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Dr. Carlos Formoso
Building Innovation Research Unit (NORIE), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Journal article
Published: 10 June 2021 in Safety Science
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Resilience engineering (RE) offers a complementary perspective to traditional safety performance measurement systems (SPMSs), by taking into account the complexity of socio-technical systems. However, previous studies do not make it clear how that perspective could be translated into practice, nor the utility of that analysis. In order to address this gap, this paper presents a RE-based framework for assessing SPMSs in construction projects, which includes six stages: (i) obtain an overview of the existing SPMS; (ii) understand how complexity influences safety performance, based on the complexity assessment tool known as Technical, Organizational, and Environment framework; (iii) assess the four resilience abilities (monitor, anticipate, respond, learn), based on the Resilience Assessment Grid; (iv) assess the joint evidence from the previous steps in light of RE guidelines for SPMSs; and (v) identify improvement opportunities. This framework was tested in an empirical study carried out in a Norwegian construction site, by using interviews, observations, and analysis of documents. Results pointed out examples for applying RE ideas to SPMSs as well as they shed light on how complexity may either hinder or support a SPMS.

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Guillermina Andrea Peñaloza; Carlos Torres Formoso; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin. A resilience engineering-based framework for assessing safety performance measurement systems: A study in the construction industry. Safety Science 2021, 142, 105364 .

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Guillermina Andrea Peñaloza, Carlos Torres Formoso, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin. A resilience engineering-based framework for assessing safety performance measurement systems: A study in the construction industry. Safety Science. 2021; 142 ():105364.

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Guillermina Andrea Peñaloza; Carlos Torres Formoso; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin. 2021. "A resilience engineering-based framework for assessing safety performance measurement systems: A study in the construction industry." Safety Science 142, no. : 105364.

Journal article
Published: 16 May 2021 in Safety Science
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Safety management best practices have been explored in several studies, mostly for assessing the degree of implementation of those practices as well as for identifying the ones strongly correlated with low accident rates. However, there are limitations related to the research strategy adopted in those studies, usually based on surveys with managers of construction companies. This research study proposes a method for assessing the implementation of safety management best practices in construction sites, which has distinctive features due to the use of systems thinking as theoretical lens: (i) the organizational context of the application of best practices is considered; (ii) the interactions between best practices are modeled; (iii) safety and accidents as regarded as emergent phenomena; and (iv) diverse perspectives are considered in the definition and evaluation of best practices. The method was tested in ten empirical studies carried out in construction sites from Brazil. Results made clear the utility of understanding how best practices are implemented, instead of only identifying what the best practices are.

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Marcelle Engler Bridi; Carlos Torres Formoso; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin. A systems thinking based method for assessing safety management best practices in construction. Safety Science 2021, 141, 105345 .

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Marcelle Engler Bridi, Carlos Torres Formoso, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin. A systems thinking based method for assessing safety management best practices in construction. Safety Science. 2021; 141 ():105345.

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Marcelle Engler Bridi; Carlos Torres Formoso; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin. 2021. "A systems thinking based method for assessing safety management best practices in construction." Safety Science 141, no. : 105345.

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Published: 27 October 2020 in Sustainability
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Mass customisation is a business strategy that aims to deliver a variety of products that fulfil customer requirements and, at the same time, keep price and delivery time within acceptable limits. It has been adopted in different sectors to increase value generation, including house building. A major challenge in mass customisation is customer integration, i.e., how to improve value generation by understanding and considering requirements from different customers, and defining their involvement in product development. Most studies on this topic tend to be technology-focused, often being limited to methods and digital tools to generate and display product alternatives. The aim of this paper is to propose a framework of decision categories for customer integration and for devising the scope of customisation to support the definition of mass customisation (MC) strategies. Design science research was the methodological approach adopted in this investigation. It was based on a literature review about mass customisation practices and also on an empirical study developed in a residential building company from Brazil. The main contribution of this paper is a framework for customer integration, which contains a set of decision categories related to the definition of the scope of customisation and customer integration, and a list of practices that are applicable to house building. A secondary contribution of this investigation is a set of constructs that have been used to describe the decision categories and their relationships.

