Standardizing the pre-design-phase for improved efficiency in off-site housing projects

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2010 - Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1259-1268

  Haller, Martin ^a   Stehn, Lars ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Pre design phase; Process management; Project management; Project mapping; Standardization

Indexed keywords

BUILDING COSTS; BUILDING PROJECTS; BUILDING SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; COST ESTIMATE; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; DESIGN PHASE; DESIGN WORK; ERECTION PROCESS; ERECTION TIME; HOUSING PROJECTS; LARGE PARTS; PRE-DESIGN-PHASE; PROCESS MANAGEMENT; PROCESS MAPS; PROCESS STEPS; STANDARD PROCEDURES; SYSTEM DEVELOPERS; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS; TIME EFFICIENCIES; TOTAL COSTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; HOUSING; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

DESIGN;

EID: 84861026899     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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