A Method to Qualify the Impacts of Certifications for Prefabricated Constructions

In the province of Quebec, Canada, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in manufactured timber construction seeking to expand their market must necessarily go beyond local trade. By exporting products building sections another country, Quebec manufacturers deal with significant regulations certification constraints. The aim this study is therefore propose a method qualify impacts these constraints on export buildings New England order create decision support tool. Since vary depending location project, those relating Massachusetts were analyzed, as currently main destination for sections. Considering federal effect, content analysis Quality Assurance Manual (QAM) set up by an industry partner third-party certifier enabling exports was performed. particular, six-step proposed L’Écuyer exploited extracting examining relevant information from regulatory texts. Through analysis, importance quality control confirmed keystone certification. It also led better understanding relationships between control, process installation, design engineering choices, strategy choose project.