The investigation reported forms part of a wider study into the applicability of design for manufacture (DFM) thinking … are intended to capture information about design modifications, and thus can be considered to be analogous to the rework … procedures used in manufacturing. It was found that in monetary terms alone, the direct cost of post contract design changes …

air conditioning (HVAC) systems. This paper discusses the economic aspects of the optimal design for such systems. The … model for optimal design so determines the sizes of the main components of the system - namely the chiller and the storage …

Functional analysis concept design (FACD) is a method by which owners and designers can 'partner' during the design … design. Management processes on its implementation also had not been developed fully until the United States Navy carried out …

Current planning practice takes little account of the interdisciplinary, iterative nature of the building design … process. This leads to a compromised design process containing inevitable cycles of rework together with associated time and … cost penalties in both design and construction. The analytical design planning technique (ADePT) is a planning methodology …