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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management-asce | 2013

Method to Implement Delayed Product Differentiation in Construction of High-Rise Apartment Building Projects

Cecília Gravina da Rocha; Sérgio Luiz Kemmer

AbstractThe customization of apartments can add value and increase clients’ satisfaction. However, companies offering such a strategy often face problems in managing the construction process. Delayed product differentiation—postponing the tasks that customize a product as much as possible—is a principle applied in manufacturing that enables companies to better cope with customization. Yet, it has not been widely explored in the building industry. This paper proposes a method to implement this principle in the construction of high-rise apartment building projects using the line-of-balance technique. First, the method is described, followed by its application in a project developed by a construction company. A comparison between the long-term plan devised using the proposed method and the initial plan shows a postponement of the decoupling point (namely, the first task that customizes an apartment) of approximately 42 weeks. At the end, the potential benefits and difficulties in creating such postponement a...


Construction Management and Economics | 2018

Integrating product and process design in construction

Cecília Gravina da Rocha; Sérgio Luiz Kemmer

Abstract Product modularity namely the notion that products can be decomposed into parts (or modules) has been widely applied in manufacturing but not in construction, precluding this industry to also benefit from it. The narrow definition of a module, which is often simplistically equated to a sub-assembly produced off-site, and the lack of integration between product and process design, which is typical in construction, are argued to be two root causes of such problem. This paper starts by discussing the operational implications of misaligned decisions in these two domains in an empirical study addressing a high-rise apartments building project. Seven guidelines are then devised using a Design Science Research (DSR) approach for integrating product (product modularity and modules) and process (work structure and work packages) design. The results indicate that product modularity can be applied for improving operations regardless of the construction method(s) used. Yet, a revised understanding of modules (as a material, a component, a non-volumetric or a volumetric sub-assembly) is needed in addition to a coordinated product and process design, particularly for traditional construction.


26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction | 2018

Product Modularity, Tolerance Management, and Visual Management: Potential Synergies

Cecília Gravina da Rocha; Algan Tezel; Saeed Talebi; Lauri Koskela

Product Modularity refers to the hierarchical partitioning of products into their constitutive components. This concept has been explored in manufacturing to ease product design, simplify production, and to efficiently provide variety. Efforts have been made to transfer this knowledge to the construction context (i.e. one-off products, temporary supply chain, production taking place inside the product), especially to support the latter goal: variety. Yet, it is argued that a re-conceptualization of building design and production is required for the successful application of modularization. That is, materials and components used to erect a building should be grouped (at least conceptually) as families of modules and work (production tasks) has to be structured according to such organization. This paper explores the synergies among Product Modularity, Tolerance Management, and Visual Management to improve and ease the understanding of such reconceptualization in design and production. It also examines patterns from the theoretical background of Design for Behaviour Change, and how these can be adapted to embed information in modules and present tolerance data in design drawings.


Resources Conservation and Recycling | 2009

A discussion on the reuse of building components in Brazil: An analysis of major social, economical and legal factors

Cecília Gravina da Rocha; Miguel Aloysio Sattler


Construction and Building Materials | 2013

Key parameters for strength control of rammed sand–cement mixtures: Influence of types of portland cement

Nilo Cesar Consoli; Lucas Festugato; Cecília Gravina da Rocha; Rodrigo Caberlon Cruz


Journal of Cleaner Production | 2014

Greening stabilized rammed earth: devising more sustainable dosages based on strength controlling equations

Cecília Gravina da Rocha; Nilo Cesar Consoli; Amanda Johann


Construction and Building Materials | 2014

Coal fly ash–carbide lime bricks: An environment friendly building product

Nilo Cesar Consoli; Cecília Gravina da Rocha; Rodrigo Beck Saldanha


Sustainability | 2014

A Method for Proposing Valued-Adding Attributes in Customized Housing

Cynthia S. Hentschke; Carlos Torres Formoso; Cecília Gravina da Rocha; Márcia Elisa Soares Echeveste


International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling archive | 2013

BIM-FM Implementation: An Exploratory Invesigation

Ricardo Codinhoto; Arto Kiviniemi; Sergio Kemmer; Cecília Gravina da Rocha


Sustainability | 2015

Adopting Product Modularity in House Building to Support Mass Customisation

Cecília Gravina da Rocha; Carlos Torres Formoso; Patricia Tzortzopoulos

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Nilo Cesar Consoli

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Carlos Torres Formoso

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Sérgio Luiz Kemmer

National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

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Aguinaldo dos Santos

Federal University of Paraná

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Carina Silvani

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Miguel Aloysio Sattler

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Lauri Koskela

University of Huddersfield

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