Koch, C and Haubjerg, E (2011) Performing the transition: Integrated design processes in climate change mitigation. In: Egbu, C and Lou, E C W (eds.) Proceedings of 27th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2011, Bristol, UK.
Abstract
The concepts of Integrated Design (ID) and Integrated Design Processes (IDP) is currently gaining importance as the building sector commences its transition towards climate change mitigation. ID and IDP are viewed as management concepts, seeing them as less of systematic knowledge and more of a symbolic device for enabling change, a performance of the concept. Three variants of integrated design globally is presented; Integrated Design and Delivery Solution (IDDS), Integrated Design Organization and Integrated Design Process (IDP). A bottom up perspective is used, looking at ID and IDP s presence in the Danish building industry. The concepts vary on dimensions such as the role of information technology, the relation to lean, forms of collaboration and industry, organization or project focus. Empirically the paper builds on qualitative case studies of four teams bidding for two building projects. It is argued that several ambiguous concepts of IDP co-exist and the architects and engineer struggle with the concepts even when directly involved. Precarious and negotiated consensus has to be created to make IDP perform. Nevertheless the ambiguity of the concepts is viewed not merely as a weakness, but also a condition of possibility for process oriented change in construction triggered by changes in the traditional roles and responsibilities when doing energy design for climate change mitigation.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | climate change; collaboration processes; Denmark; integrated design |
| Index terms: | collaboration, building industry, architect, presence, mitigation, dimension, Denmark, climate change, bidding, integrated design process, information technology, case study, engineer |
| Subjects: | industry analysis, Geography, financial risk, design process, management, bidding, environmental science, health monitoring assessment and metrics, climate science, computing systems, data collection methods, profession |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Design Practice, Roles and Professions, Sustainability, Procurement, Health and Safety, Cost Management, Research Practice, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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