abstract: The construction industry generates tremendous amounts of data every day. Data can inform practitioners to increase their project performance as well as the quality of the resulting built environment. The data gathered from each stage has unique characteristics, and processing them to the appropriate information is critical. However, it is often difficult to measure the impact of the research across project phases (i.e., planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance, and end-of-life). The goal of this dissertation is to present how industry data can be used to make an impact on construction practices and test a suite of methods to measure the impact of construction research across project phases. The dissertation provides examples of impactful research studies for each project phase to demonstrate the collection and utilization of data generated from each stage and to assess the potential tangible impact on construction industry practices. The completed studies presented both quantitative and qualitative analyses. The first study focuses on the planning phase and provides a practice to improve frond end planning (FEP) implementation by developing the project definition rating index (PDRI) maturity and accuracy total rating system (MATRS). The second study uses earned value management system (EVMS) information from the design and construction phases to support reliable project control and management. The dissertation then provides a third study, this time focusing on the operations phase and comparing the impact of project delivery methods using the international roughness index (IRI). Lastly, the end-of-life or decommissioning phase is tackled through a study that gauges the monetary impact of the circular economy concept applied to reuse construction and demolition (C&D) waste. This dissertation measures the impact of the research according to the knowledge mobilization (KMb) theory, which illustrates the value of the work to the public and to practitioners. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering 2020

En los últimos años la gestión de las obras ha tenido un desarrollo importante en el Perú a partir de la incorporación de prácticas jurídicas y técnicas propias del mundo anglosajón, como es el caso de los formatos contractuales internacionales (NEC y FIDIC), y tecnologías como el building information modelling. Así, con el pasar del tiempo presenciamos un acercamiento de las figuras del construction law a nuestro sistema jurídico. En ese contexto, la presente investigación analiza una de las figuras medulares del construction law: el project delivery system, con el objetivo de demostrar, en primer término, su compatibilidad con nuestro sistema jurídico, y, en segundo término, que a través de dicha figura los agentes intervinientes de la obra pueden gestionar con eficacia y eficiencia uno de los conflictos más recurrentes en la industria: los derivados de los errores y/o indefiniciones del alcance. / In recent years, the management of works has had an important development in Peru from the incorporation of legal and technical practices typical of the Anglo-Saxon world, as is the case of international contractual formats (NEC and FIDIC), and technologies such as building information modeling. Thus, with the passing of time we witness an approach of the figures of construction law to our legal system. In this context, the present research analyzes one of the core figures of construction law: the project delivery system, with the aim of demonstrating, firstly, its compatibility with our legal system, and, secondly, that through said figure the agents involved in the work can effectively and efficiently manage one of the most recurrent conflicts in the industry: those derived from errors and / or indefinite scope. / Tesis

Cooperative Construction in Schools in California John M. Donley The construction industry has lost efficiency since 1964, while becoming increasingly more litigious. Schools in California can ill afford the time to allow the construction industry time to fully evolve. It may take years or decades to fully improve the efficiency of, and reduce the conflict within the construction industry. At the same time, the construction industry has developed new processes to improve efficiency and reduce conflict. These processes are beginning to be broadly embraced by the industry. They all contain cooperative elements. Taken together they represent a new organizing principle for the construction industry, cooperative construction. Also concurrently, a previously little-used provision of the California Education Code allows schools freedom to contract for school construction in nearly any reasonable contractual arrangement they see fit for their project and district needs. As a result, school districts in California have developed a new system of project delivery. They are borrowing from here and there and inventing new tools to make projects work for them. Again, cooperative elements at the hearts of the processes.

