Austin, S A; Baldwin, A N and Steele, J L (2002) Improving building design through integrated planning and control. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 9(3), pp. 249-258. ISSN 0969-9988
Abstract
The construction industry is acutely aware of the need to improve the integration, planning and control of its design and production processes. A number of projects undertaken within Loughborough, Salford and Cambridge Universities, in collaboration with a number of construction industry organizations, are addressing this issue by investigating, and developing tools to assist, the design and construction process. Emerging from these projects is the common need for IT systems and support that will facilitate the capture, storage and retrieval of project knowledge. It is only by relating these compatible IT applications to a common and recognizable project process framework that construction industry organizations will be able to make optimum use of the available technological developments. This paper describes the development of techniques and strategies to support the integrated planning and control of design through the collaboration of the main designers, suppliers and contractor working on complex building projects, and discusses the relevance of clustering these in relation to the phases and activities of a generic model of design and construction.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | collaboration; design; integration; management; process; web |
| Index terms: | building design, designer, design and construction, project knowledge, clustering, construction industry, production process, strategy, collaboration, integration |
| Subjects: | industry analysis, organizational analysis, manufacturing engineering, management, contractual arrangements, knowledge management, data science, architectural design, profession |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Design Practice, Procurement, Roles and Professions, Engineering Principles, Information Management, Research Practice, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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