Exploring a body of knowledge for promoting the sustainable transition to prefabricated construction

Luo, Ting; Xue, Xiaolong; Tan, Yongtao; Wang, Yuna; Zhang, Yuanxin

doi:10.1108/ecam-03-2020-0154

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“…Learning from discrete manufacturing experiences is a valuable way to increase construction industry efficiency (Bajjou and Chafi, 2020;Jupp, 2016) and achieve concurrent construction by advanced BIM (Luo et al, 2020;Succar, 2010). This as the current situation in construction is quite similar to that experienced by complex manufacturing some decades ago (Jupp and Nepal, 2014).…”

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Productization and product structure enabling BIM implementation in construction

Mansoori

Härkönen

Haapasalo

2022

ECAM

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PurposeThis study aims to facilitate consistency of information in building information modelling (BIM) and address the current BIM gaps through the perspectives of the productization concept and product structure (PS).Design/methodology/approachThe study follows a conceptual research approach in conjunction with a single case study. First, the previous studies on BIM implementation, productization and PS are reviewed. Further, a case study is used to analyse the current state of productization in the construction sector and develop a functional PS for construction.FindingsA Part-Phase-Elements Matrix is proposed as a construction-specific PS to facilitate consistency in information and to enhance BIM. The proposed matrix provides new avenues to facilitate consistent information exchange through the interconnection between conceptual PS and standard building objects library, and encourage collaborative communication between stakeholders.Originality/valueThis study explores the core of the productization concept and PS as means to facilitate consistency of information and thus address the current gaps in BIM. This as building projects progressively move towards systematic modular and prefabricated construction where the flow of reliable information about product and construction offerings becomes increasingly important.

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Productization and product structure enabling BIM implementation in construction

Mansoori

Härkönen

Haapasalo

2022

ECAM

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“…One of these technologies is BIM. Even though its deployment has not garnered significant attention, BIM has been utilised to streamline information flow while facilitating OSC digital technology [27]. Furthermore, it may be used to quickly detail each building trade [28] and identify and correct trade interferences to create exact and fully linked modelling [16,29].…”

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Exploring Off-site Construction and Building Information Modelling Integration Challenges; Enhancing Capabilities within New Zealand Construction Sector

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et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Over the last few years off-site construction (OSC); which is essentially manufacturing different components in a controlled environment, has become popular in the construction industry. This method has the advantages of simplicity, speed, reducing project duration, and minimising construction waste. Therefore, a growing body of literature recognises the importance of OSC to gain better project performance. While OSC has received considerable critical attention, to enhance OSC applications, integrating advanced technologies such as building information modelling (BIM) is essential. There is a lack of research addressing the integration of BIM and OSC, particularly in New Zealand, and few studies investigated the current subject. Therefore, this study focuses on finding the existing OSC and BIM integration challenges within the New Zealand construction sector. The objective of this study has been investigated through literature review and interviews with experts. The common challenges of OSC and BIM integration were identified and classified. Human resources, documentation, managerial, and organisational are the main challenges. This paper is dedicated to exploring OSC and BIM integration in New Zealand, an essential step for the OSC application strategies within the construction sector. This study findings will lend to the construction sector expanding capabilities to improve the status quo and optimise OSC applications through advanced technologies.

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“…Given a large number of articles, it is appropriate to select computerized tools to analyze instead of manual analysis. According to existing studies, NVivo 11, which can conduct an exemplary content analysis of PDF format files, is a powerful software for qualitative research [31]. Notably, its functions of "Code" and "Model" enable users to deal with thousands of pieces of information, as well as clarify their relationships.…”

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An Analysis on Promoting Prefabrication Implementation in Construction Industry towards Sustainability

Luo

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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As a game-changing technology with significant environmental, economic, and social benefits, prefabricated technology has attracted attention and has been increasingly adopted in the construction industry. Although multitudinous studies have investigated various aspects of prefabrication in construction, a thorough review of its current development state that synthesized environmental, economic, and social sustainability dimensions remains overdue. Therefore, this study aims to fill this research gap by constructing a systematic framework, analyzing the research status quos, and providing recommendations for future research. This study first conducted a holistic review of 768 references with NVivo. A research foci framework that represented the body of knowledge in prefabrication in construction was developed with five levels, which were advantages, hindrances, stakeholders, promotion policies, and strategy spectrum. Following the framework, the in-depth analyses from the perspectives of environmental, economic, social sustainability, technologies development, and promotion strategies were performed. The current research domains were further linked with potential research directions for promoting prefabricated construction towards sustainability. The study is of value in both offering references for policy formulation and stakeholder practice and providing recommendations for future research.

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Exploring a body of knowledge for promoting the sustainable transition to prefabricated construction

Cited by 41 publications

References 137 publications

Productization and product structure enabling BIM implementation in construction

Productization and product structure enabling BIM implementation in construction

Exploring Off-site Construction and Building Information Modelling Integration Challenges; Enhancing Capabilities within New Zealand Construction Sector

An Analysis on Promoting Prefabrication Implementation in Construction Industry towards Sustainability

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