When entering a new market and working for a new client, delivery of consistent and high quality is of great importance for future opportunities. Studies have shown that from having a good internal quality control and quality assurance for client deliveries leads to increased client satisfaction and consequently more successful projects. To study this connection and how to meet client expectations when working in a new country, this thesis outlines a case study performed at Jacobs Engineering Group (Jacobs) in Stockholm. Quality is defined as the processes used to strive for a degree of perceived client satisfaction. These processes differ across different countries. This thesis has compared cultural differences identified in the case study between Sweden and the UK and assessed Jacobs’ internal methods (Project Delivery Workflow) of assuring quality to meet and exceed client expectations. The findings from this study can probably help Jacobs adapt their practices and ways of conducting business for ongoing and future projects in Sweden. Furthermore, the report will give a basis on how Jacobs should prepare their projects prior to further expansion into new markets. To fulfil the purpose of this thesis, literature was compiled with a focus of quality, culture and client satisfaction to provide a basis for the assessment. The methodology consisted of assessing Jacobs’ internal Quality Management System to identify potential areas of improvement. Following, interviews were conducted to obtain qualitative responses on how Jacobs should adapt to cultural differences within the Swedish market to meet client expectations and expand their businesses. The interviews included a quantitative segment to visualise cultural differences and identify areas where Jacobs should preferably develop to meet client expectations. The interviews were then presented and analysed using a thematic analysis to identify the most significant themes of this study. This thesis suggested that Jacobs should adapt their Project Delivery Workflow for projects of different magnitudes and improve connections between project phases and disciplines. Other suggestions were to reconfigure their organisational structure when embarking upon a project in Sweden. From the findings in this study, further recommendations were given to Jacobs on how to conduct business in Sweden from comparing cultural differences for continued cooperation with Trafikverket and what project aspects Jacobs should focus on. Lastly, this thesis concluded how Jacobs should conduct further studies to assess the importance of project aspects across borders and cultures when entering a new market to deliver projects successfully. / När ett företag äntrar en ny marknad med en ny kund så är det av stor betydelse för framtida möjligheter att leverera konsekvent arbete av hög kvalité. Tidigare studier har visat att god intern kvalitetskontroll samt försäkran för leverans av god kvalité till kunder leder till ökad kundtillfredsställelse och följaktligen ett lyckat uppdrag. För att studera denna koppling samt för att veta hur man ska möta kundförväntningar när man utför arbete i ett nytt land så kommer detta examensarbete utgöra en fallstudie för Jacobs Engineering Group (Jacobs) i Stockholm. Kvalitet är definerat som processerna som ska leda till en grad av uppfattad kundtillfredsställelse. De processer som används för att öka kundtillfredsställelsen skiljer sig mellan länder. Detta examensarbete jämförde kulturella skillnader från denna fallstudie mellan Sverige och Storbritannien, samt Jacobs interna metoder (Project Delivery Workflow) för att försäkra hög kvalitet som möter samt överträffar kundens förväntningar studerats och föreslagits till Jacobs. Resultaten från detta examensarbete är menat att hjälpa Jacobs att anpassa sitt tillvägagångssätt av pågående samt möjliga framtida uppdrag i Sverige. Vidare så kommer detta examensarbete att utge en grund av hur Jacobs bör förbereda sina projekt innan de äntrar en ny marknad för fortsatt expandering. För att uppfylla syftet med detta examensarbete så samlades litteratur in inom kvalitet, kultur och kundtillfredsställelse för att ge en grund till studien. Metoden bestod av en granskning av Jacobs interna kvalitetsledningssystem för att identifiera potentiella förbättringsområden. Fortsättningsvis så utfördes intervjuer vilket resulterade i kvalitativa svar angående hur Jacobs bör anpassa kulturella skillnader till den svenska marknaden för att möta kundens förväntningar och stärka sin position på marknaden. Intervjuerna innehöll även ett kvantitativt inslag för att visualisera kulturella skillnader samt identifiera områden där Jacobs bör anpassa sig för att möta kundens förväntningar. Intervjuerna presenterades sedan genom en tematisk analys som identifierade de viktigaste projektaspekterna kopplade till denna studie. Detta examensarbete föreslog att Jacobs bör anpassa deras Project Delivery Workflow (uppdragets arbetsflöde) till uppdrag av olika storlekar samt förbättra kopplingarna mellan uppdragets faser och discipliner. Förslag som uppkom var att Jacobs bör ändra sin organisationsstruktur när de arbetar med uppdrag i Sverige. Utifrån resultaten uppkom flera rekommendationer av hur de bör utföra uppdrag i Sverige och inom vilka delar som fokus bör ligga för förbättrat samarbete med Trafikverket. Avslutningsvis så framkom förslag till ytterligare studier Jacobs bör utföra när de äntrar en ny marknad för att beakta de viktigaste aspekterna vid uppdrag samt beakta kulturella skillnader för att leverera ett lyckat uppdrag.

