Practice Research
Abstracts
Leveraging Specialty Contractor Knowledge in Design-Build Organizations
Sponsored by: Oregon State University (2001)
Specialty contractors have knowledge to contribute to the early design of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) products. In current practice, however, they are seldom involved in early design, but evidence suggests that their early involvement is increasing. Lean construction theory advocates such involvement. The practice of involving suppliers in product development efforts and manu... More
Web-Enabled Design Review and Lessons Learned
Sponsored by: US Army ERDC CERL (1998)
The Design Review and Checking System (DrChecks) is the next step in the evolution of previous USACERL developed products to support the technical, design, bidding, construction, operation, and environmental compliance (BCOE) review process. Dr. Checks technology will also be used to test the implementation of web-enabled design review tools within the Modular Design System (MDS). The objective of... More