Traceability for Built Assets: Proposed Framework for a Digital Record

TY - CONF

T1 - Traceability for Built Assets

T2 - Creative Construction Conference 2019

AU - Watson, Richard

AU - Kassem, Mohamad

AU - Li, Jennifer

PY - 2019/6/29

Y1 - 2019/6/29

N2 - In May 2018, the UK Government published an independent review of building regulations and fire safety in response to the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower. The Hackitt Review identified the need for traceability; a ‘golden thread’ preserving critical information about design intent and the as-constructed building in a proposed Digital Record (DR). This study proposes a framework for a DR for traceability of all built assets, new and existing. Three structured workshops including four working groups were held with industry practitioners and academics to collaboratively establish definitions of traceability and a DR. The key requirements of the DR were identified through development of 63 use cases. Building on traceability systems research in other industries, a framework for traceability of built assets was developed and analysed with industry. The framework, containing both information chains, supply chains and unique identification of traceable items, is outlined in this paper and its key components are discussed along with identification of areas for further research.

AB - In May 2018, the UK Government published an independent review of building regulations and fire safety in response to the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower. The Hackitt Review identified the need for traceability; a ‘golden thread’ preserving critical information about design intent and the as-constructed building in a proposed Digital Record (DR). This study proposes a framework for a DR for traceability of all built assets, new and existing. Three structured workshops including four working groups were held with industry practitioners and academics to collaboratively establish definitions of traceability and a DR. The key requirements of the DR were identified through development of 63 use cases. Building on traceability systems research in other industries, a framework for traceability of built assets was developed and analysed with industry. The framework, containing both information chains, supply chains and unique identification of traceable items, is outlined in this paper and its key components are discussed along with identification of areas for further research.

KW - digital record

KW - traceability

KW - information chain

KW - supply chain

KW - construction industry

KW - Hackitt Review

UR - http://2019.creative-construction-conference.com/proceedings/

M3 - Paper

SP - 496

EP - 501

Y2 - 29 June 2019 through 2 July 2019

ER -