the planning phase and provides a practice to improve frond end planning (FEP) implementation by developing the project definition rating index (PDRI) maturity and accuracy total rating system (MATRS). The second study uses earned value management system (EVMS) information from the design and construction phases to support reliable project control and management. The dissertation then provides a third study, this time focusing on the operations phase and comparing the impact of project delivery methods using the international roughness index (IRI). Lastly, the end-of-life or decommissioning phase is tackled through a study that gauges the monetary impact of the circular economy concept applied to reuse construction and demolition (C&D) waste. This dissertation measures the impact of the research according to the knowledge mobilization (KMb) theory, which illustrates the value of the work to the public and to practitioners.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | El Asmar, M |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | accuracy; built environment; circular economy; construction phase; decommissioning; project control; project delivery; reuse; value management; project performance |
| Index terms: | project lifecycle, circular economy, value management, design and construction, built environment, project performance, implementation, construction industry, dissertation, construction phase, project delivery, decommissioning, project control, operation and maintenance, construction and demolition, accuracy, earned value management, practitioner, qualitative analysis, construction industry practice |
| Subjects: | infrastructure and transport systems, industry analysis, renovation and retrofit, management, project management theory and practice, professional development, project delivery, research design and methodology, control systems, maintenance engineering, sustainable design, contractual arrangements, project completion, research dissemination and communication, practitioner, waste management |
| Topics: | Value Management, Procurement, Sustainability, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Urban Studies, Roles and Professions, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Information Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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