Methods of coordination in managing the design process of refurbishment projects

Ali, Azlan Shah; Rahmat, Ismail

doi:10.1057/jba.2009.13

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“…"Green retrofit" can be defined as the incremental improvement of the fabric and systems of a building with the primary intention of improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. It can likewise refer to other terms in literature, such as refurbishment, rehabilitation, modernization, renovation, improvements, adaptation, additions, repairs and renewal on existing buildings (Ali and Rahmat, 2009). However, routine maintenance and cleaning work are excluded (Quah, 1988).…”

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A game theory based analysis of decision making for green retrofit under different occupancy types

Liang

Peng

Shen

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

104

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Buildings are responsible for almost half of all the energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the world. This situation highlights the importance of the green retrofit for existing buildings in reducing the energy consumption and GHG emissions, as emphasized by the academia and improved by the government. Although relevant stakeholders are interested in implementing green retrofit projects, this approach has not been widely pursued by the industry, the reasons of which remain unclear. Therefore, this study aims to reveal the underlying logic by analyzing the behaviors of the building owners and occupiers, who are the direct decision makers in initiating green retrofit at the initial intention phase. Three occupancy scenarios, namely, owner-occupied (baseline scenario), single-occupied, and multi-occupied buildings, are used for the game analysis. The Nash Equilibrium of the game is used to analyze the probable decisions of the owners and occupiers under the last two occupancy scenarios. Results demonstrate that both owners and occupiers are reluctant to retrofit under both scenarios. Nevertheless, the reasons vary under the two scenarios despite the same results obtained. This study clarifies the reasons for the reluctance of the direct decision makers to participate in green retrofit projects. The main reasons include the split incentives between the owners and occupiers, the complex coordination, and the uncertainty of green retrofit. The identified reasons are also beneficial to the policy makers, particularly in their effort to promote green retrofit by considering the requirements of owners and occupiers under the different occupancy types.

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A game theory based analysis of decision making for green retrofit under different occupancy types

Liang

Peng

Shen

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

104

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“…The same were identified as specific to the hotel refurbishments in the study, and as well recognised as the most common problems associated in all the three cases that were studied. However, lack of accurate and complete information (Ali, 2009;Ali and Rahmat, 2009;Ali, 2010;Ali, 2014;Babangida, 2014;Ekanayake et al, 2018), level of involvement of parties in design stage (CIRIA, 1994;Mitropoulos and Tatum, 2000;Arain, 2005;Ali and Rahmat, 2009), restricted access, temporary circulation and site boundary (CIRIA, 1994;Ikpe et al, 2006;Ali, 2009;Babangida, 2014), that were recognised as common issues in refurbishment projects, were not identified to be most common in hotel refurbishment projects in Sri Lanka. The reason is that due to the constraint on time availability, the most common problems were ought to be the problems that were common in all the three cases.…”

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Investigating the problems in hotel refurbishment projects

Premachandra¹,

Francis²,

Dewagoda³

2019

Proceedings of the 8th World Construction Symposium

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Hotel industry is one of the major contributors to the national economy in most countries including Sri Lanka. Due to the high tourist attraction in Sri Lanka, demand for modifying and upgrading the hotel industry to keep pace with the trend is inevitable. Refurbishment thus covers a wide range of activities originating from decoration to conversion. However, numerous problems are encountered in refurbishment projects and further the industry lacks in-depth investigations on strategies to minimise such problems associated. Hence this research was aimed at studying the problems prevailing in hotel refurbishment projects and thereby suggesting strategies to minimise such. A qualitative research approach was followed inclusive of three cases of recently completed hotel refurbishment projects in order to explore the causes and respective strategies to curtail the problems in connection with hotel refurbishment projects. Accordingly, most common problems are the percentage of services work, obstruction by occupancy, unrealistic time pressure and risk in health and safety. Subsequently, the study explored the main causes for those to be guest disturbances, operation of the hotel, unforeseen work and reluctance to wear safety accessories. Key strategies that could be adopted are planning ahead, separating the noisy working areas, carrying out feasibility studies and making compulsory to wear safety accessories. Through this study, it is recommended to follow up the strategies to minimise the problems in hotel refurbishment projects in Sri Lanka to enhance the lifespan of a hotel building effectively.

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“…It is because the occurrences of communication gap between the project organization, ineffective collaboration and limited understanding the nature of the complexity and in addition to the interdisciplinary nature of the planning process [37]. Despite this, the various parties are often to concentrate on their own area of specialization in refurbishment building projects [38]. This can caused the 'over the wall syndrome' that made up of separate parties from diverse professions that need to make a one decision in design and construction stage in refurbishment building project.…”

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Analysis of Factors Influencing Building Refurbishment Project Performance

2018

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Presently, the refurbishment approach becomes favourable as it creates opportunities to incorporate sustainable value with other building improvement. In this regard, this approach needs to be implemented due to the issues on overwhelming ratio of existing building to new construction, which also can contribute to the environmental problem. Refurbishment principles imply to minimize the environmental impact and upgrading the performance of an existing building to meet new requirements. In theoretically, building project's performance has a direct bearing on related to its potential for project success. However, in refurbishment building projects, the criteria for measure are become wider because the projects are a complex and multi-dimensional which encompassing many factors which reflect to the nature of works. Therefore, this impetus could be achieve by examine the direct empirical relationship between critical success factors (CSFs) and complexity factors (CFs) during managing the project in relation to delivering success on project performance. The research findings will be expected as the basis of future research in establish appropriate framework that provides information on managing refurbishment building projects and enhancing the project management competency for a better-built environment.

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Methods of coordination in managing the design process of refurbishment projects

Cited by 13 publications

References 17 publications

A game theory based analysis of decision making for green retrofit under different occupancy types

A game theory based analysis of decision making for green retrofit under different occupancy types

Investigating the problems in hotel refurbishment projects

Analysis of Factors Influencing Building Refurbishment Project Performance

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