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7th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Berkeley, California, USA - 1999

Brief Reflection on the Improvement of the Design Process Efficiency in Brazilian Building Projects

Marcio M. Fabricio¹, Silvio B. Melhado² & Josaphat L. Baia³

¹Doctoral candidate of Civil Construction Engineering Department, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, M. Sc., Brazil, [email protected]
²Professor of Civil Construction Engineering Department, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, Dr., Brazil, [email protected]
³M. Sc. of Civil Construction Engineering Department, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, Brazil, [email protected]

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.

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Fabricio, M. M., Melhado, S. B. & Baia, J. L.. (1999). Brief Reflection on the Improvement of the Design Process Efficiency in Brazilian Building Projects. 7th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (pp. 345–356).

Shortened reference for use in 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.

Founded in 1993, the IGLC is an international network of researchers from practice and academia in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) who feel that the practice, education, and research of the AEC industry have to be radically renewed in order to respond to the global challenges ahead.