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Cynthia Dos Santos Hentschke; Carlos Torres Formoso; Marcia Echeveste. A Customer Integration Framework for the Development of Mass Customised Housing Projects. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8901 .

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Cynthia Dos Santos Hentschke, Carlos Torres Formoso, Marcia Echeveste. A Customer Integration Framework for the Development of Mass Customised Housing Projects. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):8901.

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Cynthia Dos Santos Hentschke; Carlos Torres Formoso; Marcia Echeveste. 2020. "A Customer Integration Framework for the Development of Mass Customised Housing Projects." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 8901.

Conference paper
Published: 06 July 2020 in Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
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Karina B. Barth; Marcus P. Sterzi; Carlos T. Formoso; Juan I. Alliende; Daniela Bertín; Jorge Del Rio. Implementation of Production System Design in House Building Projects: A Lean Journey in Chile. Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) 2020, 397 -408.

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Karina B. Barth, Marcus P. Sterzi, Carlos T. Formoso, Juan I. Alliende, Daniela Bertín, Jorge Del Rio. Implementation of Production System Design in House Building Projects: A Lean Journey in Chile. Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). 2020; ():397-408.

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Karina B. Barth; Marcus P. Sterzi; Carlos T. Formoso; Juan I. Alliende; Daniela Bertín; Jorge Del Rio. 2020. "Implementation of Production System Design in House Building Projects: A Lean Journey in Chile." Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) , no. : 397-408.

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Published: 06 July 2020 in Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
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Jordana Bazzan; Carlos Torres Formoso; Márcia Echeveste. Use of Complaint Records of Maintenance Departments for Continuous Improvement. Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) 2020, 1009 -1020.

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Jordana Bazzan, Carlos Torres Formoso, Márcia Echeveste. Use of Complaint Records of Maintenance Departments for Continuous Improvement. Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). 2020; ():1009-1020.

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Jordana Bazzan; Carlos Torres Formoso; Márcia Echeveste. 2020. "Use of Complaint Records of Maintenance Departments for Continuous Improvement." Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) , no. : 1009-1020.

Conference paper
Published: 06 July 2020 in Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
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Natália Ransolin; Tarcísio Abreu Saurin; Carlos Torres Formoso. Influence of the Built Environment on Patient Safety and Well-Being: A Functional Perspective. Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) 2020, 61 -72.

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Natália Ransolin, Tarcísio Abreu Saurin, Carlos Torres Formoso. Influence of the Built Environment on Patient Safety and Well-Being: A Functional Perspective. Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). 2020; ():61-72.

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Natália Ransolin; Tarcísio Abreu Saurin; Carlos Torres Formoso. 2020. "Influence of the Built Environment on Patient Safety and Well-Being: A Functional Perspective." Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) , no. : 61-72.

Conference paper
Published: 06 July 2020 in Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
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Bárbara Pedó; Fernanda M. P. Brandalise; Daniela D. Viana; Patricia Tzortzopoulos; Carlos T. Formoso; Andrew Whitelock-Wainwright. Digital Visual Management Tools in Design Management. Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) 2020, 901 -912.

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Bárbara Pedó, Fernanda M. P. Brandalise, Daniela D. Viana, Patricia Tzortzopoulos, Carlos T. Formoso, Andrew Whitelock-Wainwright. Digital Visual Management Tools in Design Management. Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). 2020; ():901-912.

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Bárbara Pedó; Fernanda M. P. Brandalise; Daniela D. Viana; Patricia Tzortzopoulos; Carlos T. Formoso; Andrew Whitelock-Wainwright. 2020. "Digital Visual Management Tools in Design Management." Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) , no. : 901-912.

