Exploring the challenges to industrialized residential building in China

Zhang, Xiaoling; Skitmore, Martin; Peng, Yi

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.08.005

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“…This result was acceptable as most of the PHPs in China were completed in the last 10 years, as stated by Zhang et al [15]. This research result was consistent with previous studies (2014) as the precast concrete frame was the main form of PHP.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…PHP has been gradually adopted in China since the middle 2000s [14,15,33]. This is due to common factors such as the sustainable development of the national economy, the growth of labor costs, and the increasing demand for sustainability.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is due to common factors such as the sustainable development of the national economy, the growth of labor costs, and the increasing demand for sustainability. Over the past half-century, PHP in China went through various stages: an initial development stage (1950-1970s), an exploratory development stage (1980-early 2000s), and an expansion development stage (middle 2000s-now) [15]. With the growing demand for environmental protection and labor shortages in China, PHP has been developed and expanded gradually since the middle 2000s.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Critical Success Factors for Project Planning and Control in Prefabrication Housing Production: A China Study

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Abstract:The process of prefabrication housing production (PHP) has been inevitably faced with diverse challenges. A number of factors affect the successful implementation of PHP. However, the critical success factors (CSFs) remain unrevealed. This paper aims to examine the CSFs for the planning and control of PHP projects. A total of 23 factors were identified as a result of literature review, in-depth interviews and pilot studies with experts in the construction industry. A questionnaire survey was conducted with designers, manufacturers, and contractors in China. The result showed that the top five CSFs were: (1) designers' experience of PHP, (2) manufacturer's experience of PHP, (3) project manager's ability to solve problems, (4) maturity of techniques used in the detailed design phase, and (5) persistent policies and incentives. The 23 CSFs were further categorized into five groups via exploratory factor analysis, namely: (1) technology and method, (2) information, communication and collaboration, (3) external environment, (4) experience and knowledge, and (5) competence of the project manager. In particular, "technology and method" played the dominant role. This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge via a holistic approach covering the key actors of PHP such as designers, manufacturers as well as contractors to examine CSFs of PHP. These findings provided designers and project managers with a useful set of criteria for the effective project planning and control of PHP and facilitated the successful implementation PHP.

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Critical Success Factors for Project Planning and Control in Prefabrication Housing Production: A China Study

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“…Existing literature has presented various factors affecting the quality of conventional building projects and the implementation of IBS projects, such as, [8,22,23]. The quality factors are also among the key issues in various official policies and criteria for construction products within the context of China.…”

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Critical Factors Affecting the Quality of Industrialized Building System Projects in China

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Whilst the benefits of applying an industrialized building system (IBS) have been well recognized globally in the construction industry, the application of IBS is particularly limited in developing countries such as China, and quality is considered one of the key issues affecting its application. This paper identifies a number of the key quality factors which present barriers to the promotion of IBS within the context of the Chinese construction industry. These include key factors such as "Inaccurate design of the connecting points between core components", "Lack of design norms and standards for IBS components", "Lack of quality criteria for IBS components", "Lack of production norms and standards for IBS components", "Lack of quality management system in production process", and "Lack of technical guidelines for the construction of IBS projects". The data used for analysis are derived from a comprehensive practical survey. The validity of the data is examined by using a statistical method. The findings from the study provide valuable references for formulating effective measures to mitigate the negative effects of these quality factors on IBS application in China, thereby ensuring that practice of the IBS system can be further developed within the country.

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“…Industrial construction is a concept which aims at upgrading traditional site-based construction practices towards industrializedproduction systems (Gibb, 2001;Mao et al, 2015).Implementation of industrializationwould give several benefits to the construction industry, such as reduction of cost, minimization of waste, speeds of the project time and reduction in number of needed workers (Zhang, et al, 2014). Literature has proposed different approaches and methods to industrialize construction, including lean construction (Gann, 1996), prefabrication (Gibb 2001), re-engineering processes (Winch 2003), and new practices for planning and scheduling (Austin et al 2000).…”

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Combining Takt Planning With Prefabrication for Industrialized Construction

Chauhan¹,

Peltokorpi²,

Seppänen³

et al. 2018

26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction

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Prefabrication and takt planning and control have been discussed a lot among lean construction researchers and practitioners. However, prefabrication and takt planning together as a way to promote industrialization in construction have been under explored in earlier research. Based on a literature review and two case analysis, this study explored the synergies between prefabrication and takt to promote the industrialization in construction. First case applied prefabrication and takt planning together and the second case applied takt planning, without prefabrication. Our results demonstrate that the two concepts together lead to better results and just implementing takt without prefabrication eventually moves the bottleneck of the project to drying times that could be solved with prefabrication. Therefore, both prefabrication and takt planning benefit from the combination and we argue that industrialization in construction requires both concepts.

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Exploring the challenges to industrialized residential building in China

Cited by 192 publications

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Critical Success Factors for Project Planning and Control in Prefabrication Housing Production: A China Study

Critical Success Factors for Project Planning and Control in Prefabrication Housing Production: A China Study

Critical Factors Affecting the Quality of Industrialized Building System Projects in China

Combining Takt Planning With Prefabrication for Industrialized Construction

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