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Design information in managing refurbishment projects in Malaysia

Although design cost makes up a small percent of a total project cost, the performance of refurbishment projects are normally considerably affected by design processes. The lack of information in refurbished designs becomes an obstacle for designers to complete tasks successfully during the initial...

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Main Author: Ali, Azlan-Shah
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Published: Academic Journals 2010
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T Technology (General)
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spelling my.um.eprints.133562019-03-20T08:28:43Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/13356/ Design information in managing refurbishment projects in Malaysia Ali, Azlan-Shah T Technology (General) Although design cost makes up a small percent of a total project cost, the performance of refurbishment projects are normally considerably affected by design processes. The lack of information in refurbished designs becomes an obstacle for designers to complete tasks successfully during the initial stage of the design process. The objective of this study is to discuss the sources of design information in refurbishment projects. The study has also been extended to demonstrate how different sources of information can affect the performance of refurbishment design. From the results, it is concluded that a site survey was considered the most important method of obtaining design information followed by the client's brief during the design process of refurbishment projects. Academic Journals 2010 Article PeerReviewed Ali, Azlan-Shah (2010) Design information in managing refurbishment projects in Malaysia. International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 5 (6). pp. 768-773. ISSN 1992-1950
institution Universiti Malaya
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topic T Technology (General)
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Ali, Azlan-Shah
Design information in managing refurbishment projects in Malaysia
description Although design cost makes up a small percent of a total project cost, the performance of refurbishment projects are normally considerably affected by design processes. The lack of information in refurbished designs becomes an obstacle for designers to complete tasks successfully during the initial stage of the design process. The objective of this study is to discuss the sources of design information in refurbishment projects. The study has also been extended to demonstrate how different sources of information can affect the performance of refurbishment design. From the results, it is concluded that a site survey was considered the most important method of obtaining design information followed by the client's brief during the design process of refurbishment projects.
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author Ali, Azlan-Shah
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title Design information in managing refurbishment projects in Malaysia
title_short Design information in managing refurbishment projects in Malaysia
title_full Design information in managing refurbishment projects in Malaysia
title_fullStr Design information in managing refurbishment projects in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Design information in managing refurbishment projects in Malaysia
title_sort design information in managing refurbishment projects in malaysia
publisher Academic Journals
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