Ethics in design functions in real estate and hospitality service -An overview
Ethics in design functions in real estate and hospitality service
-An overview Three design functions namely i.e.
Architectural design, Interior design, and MEP services have been
analysed by the author from ethical perspectives. The word “ethics” refers to the moral
principles or values that enable us to do the right things. In a broader sense,
ethics include integrity, objectivity, professional competence,
confidentiality, and professional behaviour.Any compromise in ethics can lead to adverse implications for the
organization.Starting This blog, a series of blogs will be published over the
next few months highlighting the extracts from the forthcoming handbook of the
author. Overall, this author has analysed 91
key processes performed by the three
design functions along with business activities and has identified several activities in the handbook as summarised
below, which if not performed diligently/meticulously can hurt the organization1 Design Activities identified =292 · Design of
Architect -core =116, statutory=18· Design of
Interiors - core =63, statutory=12· Design of
MEP- core =69, statutory=14
Sub-total - core =248,
statutory=44
2 Supporting activities identified, that are essential to perform
above=282 are listed below:· For configuration tables =12 @ 4/function· For Master data tables =12
@ 4/function· For risk assessments=141 @47/function · For access rights=117
@39/function3 Other Supporting activities identified are as below =342@114 in each design functions· user
traceability=3, audit trails=2, coding schemes=14,· Design document management -Hard documents =12, Design document management .-soft documents =8· Budgeting=11, Management Information System=14, Standard Operating Procedure =8, Financial approval=16· Core documents=6, Statutory documents =7, · Identifying
Functional manuals=3, identifying similar type manual=3, Identifying
KPI (key performance indicators for designers) =7
Sub-total= 114 The adverse impacts have been categorized as any one of three types
below or a combination thereof and marked as ① or ② or ③ ① Quality of design or quality of construction or project
costs or customer satisfaction or revenue of the company as relevant.② Statutory or regulatory compliances③ Efficiency or effectiveness of the
design process The activities are listed in the forthcoming book, Titled “ETHICS
in the real estate and hospitality industry, Volume 1- Architectural, Interior
design, and MEP services “ .
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