Contributions of designers to improving buildability and constructability

Design Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 457-479

  Lam, Patrick T I ^a   Wong, Franky W H ^a   Chan, Albert P C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

buildability; design management; design practice; design process

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUILDINGS; STANDARDIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BUILDABILITY; DESIGN MANAGEMENT; DESIGN PRACTICE; DESIGN PROCESS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646180126     PISSN: 0142694X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.destud.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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