Atkin / Borgbrant / Josephson Construction Process Improvement

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-68042-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

The construction process has come under intense scrutiny in recenttimes and this is set to continue as building owners and usersdemand better value for money from a more sustainable builtenvironment. The construction sector's actors are respondingto the challenges implicit in this drive for greatercompetitiveness and social responsibility. New forms ofprocurement, innovation programmes, knowledge management,CAD-supported processes, predictive and diagnostic tools, and manymore initiatives are helping to transform the sector.
Construction Process Improvement showcases 21 examples ofhow directed efforts are being taken to raise productivity andquality, reduce waste and costs, and provide more certain anddurable products for the sector's customers. Each example isthe subject of a closely coupled collaborative project in whichanswers are being sought on matters of strategic importance tocompanies. The chapters that describe and discuss these projectsbalance state-of-the-art reviews with details of the work beingundertaken and, in many cases, the results that are beingimplemented within the companies.
Construction Process Improvement deals with issues thatmatter to best practice companies and researchers in industry anduniversities. It covers, amongst other topics, modularisation formanufactured housing, life cycle methods in housing, commercialbuildings and services installations, tools and techniques forperformance prediction and diagnostics, coordination of design andproduction processes, novel use of traditional materials, new formsof procurement and the role of innovation, public privatepartnerships, partnering structures, learning organisations,management of major refurbishment, management information systems,TQM and continuous improvement, CAAD methodology, tools and 4-DCAD, and facilities management.
This book analyses the way forward for improving theconstruction process, in particular the links between research anddevelopment and industrial competitiveness. The implementation ofnew methods and thinking in companies is examined and importantadvice for senior managers and researchers is offered.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Atkin, Brian

Borgbrant, Jan

Josephson, Per-Erik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Contributors.
Introduction (Brian Atkin, Jan Borgbrant & Per-ErikJosephson).
Modularisation in the Customisation of Manufactured Housing(Carina Johansson).
Application of Integrated Life Cycle Design to Housing (MatsO& #214;berg).
Life Cycle Costs of Commercial Buildings - a Case Study(Eva Sterner).
A Life Cycle Cost Approach to Optimising Indoor (DennisJohansson &Anders Svensson).
Performance Indicators as a Tool for Decisions in theConstruction Process (Veronica Yvera& #229;s).
Reducing the Risk of Failure in Performance within Buildings(Stephen Burke).
Physical Status of Existing Buildings and their Components withthe Emphasis on Future Emissions (Torbjo& #246;rn Hall).
Co-ordination of the Design and Building Process for OptimalBuilding Performance (Niklas So& #246;rensen).
New Concrete Materials Technology for Competitive Construction(Markus Peterson).
Competitiveness in the Context of Procurement (FredrikMalmberg).
Encouraging Innovation through New Approaches to Procurement(Kristian Wide& #233;n).
Public-Private Partnerships - Conditions for Innovationand Project Success (Roine Leiringer).
Pros and Cons in Partnering Structures (Anna Rhodin).
Importance of the Project Team to the Creation of LearningWithin and Between Construction Projects (Fredrik Anheim).
Refurbishment of Commercial Buildings: the Relationship betweenthe Project and its Context (A& #197;sa Engwall).
Improving Project Efficiency through Process Transparency inManagement Information Systems (Christian Lindfors).
Improvements Processes in Construction Companies (PeterSamuelsson).
Design Research and the Records of Architectural Design:Expanding the Foundations of Design Tool Development (RobertFekete).
Communicating Project Concepts and Creating Decision Supportfrom CAAD (Jan Henrichse& #233;n).
Using 4D CAD in the Design and Management of Vertical Extensionsto Existing Buildings (Susan Bergsten).
Importance of Architectural Attributes in Facilities Management(Ulf Nordwall).
Conclusions (Brian Atkin, Jan Borgbrant & Per-ErikJosephson).
Index