One-Family House Projects: A Comparative Analysis between Finland and Switzerland
Polloshka, Gent (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202001081093
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202001081093
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The purpose of this Bachelor’s thesis was to compare the most common project delivery methods used in one family-house projects in Switzerland and Finland and to examine their respective advantages and disadvantages.
The research method of the thesis was a comparable case study i.e. an actual one-family house project in Switzerland was monitored from a close range. In addition, professionals in the field and university professors were interviewed. Swiss and Finnish legislative documents were examined thoroughly, and different project delivery methods in Finland were studied to obtain a clear view of the differences between the project delivery methods in these countries.
The results of the thesis show that in recent years in Switzerland the usage of construction management companies in one-family house projects has been growing more and more. However, in Finland the construction management companies are used only in bigger projects. The presence of construction management companies in Switzerland has reduced the use of one main contractor and through the invitation to tender method professional small subcontractors have been chosen to deal with respective tasks. In Finland, this method is not so common. The selection of one main contractor being responsible for the whole project is preferred in Finnish one-family house projects. In both countries, different project delivery methods can be combined in different ways with the main goal being the qualitative and the cost-wise suitable end-product.
The research method of the thesis was a comparable case study i.e. an actual one-family house project in Switzerland was monitored from a close range. In addition, professionals in the field and university professors were interviewed. Swiss and Finnish legislative documents were examined thoroughly, and different project delivery methods in Finland were studied to obtain a clear view of the differences between the project delivery methods in these countries.
The results of the thesis show that in recent years in Switzerland the usage of construction management companies in one-family house projects has been growing more and more. However, in Finland the construction management companies are used only in bigger projects. The presence of construction management companies in Switzerland has reduced the use of one main contractor and through the invitation to tender method professional small subcontractors have been chosen to deal with respective tasks. In Finland, this method is not so common. The selection of one main contractor being responsible for the whole project is preferred in Finnish one-family house projects. In both countries, different project delivery methods can be combined in different ways with the main goal being the qualitative and the cost-wise suitable end-product.