Construction Management System

There are many forms of Construction Management. It can be used for small as well as large projects. Construction managers are the people who take place of the contractors and sub contractors. Moreover these mangers can also work with these people to build structures either small or large. In addition to the management of construction, these managers may also provide services like architecture or engineering etc. A construction manager represents the owner of the construction and he is also paid for the owner of the construction.

It has been a proved fact by surveyors, analysts and experts that bigger the project will be, more difficulties would occur in managing the small processes of the construction project. The basic purpose of the construction management is to streamline all the activities involved in the construction of project either small or large. It is very important to keep coordination among all the processes involved in the building of a structure so that not even a single activity gets delayed. For instance there may be a situation where a section of the construction has to be stopped due to failure of delivery of some kind of equipment. Construction manager ensures that of this happens and he is responsible for making the process smooth along with managing everything to be done in time.

It is recommended that a construction management consultant should enter the project at very early stage. He would play his huge role starting from the designing and feasibility of the project to the actual building process. Responsibilities of such a person are as follows:

• First stage in any construction project is the evaluation of the project. It is to evaluate the physical and financial feasibility of the project. It can be done by the Detailed Feasibility Report. It will tell you that either your project is feasible or not.

• Process engineering involves creation of new or existing chemical or physical processes in any industry.

• Next step is the engineering design to optimize all the available resources. It helps is managing the things which are in hand at the time.

• Handling of all sub processes of the construction of projects is the project management. It helps in streamlining all the activities either small or large.

• Next step is the design and construction. Use of latest technologies will ensure better designs of the buildings. Many kinds of design can be made with the help of technological advancements.

• After all these steps, the last step is operational support.

Moreover construction manager closely observes progress of the construction process. In addition he also keeps track of the quality of the material used in the construction, correction of the workmanship and other deficiencies coming in the way. In short it would not be wrong to say that hiring a construction manager leaves you with easy feelings that your construction project is in safe hands and you will get the desired results in the predefined time period. Hence hiring a construction manager is beneficial in all respects.

Concepts In Construction - System Building

This can also be termed as modular building. This refers to a form of building whereby a similar form of Construction is adopted, usually by creating standard sizes of elements, thus remaining with the task of just creating multiples of the said modular element. The following are common elements adopted for this form of construction.

Formwork : This refers to the mould into which concrete is poured and cured to provide the desired size and shape. Formwork can either be made of wood, steel, aluminium or PVC among other such items. In system building, a standard size of formwork is adopted, thus requiring similar sizes and forms of concrete elements in construction. This is especially easily achieve for elements like soffit formwork and beam and column formwork. Formwork props are also easily standardized to some extent where floor heights are more or less similar.

Doors and windows: standard openings will call for standard windows, thus making it easy as well as consistent the process of their construction.

Wall panels: For prefabricated buildings, it is usually easier to have a similar design for many units.

System building ensures similarity or near similarity of construction work, whether in small projects or big ones. This similarity leads to repetitive work, which gives the following benefits;

Economies of scale: Due to the repetitive nature of the work at hand, there arises economies of large scale production.

Economies in operation: due to the benefit of doing the same thing over and over again, it becomes easier to follow and even make more per unit time.

Enhancing Quality: When something is done for a long time, people will understand it better and as such will be easier for them to achieve the desired quality of work.

System building can only be achieved in a well coordinated development scenario and where designers (architects and engineers) work hand in hand to see to this goal. Architectural associations have been working hard to absorb such technologies in their practice. It is important to seek the available opportunities and to pursue all the possible avenues in a bid to hit these goals. It is also important to ensure that all the stakeholders are well informed about system building together with all the benefits that are possible with it. Like for the case of formwork, it is important to go for durable material to ensure that the benefits of this technology due to repetitive work.