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Carlsson, V (2017) SME contractors on the stage for energy renovations? A dramaturgical perspective on SME contractors’ roles and interactions with house owners, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Ekström, D (2019) Integrated structural and construction engineering: a study of project team performance in Swedish bridge design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Farahani, A (2019) A systematic approach to strategic maintenance and renovation planning in multifamily buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Frödell, M (2014) Organisation of purchasing and buyer-supplier relationships in large construction companies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Gluch, P (2005) Building green: perspectives on environmental mangagement in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Harryson, P (2008) Industrial bridge engineering: structural developments for more efficient bridge construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Johansson, M (2016) From BIM to VR – the design and development of BIMXplorer, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Kadefors, A (1997) Beställar-entreprenörrelationer i byggandet: Samarbete, konflikt och social påverkan (Client-contractor relationships in building projects: Co-operation, conflict and social influence), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Löwstedt, M (2015) Strategizing in construction: Exploring practices and paradoxes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Miedema, E (2020) Health-promotive building design: Exploring perspectives on building design for health promotion in healthcare settings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Roupé, M (2013) Development and implementations of virtual reality for decision-making in urban planning and building design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Sandberg, R (2021) Illusions of freedom: Practice and contradictions in the work of construction site managers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Sezer, A A (2016) Construction performance measurement: Site managers in refurbishment projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Siebken Schultz, C (2012) Construction production failure in a structural perspective: A study of reactive and proactive problem-solving practices, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: Construction projects; Management; Civil engineering; 0543:Civil engineering; 0454:Management
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2422175719
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This thesis is the result of an Industrial PhD project conducted in cooperation between the university and NCC Construction Denmark – one of the largest contractors in Denmark. The specific purpose is to examine how failures and defects are produced and handled in the social practices of construction projects in order to make changes and thereby reducing the extent of failure in the building processes. As a result of the research design and the rooting of the study in the company the thesis contributes with an in-depth understanding of the relationship between the structural premises and the actions and decision-making of the project managers and craftsmen on construction projects. The premise is that failure and defects cannot be seen as isolated incidents, but must be regarded as a correlation between the successful as well as the faulty processes. The key contributions of the thesis are the expansion of the understanding of: Failures and defects; how routines and experiences in addition to helping to reduce the extent of failures and defects, also can be seen as instrumental in producing and maintaining a certain level of failure. Practices of problem solving; the study highlights reactive and proactive problem-solving practices as being important for the completion of the construction project. Problem-solving practices are often forced into reactive problem solving. Unintended consequences of routinized practices; elaborated through a) lack of knowledge sharing beyond the project boundaries, b) the reproduction of project participants as powerful problem-solvers and c) the reproduction of an "acceptable" level of failures and defects.
Sporrong, J (2014) Selecting architectural and engineering consultants: Municipal practices in Sweden, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Tengberg, C S (2022) A design-build contractor risk assessment framework for new technical solutions in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Thodelius, C (2018) Rethinking injury events: Explorations in spatial aspects and situational prevention strategies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Troje, D (2020) Constructing social procurement: An institutional perspective on working with employment requirements, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Urup, L (2016) Integrated design-build management: studying institutional processes to understand project coordination & performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.