This research determined the preferred project delivery method utilized by campus planners when building student housing on a university campus. Four key performance indicators were also evaluated to determine if they influenced the campus planner to select a particular project delivery method. The four key performance indicators were: owner input, cost, safety, and on-time completion. Campus planners identified though the Society for Campus and University Planners (SCUP), were invited to participate in this survey research method. Five research questions were explored in this study. They were: 1. What is the preferred project delivery method (PDM) when building a residence hall on a college campus? 2. Do key performance indicators influence a campus planner’s choice of preferred project delivery method? 3. Does the preferred project delivery method differ by the number of beds? 4. Does the preferred project delivery method differ geographically? 5. Does the preferred project delivery method differ between public and private institutions? Based on the survey findings, analyzed using SPSS, sufficient information was garnered from the data to allow responses to the five research questions. In sum, there was a significant preference on the part of campus planners for the construction management at risk project delivery method when building student housing. This finding was consistent across regions and between public and private institutions. The design-bid-build project delivery method was the preferred approach when building student housing of less than 200 beds. Key performance indicators were shown to have little influence on the decision regarding which project delivery method to choose.

La filosofía Lean Construction (LC) o la construcción sin pérdida se da en la década de 1990, siendo este una adaptación del modelo automovilístico del Toyota Production System o Lean Production a la industria de la construcción, la introducción o el nuevo enfoque de la gestión de proyectos de construcción fue propuesta por el profesor Lauri Koskela, donde nos dice que veamos a la producción en la construcción como un proceso de transformación, de flujo y generador de valor, en consecuencia el objetivo de LC es crear buenos sistemas de producción que permitan optimizar, reducir o eliminar los flujos para mejorar los tiempos de entrega. El sector construcción uno de los más importantes gestores de la economía del país por su participación del PBI necesita la aplicación de metodologías en la gestión de proyectos como LC para generar valor sin pérdidas, sin embargo, su aplicación o su correcta aplicación es reducida, resultando con indicadores óptimos para un grupo selecto de empresas de construcción. En este trabajo de investigación se va a proponer la aplicación de la filosofía Lean Construction como herramienta para la planificación, ejecución y control para la construcción de una estación subterránea de pasajeros para la Línea 2 del Metro de Lima y Callao, vamos a detallar los conceptos y herramientas del LC que, nos sirvan como base para su aplicación y desarrollo para el cumplimiento de los objetivos del proyecto. Así también, se determinará la secuencia, división y sectorización de trabajo para la elaboración del plan de trabajo, se identificarán las actividades que no agregan valor o no productivas, atacando así las perdidas más visibles, reduciendo los ciclos y proponiendo actividades en paralelo. Aplicaremos las teorías Last Planner, Lookahead y Week Planning para el control del proyecto a fin de evaluar restricciones y determinar los que podemos hacer en la planificación diaria, con lo cual buscamos generar una guía para la ejecución del resto de estaciones que comprenden el proyecto. Finalmente se analizará los resultados del proyecto mediante herramientas de medición como el PAC (Porcentaje de Actividades Cumplidas), TC (trabajos contributorios) y otros para las conclusiones y recomendaciones para futuras estaciones aplicando la mejora continua. / The Lean Construction (LC) philosophy or construction without loss occurred in the 1990s, this being an adaptation of the automotive model of Lean Production to the construction industry, the introduction or the new approach to construction project management It was proposed by Professor Lauri Koskela, where he tells us to see production in construction as a process of transformation, flow and value generator, therefore the objective of LC is to create good production systems that allow optimizing, reducing or eliminate flows to improve delivery times. The construction sector, one of the most important managers of the country's economy due to its participation in GDP, needs the application of project management methodologies such as LC to generate value without losses, however its application or its correct application is reduced, resulting in Optimal indicators for a select group of construction companies. In this thesis, the application of the Lean Construction philosophy will be proposed as a tool for planning, executing and controlling the construction of an underground passenger station for Line 2 of the Lima and Callao Metro, we will detail the concepts and tools of the LC that serve as a basis for its application and development for the fulfillment of the project's objectives. Also, the sequence, division and sectorization of work for the preparation of the work plan will be determined, activities that do not add value or are not productive will be identified, thus attacking the most visible losses, reducing cycles and proposing activities in parallel. We will apply Last Planner, Lookahead and Week Planning theories for project control in order to evaluate restrictions and determine what we can do in daily planning, with which we seek to generate a guide for the execution of the rest of the stations that comprise the project. Finally, the results of the project will be analyzed using measurement tools such as the PAC (Percentage of Completed Activities), TC (contributory works) and others for the conclusions and recommendations for future stations applying continuous improvement. / Tesis

