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Collaborative Design Management
The design process has always been central to construction, but recent years have seen its significance increase, and the ways of approaching it multiply. To an increasing degree, other stakeholders such as contractors have input at the design stage, and the designer’s role ...
To Be Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
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Lean Design Management
Series: Architectural Engineering and Design Management
The fields of design management and lean construction appear to be developing independently. This volume brings together authors from four continents to argue that lean thinking should be integral to design management in the fields of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). The...
Published May 27th 2012 by Routledge
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Managing Interdisciplinary Projects
A Primer for Architecture, Engineering and Construction
Construction, architecture and engineering projects are complex undertakings, involving a temporary grouping of people and companies, with different agendas and experience, coming together to achieve a project goal. This book investigates the dynamics of the relationships between individuals...
Published April 20th 2010 by Routledge
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Design Management for Sustainability
Series: Architectural Engineering and Design Management
Building on the special edition Aspects of Design Management (Volume 3:1, 2007), this publication brings together the rapidly developing field of design management with that of environmental sustainability. Eight articles drawn from around the world help to provide some critical insights into the...
Published May 18th 2009 by Routledge
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Specifying Buildings
2nd Edition
Selecting the best materials, techniques and systems for each project and then specifying them correctly to meet all the requirements of quality, time, value, constructability, maintenance and durability is a fundamental aspect of architectural design. It also helps to determine the quality and...
Published March 17th 2008 by Routledge
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Aspects of Building Design Management
Achieving design value depends upon the collective efforts of all participants involved in the design and realization of buildings, necessitating the establishment of appropriate managerial frames as well as the assembly and maintenance of effective teams. Building design management is a rapidly...
Published July 3rd 2007 by Routledge
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Communication in Construction Teams
Series: Spon Research
Construction teams are usually complex, interdisciplinary and temporary, and, as such, the need for effective communication is crucial. However, published data regarding the manner in which individuals interact within the temporary project team is scarce, with little other than anecdotal evidence...
Published August 16th 2006 by Routledge
