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Bon, R and Crosthwaite, D (2001) The future of international construction: some results of 1992-1999 surveys. Building Research & Information, 29(03), 242–7.
Chandra, V and Loosemore, M (2011) Communicating about organizational culture in the briefing process: case study of a hospital project. Construction Management and Economics, 29(03), 223–31.
Chowdhury, A N, Chen, P-H and Tiong, R L K (2011) Analysing the structure of public-private partnership projects using network theory. Construction Management and Economics, 29(03), 247–60.
Davidson, C H (2001) Technology watch in the construction sector: why and how?. Building Research & Information, 29(03), 233–41.
Koskela, L and Vrijhoef, R (2001) Is the current theory of construciton a hindrance to innovation?. Building Research & Information, 29(03), 197–207.
Laryea, S (2011) Quality of tender documents: case studies from the UK. Construction Management and Economics, 29(03), 275–86.
Li, H, Guo, H L, Skitmore, M, Huang, T, Chan, K Y N and Chan, G (2011) Rethinking prefabricated construction management using the VP-based IKEA model in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 29(03), 233–45.
Mbachu, J and Frei, M (2011) Diagnosing the strategic health of an organization from SWOT analysis results: case study of the Australasian cost management profession. Construction Management and Economics, 29(03), 287–303.
Seaden, G and Manseau, A (2001) Public policy and construction innovation. Building Research & Information, 29(03), 182–96.
Shan, Y, Goodrum, P M, Zhai, D, Haas, C and Caldas, C H (2011) The impact of management practices on mechanical construction productivity. Construction Management and Economics, 29(03), 305–16.
Slaughter, E S (2001) Design strategies to increase building flexibility. Building Research & Information, 29(03), 208–17.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: adaptation; change; design strategies; facility management; flexibility; obsolescence; renovation; rehabilitation;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=9gx4r0cjdkg20ykt
- Abstract:
As the needs of owners and occupants change, buildings must be frequently renovated, resulting in significant cost and lost use of the buildings during the construction. This research develops a systematic approach to examine the nature of changes that can be expected to occur in built facilities, and analyses specific design strategies that can significantly increase the building flexibility, or ability to accommodate change. The three types of changes in a building are in its functions, the capacity of its systems, and the flow of the environment and people within and around the facility. Analysis of renovation projects reveals that buildings require more changes to all systems (i.e. structure, enclosure, services and interior finish) than is commonly assumed, and that the difficulty of these renovations is determined by the inter-relationships among the systems. The design strategies can provide a specific means to modify these interactions among the systems, and to more easily and efficiently accommodate changes during subsequent renovations. These design strategies increase the initial construction cost by less than 2% on average and usually decrease the original construction duration, and the majority of the strategies provide cost savings of 2% of the initial construction cost within the first renovation.
Stouffs, R (2001) Visualizing information structures and its impact on project teams: an information architecture for the virtual AEC company. Building Research & Information, 29(03), 218–32.
Tabish, S Z S and Jha, K N (2011) Analyses and evaluation of irregularities in public procurement in India. Construction Management and Economics, 29(03), 261–74.