Reference number : 172-2024-2025-Q1-1015122, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : The University of British Columbia, recipient country : CA, recipient province : BC, recipient city : Kelowna|Kelowna, recipient postal code : V1V 1V7, program name english : Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives, program name french : Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D, program purpose english : Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas., program purpose french : Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires., agreement title english : Off-Site Panelization vs On-Site Construction of Residential Buildings – Construction Productivity 
Framework, agreement title french : Érection de bâtiments résidentiels par panneaux hors des lieux et sur les lieux — Cadre de rendement en construction, agreement number : 1015122, agreement value : 253000.0, agreement start date : 2024-04-24, agreement end date : 2027-01-31, description english : This project will tackle the Canadian construction productivity issues, while 
emphasizing decarbonization by setting a consistent framework for 
construction productivity metrics and measurement in Canada with input 
from internal and external construction stakeholders. The proposed 
framework will be tested at both off-site and on-site construction sites, for 
the purpose of comparison. This project will be used to demonstrate the 
ability to better identify where and how productivity improvements can be 
made across the value chain. Key performance metrics/indicators, such as 
waste generation, right first time (ie. cost of rework), tool time, etc., will be 
developed and analyzed to allow consistent and accurate quantitative 
comparisons between different types of construction practices. The metrics 
will provide empirical evidence relating to costs, time and emissions. 
The project consists of three main research activities: 1) identify existing 
frameworks in use and missing gaps through comprehensive literature 
review and stakeholder interviews; 2) selecting appropriate key performance 
metrics at the project and task level to test their relevance and usefulness 
on offsite and onsite construction projects (using residential projects as case 
studies); and 3) triangulating the multi-source project data on the metrics to 
provide insights to managing project performance and deriving the 
suggested performance framework. The project outcomes, including the 
case study comparison findings and the suggested performance framework, 
will help de-risk and provide empirical evidence to the whole construction 
value chain. The framework can be leveraged to conduct similar studies 
across the country to build a database and to set future benchmarks that 
can be used to further improve productivity in the construction sector 
through off-site solutions, increased automation, adoption of digital 
technologies, improved collaborative project delivery and the reduction of 
waste., description french : Érection de bâtiments résidentiels par panneaux hors des lieux et sur les lieux — Cadre de rendement en construction, expected results english : In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems., expected results french : À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides., additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada