TY  - CONF
TI  - Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Coordination Practices: Case Finnish Construction Market
C1  - Edmonton, Canada
C3  - Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
SP  - 635
EP  - 644
PY  - 2022
DO  - 10.24928/2022/0169
AU  - Chauhan, Krishna 
AU  - Peltokorpi, Antti 
AU  - Abou-Ibrahim, Hisham 
AU  - Seppänen, Olli 
AD  -  Doctoral Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland,  Krishna.chauhan@aalto.fi
AD  - Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland,  Antti.peltokorpi@aalto.fi
AD  - Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland,  hisham.abouibrahim@aalto.fi
AD  - Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland,  Olli.Seppänen@aalto.fi 
AB  - MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) coordination is a challenging task in construction projects. Failing to properly manage the MEP activities can lead to consuming up to 60% of the total budget, as noted in literature. Previous studies have documented several challenges of MEP coordination; however, they did not focus on understanding different stakeholders' perspectives. Thus, in this research, we have analyzed the challenges of MEP coordination from different stakeholders’ perspectives taking the Finnish construction sector as a case. The study employed semi-structured interviews, web-based surveys, and experts’ workshops as means of data collection. In addition, we have also analyzed current practices for MEP coordination and presented possible ways to improve the MEP coordination in Finnish construction industries. The results showed significant shortcomings including non-accurate initial design plans, lack of trust between parties, unforeseen MEP cost at early phases, and unavailability of realtime progress monitoring tools. As a contribution, this study presented several challenges, especially in the regional context. Furthermore, this study also analyzed currently used MEP coordination practices in the Finnish construction market and presented suggestions for improvements. The findings of this study will help in the reduction of construction wastes, delays, and cost overruns in construction projects. 
KW  - MEP coordination
KW  - challenges
KW  - solutions
KW  - lean tools
PB  - 
T2  - Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
DA  - 2022/07/27
CY  - Edmonton, Canada
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1994/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1994
N1  - Export Date: 28 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -