SYSBYG - INTEGRATED PRODUCT DELIVERIES IN BUILDING Research Network
Integrated product deliveries are defined as: Con-struction which allows the development of innova-
tive knowledge products and the industrialisation of building products and construction process. Integrated
Per Kortegaard, Assistant Professor, Architect, Ar-
product deliveries suits construction with significant
chitect, Lars Hvam, Professor, Civ. Eng. Niels Henrik
repetition. Within this system a building is not de-
Mortensen, Civ. Eng., Anne Beim, Professor, Architect.
signed from the existing component level, but adapts more complex and multi-technological components -
so-called integrated products, developed by the system contractors. The products are multi-technological in
Aarhus School of Architecture, Associated Professor,
the sense that they integrate various technologies and
Architect, Per Kortegaard DTU, Technical University of
disciplines. They are therefore far more complex than
Denmark, Professor, Civ. Ing. Lars Hvam and Profes-
the construction systems we know of today.
sor, Civ. Ing Niels Henrik Mortensen, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Profes-
Construction of integrated products delivered in this
context is covered in broader terms: Both as a func-tional - or physical entity.
• Functional entities such as indoor environmental con-
trol, water or electricity supply systems and bathroom
Window assembly in production hall, Myresjø.
The network works with system deliveries in a broad
• Physical entities such as foundations, unfinished
sense, including developing theory, methods and prac-
buildings, facades, fixtures, and toilets.
tical projects from “subsystems”, “spatial systems” to
- System Design and System Concepts in Industri-
“building systems”. The study takes place both on the
The purpose of the Network is to develop and com-
conceptual level and at the specific level of develop-
- Development of system products based on the use of
municate new knowledge within the field of new
industrialised architecture and construction in Denmark
- Business infrastructure in integrated product deliver-
by focusing on development of system deliveries. The
The Network’s objective will be realized in close coop-
intention is to integrate and test the latest technol-
eration between the involved parties specifically to ex-
- Considering house as a total integrated product deliv-
ogy. Focus is on design, sustainability, new production
ploit the synergies of different professional expertise.
methods and organization - concerning architecture,
- Sustainable integrated product deliveries in renova-
The Network’s objective will be realized in close coop-
• Establishment of a research network – and a series
Detailed descriptions of the individual PhD projects are
eration between the involved parties specifically to ex-
ploit the synergies of different professional expertise.
• Knowledge sharing activities• Generate PhD projects
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