Journal article
Published: 18 June 2020 in Safety Science
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Although safety performance measurement systems (SPMSs) are key elements of safety management, previous research is usually limited to the proposal or assessment of indicators, without adopting a systems perspective. Furthermore, what counts as a well-designed SPMS is contingent to the adopted theoretical perspective, which is normally implicit. In this study, Resilience Engineering (RE) has been used for assessing SPMSs, providing an explicit and systems-oriented perspective. Previous research on SPMSs was analysed in a systematic literature review, with the aim of identifying whether RE offers a new perspective on SPMSs, and understand how RE has been put into practice in SPMSs. For each paper, there was an evaluation of how it accounted for five RE guidelines concerned with the design and implementation of SPMSs. The uptake of the guidelines was low on average, indicating that RE does not largely overlap with traditional assumptions of SPMS literature. However, there were several studies moderately or strongly aligned with those guidelines, suggesting that RE has been implicitly adopted to some extent. Descriptors were devised to convey approaches for the operationalization of the guidelines, providing a reference for the design of SPMSs informed by RE. A research agenda is also proposed.

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Guillermina Andrea Peñaloza; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin; Carlos Torres Formoso; Ivonne Andrade Herrera. A resilience engineering perspective of safety performance measurement systems: A systematic literature review. Safety Science 2020, 130, 104864 .

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Guillermina Andrea Peñaloza, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin, Carlos Torres Formoso, Ivonne Andrade Herrera. A resilience engineering perspective of safety performance measurement systems: A systematic literature review. Safety Science. 2020; 130 ():104864.

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Guillermina Andrea Peñaloza; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin; Carlos Torres Formoso; Ivonne Andrade Herrera. 2020. "A resilience engineering perspective of safety performance measurement systems: A systematic literature review." Safety Science 130, no. : 104864.

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Published: 01 June 2020 in Ambiente Construído
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Resumo Nos últimos anos, tem se observado um aumento na utilização de sistemas construtivos industrializados, entre os quais estruturas metálicas, que podem contribuir para eliminar perdas e reduzir duração dos empreendimentos. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo propor um conjunto de diretrizes para o planejamento e controle do processo de montagem de estruturas metálicas prefabricadas, utilizando conceitos e ferramentas relacionados à Produção Enxuta. A abordagem metodológica utilizada foi design science research, sendo o trabalho desenvolvido em parceria com uma empresa que projeta, fábrica e monta sistemas construtivos em aço. Foram implementadas diversas melhorias no planejamneto e controle da produção (PCP) da empresa, em duas etapas: a primeira com a participação de um pesquisador como facilitador do processo; e a segunda com a implementação conduzida por gerentes da própria empresa. Os resultados obtidos evidenciaram a necessidade de adaptação dos modelos de PSP e do PCP existentes na literatura ao contexto de sistemas de estruturas metálicas. A principal contribuição do trabalho foi a proposição de um conjunto de diretrizes para conceber o processo de PCP em empresas que fornecem sistemas construtivos de aço.

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Fabiana Fabro; Iamara Rossi Bulhões; Carlos Torres Formoso; Marcus Costa Tenório Fireman. Diretrizes para planejar e controlar o processo de montagem de sistemas construtivos pré-fabricados de aço. Ambiente Construído 2020, 20, 505 -524.

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Fabiana Fabro, Iamara Rossi Bulhões, Carlos Torres Formoso, Marcus Costa Tenório Fireman. Diretrizes para planejar e controlar o processo de montagem de sistemas construtivos pré-fabricados de aço. Ambiente Construído. 2020; 20 (2):505-524.

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Fabiana Fabro; Iamara Rossi Bulhões; Carlos Torres Formoso; Marcus Costa Tenório Fireman. 2020. "Diretrizes para planejar e controlar o processo de montagem de sistemas construtivos pré-fabricados de aço." Ambiente Construído 20, no. 2: 505-524.

Journal article
Published: 30 May 2020 in Applied Ergonomics
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The built environment is a core part of most healthcare systems, involving a number of requirements such as those related to space and patients’ well-being. However, these are usually addressed separately from other functional requirements, resulting in designs that do not support resilient performance. This study proposes a framework for the integrated modelling of built environment and other functional requirements, relying on two approaches: Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM), and Building Information Modelling (BIM). Requirements are defined as equivalent to the precondition aspect of FRAM functions. BIM allows the creation of a database of requirements and functions, linked to an object-oriented model of the built environment. The proposed framework was devised and tested in an intensive care unit. Findings shed light on the necessary resilience to cope with the gap between built environment-as-imagined in design and built environment-as-done due to performance adjustments. This type of resilience may have a long-lasting nature, as many built environment attributes cannot be easily changed.

