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A decision support matrix for build system selection in housing construction
The increasing demand of housing supply in the UK drives the industry to consider using more alternatives of build systems. However, the selection of build systems appears to be normally left to late design stages, which may expose the business to undesirable risks. This paper aims to improve build...
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| description | The increasing demand of housing supply in the UK drives the industry to consider using more alternatives of build systems. However, the selection of build systems appears to be normally left to late design stages, which may expose the business to undesirable risks. This paper aims to improve build system selection by introducing a transparent structured decision support matrix. A number of interviews with leading housebuilders were used to examine the decision criteria and establish mechanisms of selection. These firms, together, contribute a tenth housing unit completions by the industry overall. The paper develops the matrix which provides over 50 value-based criteria for system selection and methods for calculating weights of criteria and scores of systems. The matrix can be used as a tool for system selection in early design processes, which should help improve efficiency and mitigate risks for housing construction. |
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| spelling | rr-article-94500202008-01-01T00:00:00Z A decision support matrix for build system selection in housing construction Wei Pan (701) Alistair Gibb (1252914) Andrew Dainty (1258524) Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified Build system selection Decision criteria Decision support matrix Housing construction Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified The increasing demand of housing supply in the UK drives the industry to consider using more alternatives of build systems. However, the selection of build systems appears to be normally left to late design stages, which may expose the business to undesirable risks. This paper aims to improve build system selection by introducing a transparent structured decision support matrix. A number of interviews with leading housebuilders were used to examine the decision criteria and establish mechanisms of selection. These firms, together, contribute a tenth housing unit completions by the industry overall. The paper develops the matrix which provides over 50 value-based criteria for system selection and methods for calculating weights of criteria and scores of systems. The matrix can be used as a tool for system selection in early design processes, which should help improve efficiency and mitigate risks for housing construction. 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/6197 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_decision_support_matrix_for_build_system_selection_in_housing_construction/9450020 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified Build system selection Decision criteria Decision support matrix Housing construction Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified Wei Pan Alistair Gibb Andrew Dainty A decision support matrix for build system selection in housing construction |
| title | A decision support matrix for build system selection in housing construction |
| title_full | A decision support matrix for build system selection in housing construction |
| title_fullStr | A decision support matrix for build system selection in housing construction |
| title_full_unstemmed | A decision support matrix for build system selection in housing construction |
| title_short | A decision support matrix for build system selection in housing construction |
| title_sort | decision support matrix for build system selection in housing construction |
| topic | Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified Build system selection Decision criteria Decision support matrix Housing construction Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/6197 |