World Applied Sciences Journal 21 (12): 1844-1856, 2013 ISSN 1818-4952 © IDOSI Publications, 2013 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.21.12.2609 Corresponding Author: Özlem Eren, Department of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Architectural Faculty, Building Technology Department, F nd kl , 33427, Istanbul, Turkey 1844 The Elimination of Problems That Arise During The Construction Stage of Industrialised Lightweight Steel Residences Özlem Eren Department of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Architectural Faculty, Building Technology Department, F nd kl , 33427, Istanbul, Turkey Abstract: In this study, the main problems encountered during the production of lightweight steel systems are divided into two groups and analyzed. The first group includes problems arising due to material wastes in the production phase, inaccurate application of procedures by workers, shortcomings of the machines, lack of training, organization failure, delivery problems, inadequate protection of materials, etc. The second group covers issues such as heat insulation affecting usage of the structure, fire, sound, acoustic, corrosion problems, fire resistance, water tightness, etc. It is shown that productivity is raised where the difficulties of production steps are eliminated and production is simplified. Surveys should be conducted to develop controlled work flows and methods which can be applied continuously. Key words: Lightweight steel Residence Constructional problems INTRODUCTION Protect building from physical problems. Because prefabricated lightweight steel-frame In recent years, very few changes have been seen in residences are made with products whose manufacturing production methods in contrast to the expansion of the process is finished within the factory, the manufacturing residential construction industry; studies focused on the phase of these residences is faster than it is for those management of this process, material storage and delivery made with traditional systems [1, 2, 3]. The definition of methods are not sufficient. industrialized housing is “Production in a closed A set of studies should be undertaken to increase environment where only assembly is performed at the productivity of industrialized lightweight steel structures. construction site, with one evident process owner and a One result of the concern to optimize individual task clear product goal of repetition in housing design and execution is the recommendation that tasks with different production” [4, 5]. characteristics be buffered from each other. While this The objectives of this project focusing on lightweight approach has many advantages, particularly associated steel-frame residences are as follows: with the development of sophisticated production Increased design and production flexibility, an disadvantages such as the rising costs of work in- expansion of scope and the type of building progress created by the buffers, the risk of sub- solutions presented by the regulations and modular optimization at the system level and inflexibility in residence producers and an increase of production response to changing market demands [1, 6, 7]. efficiency in a cost-effective manner. Researchers have used information technology to The manufacture and construction of residences with advance in different areas. Information technology has zero faults. been used in planning and control but also in design, The identification of the time periods of processes knowledge discovery and management and production with the goal of eliminating overall waste including system design. In manufacturing many components from building materials and unnecessary workforce. different sub-assemblies can be easily managed because technologies, it also suffers some significant