Identifying The Influencing Factors Of Design Standardization In The Industrialization Of Architecture: Review And Future Directions

The industrialization of construction will be the main path of development and the future of the construction industry. How to achieve the industrialization of construction is one of the important issues of this industry. As the core of building industrialization, design standardization is a major technique to improve performance. The purpose of this research is to investigate the most advanced design standardization method for the industrialization of architecture. Through a bibliometric-qualitative review process, this research investigates the factors influencing design standardization in industrialization of architecture. Bibliometric analysis is used to create science maps based on academic publications from Scopus (183 publications on design standardization, 1.444 publications on industrialization of construction, and 101 publications on design standardization for industrialization of construction) for qualitative review of 43 research publications (including articles, reviews, conference papers), and especially concentrating on design standardization rules that will help industrialization of architecture. After conducting a thorough quantitative analysis and in-depth discussion of design standardization for industrialization of architecture, various factors were identified and potential future directions for further exploration were provided: modularization, Industry 4.0 and supply chain management , sustainability and lean construction, off site construction and prefabrication, information technologies, BIM, Robotics and 3D printers, automation in the production process, internet of things, intelligent automated data collection technology, mobile user interface device, WLAN, lidar/reality capture, construction simulation technologies, materials logistics management, and virtual design and construction (VDC). This research has added to our understanding of design standardization for industrialization of architecture that will help to improve AEC practice in the future.