Modular Bathroom as Innovation in Project Management

case study in hotel construction

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46421/entac.v20i1.6270

Keywords:

Construction, Innovation, Modular Construction

Abstract

Prefabricated modular construction is a technological solution with growing interest due to potential productivity gains, composition flexibility, waste reduction, greater cost predictability and less waste generation. This work deals with the use of modular bathrooms as an innovation in project management in a hotel project located in Recife-PE. We sought to identify the main advantages and disadvantages of applying the modules, comparing their results with conventional construction. The methodology included the case study of a hotel building under development located in the city of Recife-PE, in which a survey of projects, schedules and material comprising the modules was carried out. As a result of this research, a reduction of 3 months in total construction time was observed, compared to conventional construction, providing a reduction in costs and processes. This work contributes to the practical and theoretical understanding of modular construction, through a qualitative analysis between the results achieved and conventional construction.

Author Biographies

Everton Gabriel Medeiros da Silva, Universidade de Pernambuco

Researcher at the Postgraduate Program in Civil Engineering at POLI-UPE

Micael Justino da Silva Júnior, Pernambuco Polytechnic School

Researcher at the Postgraduate Program in Civil Engineering at POLI-UPE    

Raphael Brito Moura Lins, Pernambuco Polytechnic School

Researcher at the Postgraduate Program in Civil Engineering at POLI-UPE   Ícone "Verificada pela comunidade"

Felipe de Jesus Bezerra dos Santos, Pernambuco Polytechnic School

Researcher at the Postgraduate Program in Civil Engineering at POLI-UPE   Ícone "Verificada pela comunidade"

Silvio Burrattino Melhado, University of Sao Paulo

Senior Professor at the Department of Civil Construction Engineering at EP-USP   Ícone "Verificada pela comunidade"

Alberto Casado Lordsleem Júnior, Pernambuco Polytechnic School

Permanent Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Civil Engineering at POLI-UPE   Ícone "Verificada pela comunidade"

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Published

2024-10-07

How to Cite

SILVA, Everton Gabriel Medeiros da; JUSTINO DA SILVA JÚNIOR, Micael; BRITO MOURA LINS, Raphael; BEZERRA DOS SANTOS, Felipe de Jesus; BURRATTINO MELHADO, Silvio; CASADO LORDSLEEM JÚNIOR, Alberto. Modular Bathroom as Innovation in Project Management : case study in hotel construction. In: NATIONAL MEETING OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY, 20., 2024. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: ANTAC, 2024. p. 1–12. DOI: 10.46421/entac.v20i1.6270. Disponível em: https://eventos.antac.org.br/index.php/entac/article/view/6270. Acesso em: 23 nov. 2024.

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