Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon
Abstract he construction industry is one of the industrial sectors with the lowest rates of fulfilment of contract deadlines, especially in developing countries. This fact has been the focus of considerable discussions seeking to identify the causes of the delays. The main purpose of this paper is t...
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| author | Luiz Mauricio Furtado Maués Wylliam Bessa Santana Paulo Cerqueira dos Santos Renato Martins das Neves André Augusto Azevedo Montenegro Duarte |
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| description | Abstract he construction industry is one of the industrial sectors with the lowest rates of fulfilment of contract deadlines, especially in developing countries. This fact has been the focus of considerable discussions seeking to identify the causes of the delays. The main purpose of this paper is to use factor analysis to identify the factors that are correlated with delay, contemplating exclusively residential real estate projects and using a city in the Brazilian Amazon as a case study. Based on the database from the government agency that authorises constructions in the city of Belém (City Planning Department - Secretaria Municipal de Urbanismo, SEURB) and data from construction companies, the study investigated 274 construction projects from the past 11 years. Factor analysis and work with the variables that can be identified and measured in the initial phase of the project, i.e., during the feasibility study, demonstrate that the physical characteristics of the apartments and the construction project are the primary causes for variations in construction delays; these causes have not yet been reported in the literature. We hope that the results of this study will contribute to more consistent forecasting of construction time, minimising the risk of delays. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-169fd5f4394c438ba3ee08572a3c21002022-12-22T01:00:32ZengAssociação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente ConstruídoAmbiente Construído1678-862117316718110.1590/s1678-86212017000300169S1678-86212017000300167Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian AmazonLuiz Mauricio Furtado MauésWylliam Bessa SantanaPaulo Cerqueira dos SantosRenato Martins das NevesAndré Augusto Azevedo Montenegro DuarteAbstract he construction industry is one of the industrial sectors with the lowest rates of fulfilment of contract deadlines, especially in developing countries. This fact has been the focus of considerable discussions seeking to identify the causes of the delays. The main purpose of this paper is to use factor analysis to identify the factors that are correlated with delay, contemplating exclusively residential real estate projects and using a city in the Brazilian Amazon as a case study. Based on the database from the government agency that authorises constructions in the city of Belém (City Planning Department - Secretaria Municipal de Urbanismo, SEURB) and data from construction companies, the study investigated 274 construction projects from the past 11 years. Factor analysis and work with the variables that can be identified and measured in the initial phase of the project, i.e., during the feasibility study, demonstrate that the physical characteristics of the apartments and the construction project are the primary causes for variations in construction delays; these causes have not yet been reported in the literature. We hope that the results of this study will contribute to more consistent forecasting of construction time, minimising the risk of delays.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-86212017000300167&lng=en&tlng=enRiskConstruction delaysFactor analysis |
| spellingShingle | Luiz Mauricio Furtado Maués Wylliam Bessa Santana Paulo Cerqueira dos Santos Renato Martins das Neves André Augusto Azevedo Montenegro Duarte Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon Ambiente Construído Risk Construction delays Factor analysis |
| title | Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_full | Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_fullStr | Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_short | Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_sort | construction delays a case study in the brazilian amazon |
| topic | Risk Construction delays Factor analysis |
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