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Ade, R and Rehm, M (2020) Reaching for the stars: green construction cost premiums for Homestar certification. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 570–80.
Arashpour, M, Heidarpour, A, Akbar Nezhad, A, Hosseinifard, Z, Chileshe, N and Hosseini, R (2020) Performance-based control of variability and tolerance in off-site manufacture and assembly: optimization of penalty on poor production quality. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 502–14.
Hamilton, I G, Summerfield, A J, Steadman, J P, Stone, A and Davies, M (2010) Exploring energy integration between new and existing developments. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 609.
Hammad, A W, Grzybowska, H, Sutrisna, M, Akbarnezhad, A and Haddad, A (2020) A novel mathematical optimisation model for the scheduling of activities in modular construction factories. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 534–51.
Hassan, A and El-Rayes, K (2020) Quantifying the interruption impact of activity delays in non-serial repetitive construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 515–33.
Hernandez, P and Kenny, P (2010) Integrating occupant preference and life cycle energy evaluation: a simplified method. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 37.
Littlefair, P, Ortiz, J and Bhaumik, C D (2010) A simulation of solar shading control on UK office energy use. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 46.
Loosemore, M, Alkilani, S and Mathenge, R (2020) The risks of and barriers to social procurement in construction: a supply chain perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 552–69.
Lucke, T and Beecham, S (2010) Aeration and gutter water levels in siphonic roof drainage systems. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 85.
Pink, S, Tutt, D, Dainty, A and Gibb, A (2010) Ethnographic methodologies for construction research: knowing, practice and interventions. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 647-659.
Steinhardt, D, Manley, K, Bildsten, L and Widen, K (2020) The structure of emergent prefabricated housing industries: a comparative case study of Australia and Sweden. Construction Management and Economics, 38(06), 483–501.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Housing; prefabrication; complex product systems; Australia; Sweden; relationships; industry; innovation;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2019.1588464
- Abstract:
Prefabricated housing is a disruptive innovation struggling to take hold in a traditional complex product system (CoPS). It is quicker to produce and has improved environmental performance compared to traditional housing. CoPS have more dense and complex network connections than commodity industries, making disruptive innovation more difficult. Effective relational capabilities can achieve the coordination necessary to address this challenge. The prefabricated housing industry needs to develop a structure that drives these capabilities. Using a case study methodology, the structure of the industry is examined in two contrasting countries, namely Australia and Sweden, as they represent an early and late stage of industry emergence, respectively. A new framework is proposed for this purpose, enabling a repeatable, orderly and comprehensive disaggregation of industry structure to examine the latent drivers of relational capability. The main empirical contribution is to (1) describe an industry that is yet to be formally recognized by national statistical agencies and (2) show how the adoption of prefabricated housing can be accelerated. The study found that younger industries need a focused industry association with diverse membership to act as an effective system integrator.
Tenpierik, M J and Cauberg, J J M (2010) Encapsulated vacuum insulation panels: theoretical thermal optimization. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 9.
Thomas, L E (2010) Evaluating design strategies, performance and occupant satisfaction: a low carbon office refurbishment. Building Research & Information, 38(06), 24.