TY  - CONF
TI  - Ethics of the Design Phase – a Descriptive Approach
AU  - Svalestuen, Fredrik
AU  - Lohne, Jardar
AU  - Knotten, Vegard
AU  - Lædre, Ola
AD  - Ph.D. Candidate, NTNU, – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway/Design Manager,Veidekke Entreprenør AS, + 47 986 73 172, fredrik.svalestuen@ntnu.no
AD  - Researcher, dr.art., NTNU, - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, +47 922 93 110, jardar.lohne@ntnu.no
AD  - PhD Candidate/ Design Manager NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology/ Veidekke Entreprenør, Trondheim, Norway, +4791842758, Vegard.knotten@ntnu.no
AD  - Associate Professor, dr.ing., - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, + 47 911 89 938, ola.ladre@ntnu.no
ED  - Seppänen, Olli
ED  - González, Vicente A.
ED  - Arroyo, Paz
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2015/07/29
T2  - 23rd Annual Conference of the  International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 23rd Annual Conference of the  International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Perth, Australia
SP  - 609
EP  - 618
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - This paper reports on a pilot study on the design phase in Norwegian construction projects using elements from lean construction approaches. The ambition has been to establish a descriptive picture of ethical challenges in the design phase in general, and of projects characterized by lean design in particular. In addition to a literature review and a document study, interviews with key participants were carried out according to a qualitative approach. The study was undertaken in order to address both general questions of ethics in construction project management, and more specific questions pertaining to the design phase of such projects. This research finds indications of actors manoeuvring in the design phase for own benefit at the expense of other actors. The findings indicate that the design phase poses significant challenges in light of tender documents pricing and exploiting cost reimbursement contracts. In some of the projects examined, participants were found to shift loyalty after transfer of contracts and they actively tried to steer the decision processes in their own favour. There does in fact seem to be a room of manoeuvre between what is unlawful and what is ethically sound in this phase.
KW  - Ethics
KW  - design
KW  - lean design
KW  - hidden agendas
KW  - trust.
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1187/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1187
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -