Construction Industrialization
Introduction
Construction industrialization is the process by which construction aims to improve productivity through greater mechanization and automation.[1][2] The process commonly involves modularization, prefabrication, pre-assembly") and mass production.[1][3][4][5].
Background
Traditionally, construction has relied on manual labor such as tradesmen and subcontractors for tasks such as installing prefabricated elements.[6] In the industrialization phase, construction uses manufacturing processes and technology to perform off-site prefabrication, assembling building components off-site rather than at the point of installation.[6][7][2] The pre-assembled components are then shipped to the job site in units. modular.[6][8] This type of prefabrication performed off-site is often called outsourcing work.[9].
The industrialization of construction also implements principles such as the Toyota Production System[6][10] and agile construction[5][11] for the development of work information systems.[3][12].
Scholars name five stages for construction industrialization: workforce management, work management, lean operations, modeling and simulation, and source feedback based on the study of industrialization in other industries.[13][14].
Lean industrial construction[15] has far-reaching potential. Industrialized construction provides a framework for the fundamental changes needed across the construction industry: moving from a disconnected design process to fully digital designs based on project data, and from the purchase of one-off projects to the purchase of sustainable, productized buildings.
Effects
Productivity in the construction industry has lagged far behind productivity in manufacturing in general, due to increased industrialization in manufacturing in general and the continued dependence of construction on farm labor.[5][16] The main objective of industrialized construction is to increase productivity and reduce costs and project times through mechanization.[1][3][5][17][18] Industrialization makes manufacturing processes and methods more efficient. production and reduces the loss of working hours due to adverse weather conditions.[2].
The industrialization of construction can have positive or negative effects on subcontractors and construction workers depending on their ability to adapt to off-site job opportunities.[6] Increased mechanization can lead to a shift from price to performance competition for contractors.[2].
References
- [1] ↑ a b c Industrialized Construction in Academia.: https://damassets.autodesk.net/content/dam/autodesk/www/pdfs/autodesk-industrialized-construction-report.pdf
- [2] ↑ a b c d https://www.irbnet.de/daten/iconda/CIB6223.pdf.: https://www.irbnet.de/daten/iconda/CIB6223.pdf
- [3] ↑ a b c BorjeGhaleh, Reza Mohajeri; Sardroud, Javad Majrouhi (2016). «Approaching Industrialization of Buildings and Integrated Construction Using Building Information Modeling». Procedia Engineering 164: 534-541. ISSN 1877-7058. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.655.: https://es.wikipedia.org//portal.issn.org/resource/issn/1877-7058
- [4] ↑ VIATechnik (14 de febrero de 2019). «The epic rise of industrialized construction». Building Design+Construction (en inglés). Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2024.: https://www.bdcnetwork.com/home/blog/55152330/the-epic-rise-of-industrialized-construction
- [5] ↑ a b c d Industrialization of the Construction Industry.: http://www.mca.net/media/PDF/industrialization-of-construction-architecture-whitepaper.pdf
- [6] ↑ a b c d e Goh, Edward; Loosemore, Martin (2016). «The impacts of industrialization on construction subcontractors: a resource based view». Construction Management and Economics 35 (5): 288-304. ISSN 0144-6193. doi:10.1080/01446193.2016.1253856.: https://es.wikipedia.org//portal.issn.org/resource/issn/0144-6193