This paper explores the experiences of engineering, design and construction organizations (EDOs) in developing … innovative approaches to performance measurement in their design activities. It contrasts experiences of these firms with those … of manufacturing organizations. It finds that performance measurement of engineering design activities is poorly …

The coordination of design is a multi-faceted problem in construction. In design interactions in particular the real …-time coordination of design activity is a persistent concern. The use of objects to coordinate the activity of design is studied as this … happens in interactions between an architect and a building user group, in a setting where maintaining awareness of the design …

. Literature on physical properties from design studies, production management and ethnomethodology is briefly reviewed to … knowledge flow. It is suggested that elements of knowledge management, ethnomethodology, production management and design …

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 …

project the architects played a significant role in developing an iconic design which has received international professional … design awards and much media attention. In the media the architects' design was perceived as having impacted negatively on … architects' role in relation to project risks arising out of their design. A survey of key project executives working in the PPP …

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 …