Salcedo Rahola, T B (2015) Integrated project delivery methods for energy renovation of social housing. PhD thesis, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
Abstract
European Social Housing Organisations (SHOs) are currently facing challenging times. The ageing of their housing stock and the economic crisis, which has affected both their finances and the finances of their tenants, are testing their capacity to stick to their aim of providing decent and affordable housing. Housing renovation projects offer the possibility of upgrading the health and comfort levels of their old housing stock to current standards and improve energy efficiency, and this solution also addresses the fuel poverty problems suffered by some tenants. The limited financial capacity of SHOs to realise energy renovations magnifies the importance of improving process performance in order to get the best possible outcomes. In the last 30 years numerous authors have addressed the need to improve the performance of traditional construction processes via alternative project delivery methods. However, very little is known about the specifics of renovations processes for social housing, the feasibility of applying innovative construction management methods and the consequences for the process, for the role of all the actors involved and for the results of the projects. The aim of this study is to provide an insight into the project delivery methods available for SHOs when they are undertaking energy renovation projects and to evaluate how these methods could facilitate the achievement of a higher process performance. The main research question is: How can Social Housing Organisations improve the performance of energy renovation processes using more integrated project delivery methods?
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Visscher, H J and Straub, A |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | social housing; energy renovation; project delivery methods; integrated project delivery; construction management; process performance |
| Index terms: | energy efficiency, affordable housing, energy renovation, fuel poverty, management method, testing, traditional construction, process performance, upgrading, integrated project delivery, tenant, comfort, housing, social housing, project delivery, renovation, housing stock |
| Subjects: | occupational health and safety management, strategic management, sustainability and energy, practitioner, housing and residential development, performance measurement, contractual arrangements, energy systems, industry analysis, construction type, professional practice, heritage and conservation, project delivery, renovation and retrofit, management |
| Topics: | Construction Technology, Health and Safety, Procurement, Quality Management, Urban Studies, Roles and Professions, Design Practice, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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