An ontology to represent the prevention through design (PtD) concept in integrated project delivery (IPD) in the construction industry from an architectural perspective

Samsudin, Nor Syamimi; Khalil, Natasha; Mohammad, Mazlina Zaira; Md Ajis, Azizah; Hamzah, Helmi; Che Ibrahim, Che Khairil Izam; Manu, Patrick

Abstract

The Prevention through Design (PtD) concept has been widely used to mitigate potential safety and health hazards and minimize residual risks during the early design phase. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) prioritizes project-wide collaboration and coordination; therefore, the importance of PtD has been widely recognized. There are still neglected issues pertaining to the implementation of the PtD concept from the architectural perspective. Hence, to fill this research gap, this review was motivated to highlight the ontological framework of PtD practices in the construction industry from the architectural perspective. The study is a thematic review aimed to synthesize the literature from 2011 to 2022 on the PtD concept from an architectural perspective. The study, using ATLAST.ti 8, a keyword search, followed by a filter using inclusion criteria from Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science databases, and the snowball method, identified and analyzed 93 peer-reviewed journal articles. However, only 41 articles were used in the final review after the inclusion and exclusion process. A thematic review of these 41 articles identified five clusters representing the ontological framework findings, namely (1) designer competency, (2) planning and design decision making, (3) technologies related to building safety, (4) design features and workplace condition, and (5) laws and building legislation. The finding is expected to improve the understanding and implementation of the PtD concept to further develop an architectural safety design framework.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 13, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Apr 23, 2023
• Publication Date: Apr 23, 2023
• Deposit Date: May 17, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: May 17, 2023
• Journal: Buildings
• Electronic ISSN: 2075-5309
• Publisher: MDPI
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 5
• Article Number: 1128
• Pages: 1128
• Series Title: This article belongs to the Special Issue Integrated Project Delivery in Construction Industry
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051128
• Keywords: Review, ontological framework, Prevention through Design (PtD) concept, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), architectural perspective
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10746539
• Publisher URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/5/1128