- Author
- Construction Industry Institute
- Title
- Evaluation of Design Effectiveness.
- Coporate
- Construction Industry Institute, Austin, TX
- Report
- Publication 8-1, July 1986, 28 p.
- Keywords
- construction | effectiveness | design applications
- Abstract
- Design is basically a subjective process which is influenced by many factors. Nonetheless, it provides a project's central point of translation of ideas into specific instructions. This publication is the first of several relating to the design function. The purpose is to present a method for evaluating design effectiveness. Subsequent publications will provide additional data for use in such evaluations as well as information relating to the factors that influence the design process. The method presented herein is for evaluation of a design, not a designer. It is recognized that many parties and factors influence the final design product. The proposed method is based upon the following seven evaluation criteria: [-] Accuracy of Design Documents; [-] Usability of Design Documents; [-] Cost of Design; [-] Constructability; [-] Economy of Design; [-] Performance Against Schedule; and [-] Ease of Start-Up.