Constructability (or buildability) is a project management technique to review construction processes from start to finish during pre-construction phase. It is to identify obstacles before a project is actually built to reduce or prevent errors, delays, and cost overruns.
The term "constructability" defines the ease and efficiency with which structures can be built. The more constructible a structure is, the more economical it will be. Constructability is in part a reflection of the quality of the design documents; that is, if the design documents are difficult to understand and interpret, the project will be difficult to build.
The term refers to:
Principles
There are 12 principles of construct-ability which are mapped on to the procurement process:
- Integration
- Construction knowledge
- Team skills
- Corporate objectives
- Available resources
- External factors
- Programme
- Construction methodology
- Accessibility
- Specifications
- Construction innovation
- Feedback
References
Constructability Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA