Osuizugbo, I C; Okolie, K C; Oshodi, O S and Oyeyipo, O O (2023) Buildability in the construction industry: A systematic review. Construction Innovation, 23(5), pp. 1300-1322. ISSN 1471-4175
Abstract
Purpose: Construction management researchers have acknowledged that the use of buildability could improve outcomes of project. Efficient use of resources required for the procurement of construction projects is important for the economy. This study aims to aggregate the current knowledge on buildability within the construction management domain into an understandable whole using the systematic review approach. Design/methodology/approach: An interpretivist epistemological approach was used as a lens for the systematic review of published research on buildability. The selected articles cover the time period between 1987 and 2020. The articles published in 2021 and 2022 were excluded to ensure that the scope of the current study is distinct and clear. In this research, qualitative content analysis was used to scrutinise the selected journal papers. Findings: Based on the analysis of literature, the trends and gaps in the current knowledge on the topic of interest were identified. It was found that stakeholder’s knowledge and commitment play a huge role in the extent of adoption of buildability as a practice in the construction sector. Also, the study confirms that the use of buildability is beneficial to the project and its stakeholders. Originality/value: The study maps the current state of knowledge on buildability and provides information on the gaps that could be explored in the future by researchers.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | buildability; buildability assessment; constructability; construction industry; systematic review |
| Index terms: | buildability, content analysis, construction project, aggregate, constructability, journal, commitment, construction industry, systematic literature review, methodology, construction sector, maps |
| Subjects: | construction integration, design efficiency, data analysis and analytics, research methods, research evaluation and metrics, materials science, research dissemination and communication, spatial and geospatial analysis, production management, industry analysis, psychology |
| Topics: | Project Management, Research Practice, Organizational Design, Engineering Principles, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here