PROCESS OF INNOVATION FOR UP/DOWN CONSTRUCTION AT ROWES WHARF

This is a description of the process of innovation that resulted in the use of "up/down" construction on the Rowes Wharf project. It focuses on the insights it gives to refine a general description of process innovation on construction projects. Several conclusions were reached regarding the process. It is pointed out that actions to foster new ideas in construction include setting challenging demands, assembling the capabilities needed to identify and evaluate multiple alternatives, decreasing liability concerns, providing teambuilding among the parties, and creating an organizational climate that encourages innovation. Early and complete integration of the owner, the designer, the contractor, and several consultants is a major factor in selecting and successfully implementing the innovative construction method. Innovation required extensive and interdependent changes in both the design approach and the construction method. These and other observations and conclusions are discussed.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Tatum, C B
  • Bauer, M F
  • Meade, A W
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 179-195
• Serial:
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Volume: 115
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9364
  • EISSN: 1943-7862
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jcemd4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Construction management; Innovation
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486408
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM