Practical Buildability
Butterworth-Heinemann
Title: Practical Buildability
Authors: Stewart Adams
Publishers: Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN: 0408035250
Summary
Buildability, the concept of an efficient cost-effective construction process, is, or should be, part of creative design and leads to major benefits in cost for clients, designers and builders.
This practical handbook provides a review of the principles and practice of buildability, based on experience drawn widely from the construction industry. It illustrates how attention by the designer can help the builder achieve quality, speed and economy. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of understanding contractors problems at the design stage and on the benefits of early discussion between designers and builders.
The value of incorporating buildability into the design of projects from the outset is demonstrated though numerous examples and case studies at the level both of the overall design concept and the detailing of elements. From these the author draws together sixteen design principles against which to test any design or detail to see whether it can be altered to improve buildability.
Practical Buildability, the result of a CIRIA study, will prove valuable to practising civil and structural engineers, designers, builders, quantity surveyors and architects.