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Natália Ransolin; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin; Carlos Torres Formoso. Integrated modelling of built environment and functional requirements: Implications for resilience. Applied Ergonomics 2020, 88, 103154 .

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Natália Ransolin, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin, Carlos Torres Formoso. Integrated modelling of built environment and functional requirements: Implications for resilience. Applied Ergonomics. 2020; 88 ():103154.

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Natália Ransolin; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin; Carlos Torres Formoso. 2020. "Integrated modelling of built environment and functional requirements: Implications for resilience." Applied Ergonomics 88, no. : 103154.

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Published: 02 April 2020 in Sustainability
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This paper proposes a set of guidelines for using Building Information Modelling (BIM) to manage client requirements in the context of social housing projects. A process model representing main activities involved in requirements management has been devised, as well as nine constructs that can be used for assessing the effectiveness of using BIM for client requirements management. The process of managing and modelling clients’ requirements is important to improve value generation, considering the limited resources usually available for social housing projects, as well as the need to deal with the diversity of user profiles. The use of BIM-based tools to support this process can potentially improve the performance of those projects in terms of environmental and social sustainability. Design Science Research was the methodological approach adopted in this investigation. The main outcome of this study, the set of guidelines, emerged from an empirical study carried out in a social housing project from Brazil. This study explores the managerial perspective of client requirements modelling, proposing practical contributions, such as understanding the challenges of managing requirements in social housing projects, and theoretical contributions, such as descriptions of the activities involved in client requirements management and their interactions, and constructs for assessing BIM-based solutions for that problem.

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Juliana P. Baldauf; Carlos T. Formoso; Patricia Tzortzopoulos; Luciana I. G. Miron; Joao Soliman-Junior. Using Building Information Modelling to Manage Client Requirements in Social Housing Projects. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2804 .

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Juliana P. Baldauf, Carlos T. Formoso, Patricia Tzortzopoulos, Luciana I. G. Miron, Joao Soliman-Junior. Using Building Information Modelling to Manage Client Requirements in Social Housing Projects. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (7):2804.

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Juliana P. Baldauf; Carlos T. Formoso; Patricia Tzortzopoulos; Luciana I. G. Miron; Joao Soliman-Junior. 2020. "Using Building Information Modelling to Manage Client Requirements in Social Housing Projects." Sustainability 12, no. 7: 2804.

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Published: 01 March 2020 in Ambiente Construído
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Resumo Diversos programas habitacionais foram concebidos e implementados nas últimas décadas no Brasil, com o objetivo de reduzir o déficit habitacional. Apesar dos esforços para o desenvolvimento de habitação social, uma parcela substancial de empreendimentos tem apresentado falhas de qualidade ao longo da etapa de uso, as quais representam custos para a sociedade. Pesquisas anteriores têm concentrado suas avaliações nas unidades habitacionais, deixando como lacuna a avaliação dos espaços coletivos dos empreendimentos habitacionais de interesse social (EHIS). O presente trabalho propõe um método para a avaliação da qualidade das áreas de uso comum de EHIS. Por meio da abordagem metodológica Design Science Research, foram propostas ferramentas de coleta de dados e métricas para manifestações patológicas e não conformidades em áreas de uso comum. O método considera requisitos de normas técnicas relacionadas ao desempenho de edificações e acessibilidade, e delimita a avaliação a três elementos construtivos: fachadas de edifícios, calçadas e estacionamento, e áreas de circulação interna dos edifícios. O método foi testado em uma amostra de 10 EHIS na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. A principal contribuição do trabalho está no desenvolvimento desse método para a avaliação pós-ocupação de áreas comuns, que permite a avaliação da qualidade técnica de forma rápida e padronizada.

