Identification and Classification of the Unique Features of Mass Housing Projects

Table 1

Deriving the unique MHPs features from traditional one-off projects.

S/No.	Literature source “one-off” project feature	Authors						Derived comparative MHP features
		[30]	[2]	[10]	[11]	[12]	[1]
1	Single construction site for project	√			√			Multiple construction sites for various housing units under each scheme
2	“One-off” unrepeated building unit design	√		√	√	√		Various multiple standardized unit-designs under each scheme
3	Easily defined source of environmental impact		√	√		√	√	Multiple sources of environmental impact from various units
4	Scheme often located at one geographical location	√			√			Multiple geographical location for various schemes
5	Relatively easier subcontracting		√		√		√	Multiple interdependent subcontracting under various schemes
6	Relatively controlled complimenting “one-off” infrastructure'	√		√		√		Series of several complimenting “one-off” infrastructures, for example, roads, water, and so forth
7	Relatively simple procurement systems in material and services		√				√	Complex network of procurement systems in material and services
8	One-off preliminary activities for project			√	√			Multiple-collinear repeated “preliminary” activities on each unit
9	One-off interrelated skill tasks on the project		√			√		Repetitive interrelated skill tasks on standardized housing units
10	Controlled and low extent of virtual team participants			√				High level virtual team participants
11	Simple network of team relationship			√		√		Complex network of team relationship on various units and schemes
12	Easily determinate construction method to single project	√					√	Complex construction process/method
13	Relatively fewer known sources of risks		√				√	High anticipated/related complex network of risks on schemes
14	Single duration for project			√		√	√	Multiple duration for various standardized design-units under schemes

Source: authors compilation from literature.