Quality Function Deployment for Buildable and Sustainable Construction

• Main Authors: Natee, Singhaputtangkul (Author), Low, Sui Pheng (Author), Teo, Evelyn A. L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Computational intelligence.; Building > Superintendence.; Construction industry > Management.; Construction superintendence.; Sustainable development.; Construction Management.; Sustainable Development.; Computational Intelligence.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.

This book focuses on the implementation of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in the construction industry as a tool to help building designers arrive at optimal decisions for external envelope systems with sustainable and buildable design goals. In particular, the book integrates special features in...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction.- Decision Making and Quality Function Deployment (QFD).- Criteria for Assessment of Building Envelopes
• Building Envelope Materials and Designs
• Conceptual Framework
• Research Methodology
• Survey Results.- Prototype of the KBDSS-QFD Tool and Case Studies Results
• Conclusions.