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Pablo Andrés Rangel; Carlos Torres Formoso; Luciana Inês Gomes Miron; Márcia Elisa Soares Echeveste. Método para a avaliação técnica da qualidade pós-ocupação de áreas de uso comum de habitações de interesse social. Ambiente Construído 2020, 20, 171 -194.

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Pablo Andrés Rangel, Carlos Torres Formoso, Luciana Inês Gomes Miron, Márcia Elisa Soares Echeveste. Método para a avaliação técnica da qualidade pós-ocupação de áreas de uso comum de habitações de interesse social. Ambiente Construído. 2020; 20 (1):171-194.

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Pablo Andrés Rangel; Carlos Torres Formoso; Luciana Inês Gomes Miron; Márcia Elisa Soares Echeveste. 2020. "Método para a avaliação técnica da qualidade pós-ocupação de áreas de uso comum de habitações de interesse social." Ambiente Construído 20, no. 1: 171-194.

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Published: 01 March 2020 in Ambiente Construído
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Resumo Os potenciais benefícios do uso de sistemas construtivos pré-fabricados do tipo engineer-to-order (ETO) abrangem desde a redução de custos e duração do empreendimento até melhorias na qualidade do produto. Entretanto, o escopo de sistemas de planejamento e controle da produção neste contexto deve ser diferente de empreendimentos tradicionais, pois existe a necessidade de coordenar diferentes tipos de fluxos (projeto, fabricação, operações logísticas e montagem). Neste contexto, é necessária a estabilização desses fluxos e consequente diminuição do trabalho em progresso, o que é relacionado ao esforço de reduzir o tamanho do lote de produção. O objetivo do presente trabalho é propor um conjunto de diretrizes para a definição dos lotes de montagem para sistemas pré-fabricados de concreto do tipo ETO com apoio de BIM 4D, com base em conceitos e princípios da produção enxuta. Design Science Research foi a abordagem metodológica adotada, tendo como base um estudo empírico em uma obra de ampliação de um aeroporto. As principais contribuições do trabalho são um conjunto de categorias de decisão para a definição dos lotes de montagem, e o desenvolvimento de ferramentas para apoiar a tomada de decisões.

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Raquel Hoffmann Reck; Fernanda Saidelles Bataglin; Carlos Torres Formoso; Karina Bertotto Barth; Thomas Diepenbruck; Eduardo Luis Isatto. Diretrizes para a definição de lotes de montagem de sistemas pré-fabricados de concreto do tipo engineer-to-order. Ambiente Construído 2020, 20, 105 -127.

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Raquel Hoffmann Reck, Fernanda Saidelles Bataglin, Carlos Torres Formoso, Karina Bertotto Barth, Thomas Diepenbruck, Eduardo Luis Isatto. Diretrizes para a definição de lotes de montagem de sistemas pré-fabricados de concreto do tipo engineer-to-order. Ambiente Construído. 2020; 20 (1):105-127.

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Raquel Hoffmann Reck; Fernanda Saidelles Bataglin; Carlos Torres Formoso; Karina Bertotto Barth; Thomas Diepenbruck; Eduardo Luis Isatto. 2020. "Diretrizes para a definição de lotes de montagem de sistemas pré-fabricados de concreto do tipo engineer-to-order." Ambiente Construído 20, no. 1: 105-127.

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Published: 01 March 2020 in Ambiente Construído
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Resumo A abordagem de planejamento e controle da produção (PCP) baseada em zonas de trabalho tem como vantagem explicitar o fluxo de trabalho ao longo das unidades de produção, podendo ser associado ao Sistema Last Planner (LPS) e a modelos BIM 4D. Entretanto, ainda existem algumas lacunas de conhecimento, tanto práticas como teóricas, referentes à implementação desta abordagem, principalmente relativas à aplicação de conceitos e princípios da filosofia da produção enxuta e a interação destes com as funcionalidades BIM. Destaca-se a necessidade de desenvolver estudos sobre métodos de PCP que considerem a natureza parcialmente repetitiva das atividades de construção e aspectos relacionados à gestão dos fluxos de trabalho e do produto. O presente trabalho propõe um método para PCP baseado em zonas de trabalho com o apoio de BIM, e explora a sua interface com o LPS. A abordagem metodológica utilizada foi a Design Science Research, sendo conduzidos dois estudos empíricos em empresas atuantes no mercado imobiliário. As principais contribuições do método proposto estão ligadas às ferramentas utilizadas, que podem potencialmente contribuir para aumentar a qualidade da informação, principalmente relacionadas a fluxos de trabalho, e dar suporte para a tomada de decisão colaborativa.

