Collaboration Enables Innovative Timber Structure Adoption in Construction
Timber structures in construction have become more popular in recent years. Nevertheless, besides the complexity of designing, contracting and building these structures, a barrier to their market growth is the complexity of their supply chain relationships encompassing architects, engineers, builder...
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| description | Timber structures in construction have become more popular in recent years. Nevertheless, besides the complexity of designing, contracting and building these structures, a barrier to their market growth is the complexity of their supply chain relationships encompassing architects, engineers, builders and suppliers. The objective of this study is therefore to identify and characterize the supply chain relationships shared by these stakeholders within a massive timber construction project. Twenty-seven semi-structured interviews with architects, structural engineers, builders and timber element suppliers from nine countries, participant observations and secondary data were used to study the various relationship levels involved in timber construction projects. Triangulation and qualitative data analysis were also conducted. Three levels of relationships were then identified: “Contractual,„ “Massive timber construction project„ and “Massive timber construction industry development.„ Results showed that timber structures involve value-added stakeholder relationships rather than linear relationships. These relationships appeared closer and more frequent and involved knowledge and information sharing. Furthermore, prefabricated systems allow for smoother relationships by limiting the number of stakeholders while promoting innovative thinking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24b48e13b5184552b0bbd2d76031c2852022-12-21T17:26:31ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092018-12-0181218310.3390/buildings8120183buildings8120183Collaboration Enables Innovative Timber Structure Adoption in ConstructionAnnie Gosselin0Pierre Blanchet1Nadia Lehoux2Yan Cimon3Timber Building Industry Development Adviser at Ministry of Forest, Fauna and Parks, Direction of Timber Products Industry Development, 5700, 4e Avenue Ouest, A 409, Quebec, QC G1H 6R1, CanadaNSERC Industrial Chair on Ecoresponsible Wood Construction—CIRCERB, Laval University, Gene-H.–Kruger Building, 2425, Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering and Sciences Faculty, Laval University, Adrien-Pouliot Building, 1065, av. de la Médecine, Bureau 1504, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaInteruniversity Research Center on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation—CIRRELT, Department of management, Administration Sciences Faculty, Laval University, Palasis-Prince Building, 2325, Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaTimber structures in construction have become more popular in recent years. Nevertheless, besides the complexity of designing, contracting and building these structures, a barrier to their market growth is the complexity of their supply chain relationships encompassing architects, engineers, builders and suppliers. The objective of this study is therefore to identify and characterize the supply chain relationships shared by these stakeholders within a massive timber construction project. Twenty-seven semi-structured interviews with architects, structural engineers, builders and timber element suppliers from nine countries, participant observations and secondary data were used to study the various relationship levels involved in timber construction projects. Triangulation and qualitative data analysis were also conducted. Three levels of relationships were then identified: “Contractual,„ “Massive timber construction project„ and “Massive timber construction industry development.„ Results showed that timber structures involve value-added stakeholder relationships rather than linear relationships. These relationships appeared closer and more frequent and involved knowledge and information sharing. Furthermore, prefabricated systems allow for smoother relationships by limiting the number of stakeholders while promoting innovative thinking.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/8/12/183collaborationconstructionsupply chaininnovationinterviews |
| spellingShingle | Annie Gosselin Pierre Blanchet Nadia Lehoux Yan Cimon Collaboration Enables Innovative Timber Structure Adoption in Construction Buildings collaboration construction supply chain innovation interviews |
| title | Collaboration Enables Innovative Timber Structure Adoption in Construction |
| title_full | Collaboration Enables Innovative Timber Structure Adoption in Construction |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Collaboration Enables Innovative Timber Structure Adoption in Construction |
| title_short | Collaboration Enables Innovative Timber Structure Adoption in Construction |
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