Implementing Last Planner in the Context of Social Housing Retrofit
Sergio Kemmer1, Clarissa Biotto2, Fernanda Chaves3, Lauri Koskela4 & Patricia Tzortzopoulos Fazenda5
1PhD Candidate, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield, Queen Street Building, Queen St, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3DU, United Kingdom. Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]2PhD Candidate, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield, Email: [email protected]
3M.Sc., Architect, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Federal Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 99 Osvaldo Aranha Av., CEP 90035-190, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, [email protected]
4Professor, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield, Email: [email protected]
5Professor, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield, Email: [email protected]
Abstract
The paper aims to investigate the implementation issues and benefits of utilising the Last Planner and 4D modelling in the context of retrofit of social housing. It presents initial results of an on-going research project carried out in Northern Ireland, which focuses on the retrofit of solid wall homes. The research project involves the proposal of a process in which BIM is used to evaluate what-if scenarios for the retrofit of social housing with a focus on reducing user’s disruption throughout the construction process. Both 4D and the Last Planner are used to ensure the retrofit works with the minimum disruption. A case study on the retrofit of a set of houses was carried out, which is part of a bigger research project entitled S-IMPLER. Data was collected via semi-structured interviews, participant observation in planning meetings, site visits and documental analysis. The study sheds light on a particular type of project that has not been well explored by the lean community, i.e. retrofits. It is argued that the results can be applicable to support the retrofit of a number of solid wall homes throughout the UK.
Keywords
Retrofit, disruptions, production, last planner system.
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Kemmer, S. , Biotto, C. , Chaves, F. , Koskela, L. & Fazenda, P. T. 2016. Implementing Last Planner in the Context of Social Housing Retrofit, 24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction , -. doi.org/
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