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Fabrício Berger de Vargas; Carlos Torres Formoso. Método para planejamento e controle da produção baseado em zonas de trabalho com o apoio de BIM. Ambiente Construído 2020, 20, 129 -151.

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Fabrício Berger de Vargas, Carlos Torres Formoso. Método para planejamento e controle da produção baseado em zonas de trabalho com o apoio de BIM. Ambiente Construído. 2020; 20 (1):129-151.

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Fabrício Berger de Vargas; Carlos Torres Formoso. 2020. "Método para planejamento e controle da produção baseado em zonas de trabalho com o apoio de BIM." Ambiente Construído 20, no. 1: 129-151.

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Published: 01 March 2020 in Ambiente Construído
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Mass customization is a strategy to improve value generation for customers, by offering product variety and, at the same time, maintaining costs and delivery time to an acceptable level. A key problem for applying this strategy in the housebuilding sector is the definition of the solution space, i.e. the range of product alternatives that will be offered. This paper proposes an adaptation of conjoint analysis to identify customer preferences regarding customizable attributes in low-cost housing projects. The utility of this adaptation is illustrated by a case study, which was carried out in a construction company that had delivered low-income housing projects, and offered some degree of product flexibility. Results indicate that this technique was effective to understand customers' preferences out of a range of housing attributes, by providing a ranking of those attributes chosen by customers. Therefore, this technique can support decision-making when dealing with trade-offs between customers' preferences, product flexibility and costs, which is an important concern for companies that deliver customized housing units.

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Cynthia Dos Santos Hentschke; Patricia André Tillmann; Carlos Torres Formoso; Vera Lúcia Milani Martins; Marcia Elisa Soares Echeveste. Using conjoint analysis to understand customer preferences in customized low-income housebuilding projects. Ambiente Construído 2020, 20, 247 -262.

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Cynthia Dos Santos Hentschke, Patricia André Tillmann, Carlos Torres Formoso, Vera Lúcia Milani Martins, Marcia Elisa Soares Echeveste. Using conjoint analysis to understand customer preferences in customized low-income housebuilding projects. Ambiente Construído. 2020; 20 (1):247-262.

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Cynthia Dos Santos Hentschke; Patricia André Tillmann; Carlos Torres Formoso; Vera Lúcia Milani Martins; Marcia Elisa Soares Echeveste. 2020. "Using conjoint analysis to understand customer preferences in customized low-income housebuilding projects." Ambiente Construído 20, no. 1: 247-262.

Journal article
Published: 22 October 2019 in Applied Ergonomics
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Although complexity and resilience are key inter-related characteristics of construction projects, little is known on how to monitor these characteristics and their implications for safety management. This study investigates the contribution of Safety Performance Measurement Systems (SPMS) as a means for monitoring and understanding of sources of complexity and resilience in construction. It is based in three empirical studies carried out in construction projects, two in Chile and one in Brazil. Two main tools were applied in these studies: (i) the Technical, Organizational and Environmental (TOE) framework, focused on complexity; and (ii) the Resilience Assessment Grid (RAG), focused on resilience. Improvement opportunities were identified for existing SPMS. Also, a set of guidelines for the design of SPMS emerged from these studies as well as a model that explains the connections between the main constructs encompassed by the guidelines.

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Guillermina Andrea Peñaloza; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin; Carlos Torres Formoso. Monitoring complexity and resilience in construction projects: The contribution of safety performance measurement systems. Applied Ergonomics 2019, 82, 102978 .