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) combined with Target Value Design (TVD) is a better way to deliver value for the client than traditional guaranteed maximum price (GMP) methods. With traditional GMP delivery methods, the interests of the parties are often at odds. The goal of IPD is to align all party interests in order to achieve a win-win scenario. Due to the aligning nature of IPD and the fact that each party’s success is dependent on achieving the project objectives as a whole; a non-biased, transparent, decision-making process is necessary in order to deliver the project objectives within the constraints of the TVD. Thus delivering the expected value for the client and ensuring that all parties achieve project success. The need for this transparent decision-making process is compounded by the fact that a “target” based system rapidly declines to a less than optimal state if there is no unbiased decision-making process in place. If we treat the entire lifespan of a project as the complex system that it is, we can begin to take advantage of the hierarchical nature of complex systems. The goal of this paper is to show that by modeling the life span of a project through a multi-criteria decision making model, built on a hierarchical framework will allow you to find a non-inferior solution to your TVD. I’m proposing to use Hierarchical Holographic Modeling (HHM) as the framework for an Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) multi-criteria decision-making model complete with post-optimality analysis as the preferred project management method.

This Diploma thesis follows up the award of public contracts using the Design-Build method. The first part focuses on the description of individual procurement methods and their advantages and disadvantages. In addition, the basic types of FIDIC terms and connditions are compared here. The second part describes and evaluates the terms of reference for specific projects commissioned by Design-Build in the Czech Republic. There is also a questionnaire survey that examines the viewpoints, knowledge and experience of contracting authorities with this method.

The subject of the diploma thesis "Management of Construction Projects" is a description of the management process and its' application to a model case. The first part deals with the theoretical structure of project management, construction management and construction project delivery methods. The second part applies the theoretical knowledge to a concrete construction project. Primarily, the benefit analysis is performed for the chosen project delivery methods. Subsequently, the personal proposal for the management process is developed, which incorporates organizational, time, cost, quality and risk components of the project. Finally, the model construction project. is summarized and assessed.

La presente tesis es una “Propuesta de mejora del proceso de planificación de proyectos en una empresa de construcción con sistema drywall” desarrollada en una PYME del rubro construcción. La propuesta está basada en herramientas de ingeniería para contrarrestar el problema identificado en la empresa en estudio que es la demora en la entrega de proyectos de construcción. Para ello, en la presente tesis está estructurada en 6 capítulos. En el capítulo 1 se presenta el Marco teórico, en el cual se define el sistema constructivo drywall, metodologías y herramientas de mejora aplicables al proceso de planificación de proyectos de construcción y a la reducción y/o eliminación de demora en la entrega al cliente. En el capítulo 2 se presenta el diagnóstico, en el cual se describe la empresa, las condiciones en las que opera, el problema, los procesos involucrados con el problema, causas raíces, impacto económico y las herramientas aplicables a la reducción y/o eliminación del problema. En el capítulo 3 se desarrolla la evaluación de alternativas de solución, en el cual se describe el plan de implementación de las herramientas 5S y Last Planner System. En el capítulo 4 se muestra la validación de la propuesta de mejora compuesta por juicio experto y la validación económica. En el capítulo 5, se muestra el impacto de la mejora en los stakeholders mediante una matriz Leopold. Finalmente, en el capítulo 6 se muestran las conclusiones y recomendaciones de la presente tesis. / This thesis is a "Proposal for improvement of the project planning process in a construction company with gypsum panel system" developed in an SME of the construction sector. The proposal is based on engineering tools to counteract the problem in the company in the study that is the delay in the delivery of construction projects. For this, in this thesis is structured in 6 chapters. Chapter 1 presents the theoretical framework, which defines the construction system of drywall, methodologies and tools to improve the planning process of construction projects and the reduction and / or elimination of the delay in delivery to the client. In chapter 2 the diagnosis is presented, in which the company is described, the conditions in which it operates, the problem, the processes related to the problem, the root causes, the economic impact and the tools applicable to the reduction and / or the elimination of the problem. Chapter 3 describes the evaluation of solution alternatives, and describes the implementation plan of the 5S and Last Planner System tools. Chapter 4 shows the validation of the improvement proposal composed of expert judgment and economic validation. In Chapter 5, the impact of the improvement on stakeholders is shown through a Leopold matrix. Finally, chapter 6 shows the conclusions and recommendations of this thesis. / Tesis