Rethinking construction: the Generic Design and Construction Process Protocol

摘要

The complexity of construction projects and the fragmentation of the construction industry undertak- ing those projects has effectively resulted in linear, unco- ordinated and highly variable project processes in the UK construction sector. Research undertaken at the Univer- sity of Salford resulted in the development of an im- proved project process, the Process Protocol, which considers the whole lifecycle of a construction project whilst integrating its participants under a common frame- work. The Process Protocol identifies the various phases of a construction project with particular emphasis on what is described in the manufacturing industry as the 'fuzzy front end'.