INDUSTRIALIZED TIMBER CONSTRUCTION: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ASPECTS AND INFLUENCES IN MODULAR TIMBER BUILDING SYSTEMS

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joerg Koppelhuber ◽  
Katharina Hintersteininger ◽  
Detlef Heck
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Formal Concept ◽  
Construction Period ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Timber Construction ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Building Systems ◽  
Timber Products

Advancements of recently developed timber products and their application within the prefabrication process in construction industry demand more standardization and unification of construction management processes. Within the timber industry the prefabrication of modular building units with an optimised prefabrication grade experienced an ascending development over the last decade. Today’s methodology is based on a formal concept of realized projects that provides the methods of the production whereas the basic components behind do not change. Especially modern timber construction is mostly suitable for prefabrication, caused by the material specific properties, possibilities in prefabrication and quick assembly time under dry construction circumstances. According to an expert survey undertaken within a research project, the integration of a consistent data workflow in the production process allows a significant shortened construction period and cost reduction. Following these expert interviews timber construction systems with a high percentage of prefabrication are considered to be less expensive than on-site building methods. High productivity combined with excellent quality in short installation periods delivers arguments for best practice examples in construction management of modular timber building systems.

scholarly journals Multi-layer infographic model of the construction reorganization in cyberphysics

2019 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 01080
Author(s):  
Vitaly Chulkov ◽  
Alexey Yurgaytis
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Stable State ◽  
Intelligent Building ◽  
Technical Direction ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Building Systems ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Building System

Today, cyberphysics is considered as an interdisciplinary science and one of the important directions of modern technical development in the reorganization of the construction industry. Initially, the term "cyberphysics" meant technical systems with computational tools embedded in them. In these systems, the human operator used different channels of information transfer in the design and management processes. Over time, in the framework of the scientific and technical direction of "cyberphysics", the problems of ensuring its own state space and its parameters began to be considered. In the article, the concepts of homeostat (stable state of the building system) and an intelligent building system have been introduced and formally defined, which are used in the quantitative assessment of the quality of building systems of design and management. As the result of research, the practical task of developing an apparatus for infographic modeling has been set, the application of which would become the basis for technical regulation in certain segments of innovative technologies for construction reorganization (for example, in the housing and communal complex of the Russian Federation).

scholarly journals Discussion on Innovation of Construction Management and Green Construction Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hu Yongbo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Management Innovation ◽  
Promotion Effect ◽  
Construction Period ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Management Method ◽  
The Cost

In the construction industry, the innovation of construction management is the inexorable trend of its development. Strengthening the scientific and reasonable management method has a very important influence on the improvement of engineering quality. It not only can control the cost well, but also can promote the economic benefit of the enterprise, which has a good promotion effect on the shortening of the construction period. Under the current concept of sustainable development, adopting the innovation of construction management and strengthening the importance of the green construction concept are necessary to adapt to the development needs of the society. This paper mainly analyzes and discusses the construction management innovation and green construction management.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recovery in Sustainable Construction Waste Management

2012 ◽  
Vol 446-449 ◽  
pp. 937-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A Kazerooni Sadi ◽  
Arham Abdullah ◽  
Masoud Navazandeh Sajoudi ◽  
M.F.M. Kamal ◽  
Fatemeh Torshizi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Waste Minimization ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Waste Minimisation ◽  
Minimization Technique ◽  
Local Construction

The construction industry consumes a substantial amount of raw materials in its processes and the output is obviously the product and most importantly the waste material. Other than that, the construction industry is well known as one of the worst environmental polluters. This study is to determine the use of waste minimisation technique in creating sustainable waste management in order to identify the technique which has the most capabilities to reduce on-site waste. The objective of this study is to assess the waste minimization techniques taken from the 4R concept (which includes reduce, reuse, recycle and recovery techniques) in minimizing the waste in construction waste management. The most used waste minimization technique found in the 4R concept would be waste reduction. This shows that the local construction industry has the knowledge necessary to plan out the waste management processes but the implementation is still far from satisfying. Additionally, the findings reveal that because the industry is profit-driven, construction practitioners are motivated by profit to adapt to this techniques.

scholarly journals DETERMINING OF TECHNOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF BUILDING SYSTEMS BY AHP METHOD

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romualdas Ginevičius ◽  
Valentinas Podvezko ◽  
Algirdas Andruškevičius
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Construction Enterprise ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Building Systems ◽  
Technological Effectiveness

The successful performance of construction enterprises as well as their competitiveness are largely determined by the construction technology and management methods used. In this respect two levels referring to a building or structure itself and to a construction enterprise as a whole should be distinguished. The technology of a building or structure embraces its construction system generally characterizing building materials, design solutions and load‐bearing structures and enclosures used in the construction of this particular building. The problem of selecting a general technological criterion for the whole construction enterprise arises. A construction enterprise fulfilling its annual program can simultaneously construct buildings and structures based on various construction systems, i.e. it can use various technologies. Searching for an integrated criterion to describe an enterprise as a whole three main issues including the variation of the applied technologies and their volumes and technological effectiveness should be taken into consideration. In the paper the problem of determining technological effectiveness of construction systems is considered. A method of pairwise comparison developed by T. Saaty was used to address this problem. The calculations were made for all thirteen technologies currently used in Lithuanian construction industry. Based on the suggested approach the weight of technological effectiveness was determined for each of them in the parts of one.