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Guillermina Andrea Peñaloza, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin, Carlos Torres Formoso. Monitoring complexity and resilience in construction projects: The contribution of safety performance measurement systems. Applied Ergonomics. 2019; 82 ():102978.

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Guillermina Andrea Peñaloza; Tarcisio Abreu Saurin; Carlos Torres Formoso. 2019. "Monitoring complexity and resilience in construction projects: The contribution of safety performance measurement systems." Applied Ergonomics 82, no. : 102978.

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Published: 01 February 2019 in Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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Visual management (VM) is a strategy for information management that is widely used in the manufacturing industry, which is strongly related to increasing process transparency, one of the core principles of the lean production philosophy. However, the use of VM on construction sites is still relatively limited, and there is scant literature on the implementation of this principle in construction projects. This article proposes a model for devising visual management systems, understood as sets of visual practices that should be integrated in managerial processes. It is based on a set of benchmarking studies and two empirical studies carried out at different construction firms. As secondary contributions, this investigation proposes a set of guidelines for designing and implementing visual management systems and a taxonomy of VM practices according to the degree of integration in managerial processes. Some concepts proposed in other fields of knowledge, such as visual thinking, visual literacy, collaboration rituals, and boundary objects, were considered in the development of the model.

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Caroline P. Valente; Fernanda Brandalise; Carlos T. Formoso. Model for Devising Visual Management Systems on Construction Sites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 2019, 145, 04018138 .

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Caroline P. Valente, Fernanda Brandalise, Carlos T. Formoso. Model for Devising Visual Management Systems on Construction Sites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 2019; 145 (2):04018138.

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Caroline P. Valente; Fernanda Brandalise; Carlos T. Formoso. 2019. "Model for Devising Visual Management Systems on Construction Sites." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 145, no. 2: 04018138.

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Published: 07 December 2018 in Automation in Construction
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There has been a growing demand for engineer-to-order (ETO) prefabricated building systems, in which a unique product must fulfill the requirements of specific clients. Although industrialized building systems can potentially simplify the production process, there is usually a high level of complexity in ETO production systems, such as uncertainty in client demands, short lead-time, overlapping between project stages, and resources that are shared among different projects. In this context, logistics management plays a key role in terms of achieving project goals related to cost, time and safety. This research work proposes the combined use of principles from the Lean Production Philosophy and Building Information Modeling (BIM), as a mechanism to cope with the complexity involved in those types of projects. Although these can be regarded as two separate approaches for improving the performance of production systems in the construction industry, there are evidences that there is much synergy between them. This paper reports the development of a logistics planning and control model for site assembly of ETO prefabricated building systems using BIM 4D modeling. The main theoretical contribution of this research work is the understanding of the synergies between Lean principles and BIM functionalities that are applicable to site logistics management, providing an example of how this body of knowledge can be expanded. This investigation also provides some practical contributions on how to carry out logistics planning and control at different hierarchical levels, with the support of BIM 4D modeling, aligning this process with the Last Planner System of production control. Design science research was the methodological approach adopted in this investigation, and the proposed model was developed and tested in empirical studies carried out in a steel fabricator company that designs, fabricates and assemblies steel structures.

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Rafaela Bortolini; Carlos Torres Formoso; Daniela D. Viana. Site logistics planning and control for engineer-to-order prefabricated building systems using BIM 4D modeling. Automation in Construction 2018, 98, 248 -264.

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Rafaela Bortolini, Carlos Torres Formoso, Daniela D. Viana. Site logistics planning and control for engineer-to-order prefabricated building systems using BIM 4D modeling. Automation in Construction. 2018; 98 ():248-264.

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Rafaela Bortolini; Carlos Torres Formoso; Daniela D. Viana. 2018. "Site logistics planning and control for engineer-to-order prefabricated building systems using BIM 4D modeling." Automation in Construction 98, no. : 248-264.

