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Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) enablers for offsite interior design and construction

Bao, Z; Laovisutthichai, V; Tan, T; Wang, Q; Lu, W; (2022) Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) enablers for offsite interior design and construction. Building Research & Information , 50 (3) pp. 325-338. 10.1080/09613218.2021.1966734. Green open access

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Abstract

Interior design and construction (IDC) is a sophisticated and often prolonged process that delivers a building to occupation. Traditional practice is rather unproductive, involving the work of several different trades crowded in situ and delivered sequentially one after another. To enhance productivity in IDC, offsite practice is receiving increasing attention as a process innovation along with Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), an emerging concept in the industry. This paper aims to investigate offsite IDC practice and develop a set of DfMA enablers for better achieving this building process. It undertakes a literature review, case study, and 18 semi-structured interviews. To support the offsite IDC and its production line, standardized procedure, automated machinery, and supply chain, 10 DfMA enablers are adopted, such as early collaboration, design standardization and simplification, and light material selection. These findings indicate a paradigm shift not only in interior design methodology but also in IDC professional practice process. This research enriches the literature on DfMA and IDC, in particular their synergy, and offers a new model for interior designers and offsite IDC practitioners.

Type: Article
Title: Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) enablers for offsite interior design and construction
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2021.1966734
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2021.1966734
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Design for Manufacture and Assembly; Enablers; Interior design and construction; Offsite construction
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10135639
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