The concepts of buildability / constructability in project development

Abstract

The construction industry represents in the economies of the countries the increase of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), being fragmented in a wide range of activities, where it is necessary to reconcile their interests of survival, in a competitive environment, whose productivity must be maintained at a high level, complying with the requirements of the market, which expects quality products. The incompatibilities between the project and the execution of the work cause problems that have a decisive impact on some aspects, such as quality and the increase in costs for the production of buildings. Research aimed at reducing such conflicts has been devoted to the term buildability, as an attribute of design that brings benefits to the constructive process when its concepts are adopted in the early stages of the project. Two actions have been outlined as addressing this issue, one aimed at the management of knowledge about the theme within companies, and another with a didactic character that suggests integrating it into the curriculum of engineering and architecture courses. This article through a bibliographic survey identified existing research on the theme, presenting concepts that can guide the development of high-performance projects.