Gorgolewski, M (2008) Designing with reused building components: Some challenges. Building Research & Information, 36(2), pp. 175-188. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
What are the implications of component reuse strategies on the way buildings are designed and procured? Two building project case studies highlight the organizational and procedural problems for reusing components. Designers need additional information to design effectively with reclaimed components for new projects. They need to understand the risks, economics and implications to the programme. The design process needs to allow for more flexible design and specification. Additional skills are needed to source and evaluate components. Robust procurement contracts are needed to accommodate component dismantling and reuse. The impediments to the reuse of construction components are rarely technical or economic. Instead, they are mostly based on organizational, contractual and social structures. Quelles sont les incidences des stratgies de rutilisation de composants sur la conception et l'approvisionnement des btiments? Deux tudes de cas relatives des projets de construction mettent en lumire les problmes d'organisation et de procdure relatifs la rutilisation de composants. Les architectes ont besoin d'informations complmentaires pour concevoir de manire effective de nouveaux projets en utilisant des composants de remploi. Ils ont besoin de comprendre les risques, de connatre les caractristiques conomiques et les consquences pour les programmes. La procdure de conception doit prvoir des spcifications et des concepts plus souples. Des comptences additionnelles sont ncessaires pour trouver et valuer des composants. Il faut des contrats d'approvisionnement bien structurs prvoyant le dmontage et la rutilisation de composants. Les obstacles la rutilisation de composants de construction sont rarement techniques ou conomiques. En revanche, ils sont, dans leur majeure partie, bass sur des structures organisationnelles, contractuelles et sociales. rutilisation adaptative, rutilisation de composants, processus de construction, processus de conception, comptences de conception, composants de remploi.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | adaptive reuse; component reuse; construction process; design process; design skills; reclaimed components |
| Index terms: | programme, designer, strategy, adaptive reuse, procurement contract, valuer, specification, design process, case study, building component, social structure, dismantling, architect, construction process |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, profession, design methods, operations management, contractual arrangements, architectural elements, management, social theory, contractual condition, sustainable design, project controls, building construction |
| Topics: | Time Control, Contract Administration, Site Management, Design Practice, Sustainability, Procurement, Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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