Design for manufacturing and assembly for sustainable, quick and cost-effective prefabricated construction–a review

M Wasim, P Vaz Serra, TD Ngo - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Recently, researchers have reported that by the amalgamation of concepts of design for
manufacturing and assembly (DfMA), construction practices and technologies can be further …

Design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) and design for deconstruction (DfD) in the construction industry: Challenges, trends and developments

CLC Roxas, CR Bautista, OG Dela Cruz… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
A building faces several challenges across its lifecycle stages. Challenges such as
production inefficiency and inadequate waste management hinder advancement in the …

BIM-based preassembly analysis for design for manufacturing and assembly of prefabricated bridges

DC Nguyen, CH Jeon, G Roh, C Shim - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Prefabricated structures have garnered attention in bridge construction owing to their
advantages in quality control, cost-effectiveness, and ability to save time. However …

Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) enablers for offsite interior design and construction

Z Bao, V Laovisutthichai, T Tan, Q Wang… - Building Research & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Interior design and construction (IDC) is a sophisticated and often prolonged process that
delivers a building to occupation. Traditional practice is rather unproductive, involving the …

Big data for Design Options Repository: Towards a DFMA approach for offsite construction

AQ Gbadamosi, L Oyedele, AM Mahamadu… - Automation in …, 2020 - Elsevier
A persistent barrier to the adoption of offsite construction is the lack of information for
assessing prefabrication alternatives and the choices of suppliers. This study integrates …

Benchmarking the sustainability of concrete and steel modular construction for buildings in urban development

W Pan, Z Zhang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The modular approach has been increasingly adopted for building projects. However, few
previous studies investigated the performance of different modular construction systems and …

DfMA: Towards an integrated strategy for a more productive and sustainable construction industry in Australia

C Langston, W Zhang - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) is an important part of the future of the
construction industry due to the promise of speed of project delivery, quality control, worker …

DfMA for a better industrialised building system

MI Abd Razak, MA Khoiry, WH Wan Badaruzzaman… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
To improve the performance of the construction industry, innovative methods were
introduced to make them better. Industrialised building systems (IBS) and prefabrication …

An off-site construction digital twin assessment framework using wood panelized construction as a case study

Y Wei, Z Lei, S Altaf - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Off-site construction is an innovative type of construction with the philosophy of
standardizing the process and deploying the latest technological enablers. Many …

Integrated approaches to design for manufacture and assembly: A case study of Huoshenshan hospital to combat COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

T Tan, G Mills, J Hu, E Papadonikolaki - Journal of management in …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Rapid deployment of modular hospital facilities has become an essential action in the
COVID-19 response. Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) has played a significant …