Level #1 | Level #2 | Level #3 | Factor Description | Relation to Constructability Concepts | Reference | |
Design Attributes | Standardization | Prefabrication | Precast Concrete, Prefabricated utility products, etc.… | A repeated grid layout will leads to faster construction sequences and reduce production waste. | [25] , [26] | |
Grid Layout | Horizontal/Vertical/Radial Grid dimensions | |||||
Standard Dimensions | Dimensions for door, windows, partitions, tiles, etc.… | Dimension of building elements should reflect material sizes and should be designed to minimize labour requirements and wastage of material by special cutting. | [27] | |||
Resources’ Availability | Availability of materials or special equipments. | Designers should use widely available materials that can be economically feasible. | [25] | |||
Labour’s Skills | Availability of special labour skills | Designs should improve constructability by designing for economical use of available skilled workers. | [27] , [28] | |||
Construction Attributes | Installation | Construction Sequence | Sequence of installation of components. | Appreciating the sequence of operations and trade interrelationships on site can enhance constructability of design. | [27] | |
Time under Ground | Construction time under ground level. | Reducing the construction time below ground level can improve constructability. | [28] [29] | |||
Building Envelope | Construction of the whole building envelope. | Designers should facilitate the enclosure of building at the earliest possible stage to exclude hind rage and damage because of bad weather. | [28] [29] | |||
Weather Effect | Effect of climate conditions on construction work. | |||||
Safety | Effect of construction sequence of workers’ safety. | The design should be arranged so as to facilitate safe working in foundations and earthworks. | [21] | |||
Accessibility | Material Access | Space for material storage and transportation on site. | The efficient location and distribution of temporary works and storage areas are necessary for good buildability. | [25] [28] | ||
Personnel Access | Accessibility of equipments and tools for and from different site locations. | |||||
Equipment Access | Accessibility of personnel for different site locations. | Designers must consider the contractor problems of access to and around construction sites. | [25] | |||
Site Impacts | Adjacent Structures | To Adjacent Foundation | Effect of current construction to adjacent constructions. | Site conditions should be thoroughly investigated to avoid subsequent delays thoroughly after construction has commenced. | [29] | |
To Infrastructure | Effect of current construction to adjacent or nearby infrastructure constructions. |