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Austigard, M S and Mattsson, J (2019) Monitoring climate change related biodeterioration of protected historic buildings. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 529–38.
Balasubramani, M, Mahalingam, A and Scott, W R (2020) Imitation and adaptation: lessons from a case study of a metro rail project in India. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 364–82.
Chinowsky, P S and Javernick-Will, A (2020) High-value, collaborative networks. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 398–408.
Dewulf, G and Garvin, M J (2020) Responsive governance in PPP projects to manage uncertainty. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 383–97.
Farmer, G and Guy, S (2010) Making morality: sustainable architecture and the pragmatic imagination. Building Research & Information, 38(04), 368–78.
Hall, D M, Whyte, J K and Lessing, J (2020) Mirror-breaking strategies to enable digital manufacturing in Silicon Valley construction firms: a comparative case study. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 322–39.
Hallowell, M R, Bhandari, S and Alruqi, W (2020) Methods of safety prediction: analysis and integration of risk assessment, leading indicators, precursor analysis, and safety climate. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 308–21.
Herrera-Avellanosa, D, Haas, F, Leijonhufvud, G, Brostrom, T, Buda, A, Pracchi, V, Webb, A L, Hüttler, W and Troi, A (2019) Deep renovation of historic buildings. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 539–53.
Ho, C M F (2010) A critique of corporate ethics codes in Hong Kong construction. Building Research & Information, 38(04), 411–27.
Kunz, J and Fischer, M (2020) Virtual design and construction. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 355–63.
Legnér, M, Leijonhufvud, G and Tunefalk, M (2020) Energy policy and conservation planning in Sweden: a longitudinal evaluation. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 555–72.
Lynch, S and Proverbs, D G (2019) How adaption of historic listed buildings affords access. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 589–605.
Macdonald, S and Arato Goncalves, A P (2019) Concrete conservation: outstanding challenges and potential ways forward. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 607–18.
Ostwald, M J (2010) Ethics and the auto-generative design process. Building Research & Information, 38(04), 390–400.
Radford, A (2010) Urban design, ethics and responsive cohesion. Building Research & Information, 38(04), 379–89.
Tommelein, I D (2020) Design science research in construction management: multi-disciplinary collaboration on the SightPlan system. Construction Management and Economics, 38(04), 340–54.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Design science; artificial intelligence; expert system; knowledge management; site layout; planning; constraint satisfaction;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2020.1718723
- Abstract:
As a tribute to Ray Levitt’s early computer science contributions, this paper presents the research methodology he and I in close collaboration with Barbara Hayes-Roth followed to develop the SightPlan system. This research methodology falls under the umbrella of what is known as “design science.” Design science concerns itself with designing and making artefacts to fulfil a purpose, and then testing and validating that they indeed are fit-for-purpose. Design science does not belong in the category of physical science or of fundamental science; instead, it falls in the category of the sciences of the artificial. This paper describes the methodological steps pursued in design science and in parallel illustrates how these steps were instantiated and what artefacts were produced in the course of developing the SightPlan system, a blackboard expert system that lays out temporary facilities on construction sites. The aims of this paper are to recognise Ray’s work as an advisor and researcher, reflect on and promote the use of design science in construction management and economics and thereby participate in the ongoing discussion on research methods in this journal, and illustrate to scholars in this field that research is an opportunistic endeavour.
Williamson, T J (2010) Predicting building performance: the ethics of computer simulation. Building Research & Information, 38(04), 401–10.
Worthing, D and Organ, S (2019) Conservation management plans. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(04), 573–88.