dc.contributor.author | Merschbrock, Christoph | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Tollnes, Tor | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Rolfsen, Christian Nordahl | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-21T13:15:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-21T13:15:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Merschbrock, C., Tollnes, T., & Nordahl-Rolfsen, C. (2015). Solution Selection in Digital Construction Design–A Lazy User Theory Perspective. Procedia Engineering, 123, 316-324. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1877-7058 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | FRIDAID 1257844 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/3154 | |
dc.description.abstract | The construction industry is in the midst of a transition with traditional design systems being gradually replaced by novel vir
tual
modeling technologies. This transition takes place gradually rather than radically and while new systems (e.g. Building
Information Modelling) become increasingly diffused in the industry, many legacy systems and practices are left intact. This
leads to situations where designers have several different information systems at their disposal to fulfill their information n
eeds.
This is amplified by software vendors releasing a myriad of new design systems. How individual designers select an information
system from several available options to fulfill their information need is discussed in this article. The findings suggest that
construction designers will most often select a design system solution fulfilling their information needs with the least effort
on
their part. The theoretical approach supporting the analysis in this article is the so-called Lazy User Theory (LUT). LUT expla
ins
how users select among available solutions when there are numerous products and services possible. Preferred solutions reflect
(1) a user’s perceived information need (e.g. function of urgency, type, and depth) and (2) the user-state which is the situation in
which the user is at the moment of information need. The findings presented in this article are derived from a case study
conducted in a Norwegian construction project. The findings show that users’ choice of design systems reflected local and
circumstantial considerations rather than what is best for the project. This article is important for several reasons. First it
contributes to an understanding of what are influential considerations for designers when selecting design solutions. Second, i
t
illustrates how local system selection decisions may affect the digital work at project level. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | building information modelling | en_US |
dc.subject | construction design | en_US |
dc.subject | lazy user theory | en_US |
dc.subject | system selection | en_US |
dc.title | Solution selection in digital construction design a lazy user theory perspective | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license
(
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
).
Peer-review under responsibility of the organizing committee of the Creative Construction Conference 2015 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.10.097 | |