Abstracts – Browse Results
Click on the titles below to expand the information about each abstract.
Viewing 7 results ...
Bygballe, L E and Jahre, M (2009) Balancing value creating logics in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 27(07), 695–704.
Choudhury, I (2009) The effect of political unrest on construction time for food grain warehouses in Bangladesh. Construction Management and Economics, 27(07), 619–24.
Houthoofd, N (2009) Business definition and performance implications: the case of the Belgian construction sector. Construction Management and Economics, 27(07), 639–52.
Huang, Y-L and Pi, C-C (2009) Valuation of multi-stage BOT projects involving dedicated asset investments: a sequential compound option approach. Construction Management and Economics, 27(07), 653–66.
Johnsson, H and Meiling, J H (2009) Defects in offsite construction: timber module prefabrication. Construction Management and Economics, 27(07), 667–81.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: building defects; offsite production; quality management; industrialized housing; modular construction
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903002797
- Abstract:
The construction industry is based on craftsmanship. Quality control and assurance procedures applied in manufacturing cannot usually be readily applied in construction, where there are higher degrees of uniqueness in each project. One category of companies, industrialized housebuilders, is attempting to bridge some of the gaps between construction and manufacturing. These companies prefabricate building modules for later assembly at the building site. Since they are wholly responsible for large parts of the building process, these companies have greater opportunities to control and improve quality in a more consistent way than ordinary construction companies. Thus, it could be hypothesized that the frequency and severity of defects should be lower in industrialized housing than in ordinary construction. The aim of the study presented here is to examine this hypothesis by measuring and characterizing defects in industrialized housing. The design and manufacturing processes at two Swedish timber module prefabrication firms has been analysed through interviews, site visits and document reviews. Quality audits from three phases of the building process were compiled, analysed and categorized to provide statistical measures of defects in industrialized housing. The results show that the case study companies are better in terms of product quality than conventional housing.
Rozenfeld, O, Sacks, R and Rosenfeld, Y (2009) ‘CHASTE’: construction hazard assessment with spatial and temporal exposure. Construction Management and Economics, 27(07), 625–38.
Sexton, M and Lu, S-L (2009) The challenges of creating actionable knowledge: an action research perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 27(07), 683–94.