IGLC 7 · Berkeley, California, USA · 1999
Brief Reflection on the Improvement of the Design Process Efficiency in Brazilian Building Projects
- Doctoral candidate of Civil Construction Engineering Department, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, M. Sc., Brazil, fabricio@pcc.usp.br
- Professor of Civil Construction Engineering Department, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, Dr., Brazil, silviobm@pcc.usp.br
- M. Sc. of Civil Construction Engineering Department, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, Brazil, josaphat@pcc.usp.br
Abstract
This paper starts with (i) an introduction on building construction sector design process main characteristics and (ii) a presentation and discussion on its efficiency problems. The Concurrent Engineering concept as a tool to improve this process, approximating it to lean construction approach is introduced. It also describes a case study on a 22 companies group quality program. This group includes building construction companies, as well design offices, which are implementing some design process changes. The paper ends up proposing a building design process methodology, based on the concurrent engineering principles.
Keywords
- Building design
- design flow management
- concurrent engineering
- lean construction.
Cite this paper
APA 7th edition
Fabricio, M. M., Melhado, S. B., & Baia, J. L. (1999). Brief Reflection on the Improvement of the Design Process Efficiency in Brazilian Building Projects. In 7th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (pp. 345–356).
Shortened reference for IGLC papers
Fabricio, M. M., Melhado, S. B., & Baia, J. L. (1999). Brief Reflection on the Improvement of the Design Process Efficiency in Brazilian Building Projects. IGLC7.