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Published: 01 October 2018 in Ambiente Construído
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Resumo Uma das possíveis estratégias para melhorar a qualidade dos empreendimentos de construção é o uso de Building Information Modelling1 (BIM), que envolve inovações relacionadas à tecnologia da informação e mudanças em processos críticos. Na habitação de interesse social no Brasil, um dos desafios enfrentados é a necessidade de avaliar em um prazo relativamente curto um grande número de projetos submetidos para financiamento, principalmente após a criação do programa Minha Casa, Minha Vida. A verificação automatizada de projetos tem sido apontada na literatura como uma das principais oportunidades para o uso de BIM. A avaliação de projetos por órgãos governamentais é com frequência baseada principalmente na experiência dos técnicos responsáveis, e pode haver falta de uniformidade nos critérios adotados, além de ser um processo demorado e custoso. O objetivo deste trabalho consiste em propor um método automatizado de verificação de requisitos para projetos de empreendimentos de habitação de interesse social com o uso de BIM. Esse método foi testado em dois empreendimentos habitacionais do programa Minha Casa, Minha Vida e foi comparado com o processo realizado manualmente. O estudo também apresenta contribuições referentes à natureza dos requisitos para esse tipo de empreendimento e discute as mudanças de processo necessárias para o uso de sistemas computacionais de verificação automatizada.

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Guilherme Von Der Heyde Fernandes; Carlos Torres Formoso; Patrícia Tzortzopoulos-Fazenda. Método para verificação automatizada de requisitos em empreendimentos Habitacionais de Interesse Social. Ambiente Construído 2018, 18, 259 -278.

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Guilherme Von Der Heyde Fernandes, Carlos Torres Formoso, Patrícia Tzortzopoulos-Fazenda. Método para verificação automatizada de requisitos em empreendimentos Habitacionais de Interesse Social. Ambiente Construído. 2018; 18 (4):259-278.

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Guilherme Von Der Heyde Fernandes; Carlos Torres Formoso; Patrícia Tzortzopoulos-Fazenda. 2018. "Método para verificação automatizada de requisitos em empreendimentos Habitacionais de Interesse Social." Ambiente Construído 18, no. 4: 259-278.

Journal article
Published: 10 August 2018 in Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss a production planning and control model known as the Lean construction management (LCM) model, which applies a number of visual tools in a systematic way to the planning and control process. The application of the visual tools in this way facilitates the flow of information, thus improving transparency between the interfaces of planning, execution and control. Design/methodology/approach Design Science research is adopted for this investigation, which analyses the original development of the model and reports on its testing and refinement over different types of projects. The research is divided into three parts, each part focussing on a different stage of development and construction project type. Findings The main findings are related to the benefits of visual management in the construction planning and control process, such as maintaining consistency between different planning levels, so that feasible execution plans are created; control becomes more focussed on prevention rather than correction, and creates opportunities for collaborative problem solving. Moreover, the physical display of the visual tools in a discrete planning area on-site encourages a regular exchange between participants on actual work progress as it unfolds, leading to more timely reaction to the problems at hand. Originality/value The problem of a lack of transparency in construction planning and control leads to communication issues on-site, poor process orientation and high levels of waste. LCM improves process transparency by making information related to system-wide processes more readily available to project participants. This enables them to foresee problems in a timely manner and to take necessary measures to resolve them or to adapt the process to current circumstances. The LCM model proposes a new way of applying visual tools and controls systematically to improve transparency in construction planning and control.

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Denise Ann Brady; Patricia Tzortzopoulos; John Rooke; Carlos Torres Formoso; Algan Tezel. Improving transparency in construction management: a visual planning and control model. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 2018, 25, 1277 -1297.

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Denise Ann Brady, Patricia Tzortzopoulos, John Rooke, Carlos Torres Formoso, Algan Tezel. Improving transparency in construction management: a visual planning and control model. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 2018; 25 (10):1277-1297.

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Denise Ann Brady; Patricia Tzortzopoulos; John Rooke; Carlos Torres Formoso; Algan Tezel. 2018. "Improving transparency in construction management: a visual planning and control model." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 25, no. 10: 1277-1297.