scholarly journals Investigating Variation Orders Causes in Iraqi Building Construction Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 318 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Hassan Kamal Alhilli ◽  
Sedki I. Rezoqi
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Fuzzy Cognitive Map ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Change Orders ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Comprehensive Reference

Changes are a common phenomenon in the construction industry, impacting the project's cost, time, and performance. The purpose of this work is to a comprehensive review relating to variation order causes. Also, the aim here is to determine variation order causes in the building’s construction. More importantly, explore the relationship between these causes. However, the importance of specifying the causes for change orders is the first step in managing variation orders to reduce the harmful effect on a project. The field survey was conducted for several institutions such as health (Karkh’s health), higher education (University of Baghdad and University of Kufa). As a result, a field visit was made to the project sites. They were then, Conducting interviews with the resident engineer, the consultant, and the contractor. A developer tool called cause (variation orders) breakdown structure (CBS) included 12 causes at the first level, including 103 sub-causes. There is a relationship between the variation orders causes, which is evident in the third level. The study recommends adopting (CBS) a comprehensive reference for variation order causes in projects due to facilitating their management processes. Future research could examine the relative importance of variation order causes, in addition to using a fuzzy cognitive map to find the extent of each cause’s influence on the other.

scholarly journals Improving Construction Management Practice in the Gibraltar Construction Industry

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel I. Daniel ◽  
Daniel Garcia ◽  
Ramesh Marasini ◽  
Shaba Kolo ◽  
Olalekan Oshodi
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Management Practice

scholarly journals Characteristics of Procurement Methods in Malaysia – Comparing Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build and Construction Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azeanita Suratkon ◽  
◽  
Riduan Yunus ◽  
Rafikullah Deraman ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Time Cost ◽  
Project Complexity ◽  
Design Build ◽  
Procurement Method ◽  
Design Bid Build

Design-Bid-Build (DBB) or commonly known as Traditional method is the earliest and most prevalent procurement method used in Malaysian construction industry. Design-Build (DB) and Construction Management (CM) procurement methods were later introduced in Malaysia as an endeavour to satisfy and accommodate the increase in project complexity and the need for avoiding drawbacks of the Traditional methods. Each procurement method has different nature and possesses certain characteristics. Therefore, this study was carried out to ascertain and compare the characteristics of these three procurement methods that are implemented in building construction projects in Malaysia. A questionnaire survey was conducted among architects, consultants, contractors and owners or developers to elicit their feedback on the characteristics which were categorised into time, cost, quality, complexity and flexibility, degree of involvement and responsibility allocation and technical expertise. The findings indicated that only DB method almost fulfils all the characteristics under the six categories, whereas, DBB methods garnered agreement only for certain characteristics under time, cost, complexity and flexibility and technical expertise categories. Meanwhile, the only CM method’s characteristics that satisfy agreement from the respondents are the often used of fast track approach and lack of certainty in price. This study concludes that when a procurement method is adopted for a construction project, not all the features or characteristics will turn out as expected. There are many factors that contribute and are influential on the success in procurement methods that are worth for further investigation.

Measuring the invisible

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1921-1934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Ying ◽  
John Tookey ◽  
Jeff Seadon
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
The Invisible

PurposeConstruction logistics is an essential part of Construction Supply Chain Management for both project management and cost aspects. The quantum of money that is embodied in the transportation of materials to site could be 39–58 per cent of total logistics costs and between 4 and 10 per cent of the product selling price for many firms. However, limited attention has been paid to measure the logistics performance at the operational level in the construction industry. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the knowledge about managing logistics costs by setting a key performance indicator (KPI) based on the number of vehicle movements to the construction site.Design/methodology/approachA case study approach was adopted with on-site observations and interviews. Observations were performed from the start of construction until “hand-over” to the building owner. A selection of construction suppliers and subcontractors involved in the studied project were interviewed.FindingsData analysis of vehicle movements suggested that construction transportation costs can be monitored and managed. The identified number of vehicle movements as a KPI offers a significant step towards logistics performance management in construction projects.Originality/valueThis research paper demonstrates that framework of using vehicular movements meet the criterion of effective KPI and is able to detect rooms for improvements. The key findings shed valuable insight for industry practitioners in initiating the measurement and monitor “the invisible logistics costs and performance”. It provides a basis for benchmarking that enables comparison, learning and improvement and thereby continuous enhancement of best practice at the operational level, which may accelerate the slow SCM implementation in the construction industry.

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