Planning Construction and Methods in Reducing Cost of High Rise Building
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Planning Construction and Methods in Reducing Cost of High Rise Building Course
Introduction:
Cost overruns are a common occurrence in a significant number of construction projects for high-rise commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. To mitigate this issue, careful planning is essential. This includes selecting appropriate construction methods, sequencing operations effectively, coordinating specialty trades, and ensuring the proper selection and management of construction equipment for specific tasks. By closely monitoring the production and efficiency of the equipment, significant cost savings can be achieved.
Course Objectives:
To enable constructors of high-rise commercial, industrial and institutional buildings select construction methods and equipment and adopt systematic planning techniques to enhance savings.
Who Should Attend?
Engineers, project managers, surveyors, field engineers, estimators, construction superintendents, technicians and technologists, general contractors, subcontractors, testing company personnel, building inspectors, and those who are new to construction business as well as those who want to sharpen their skills?
Course Outlines:
Planning the Work at Bidding Stage
- Site planning and management
- Temporary utilities requirement
Selecting And Sequencing Building Construction Methods and Equipment
- Selection and management of proper construction equipment for specific
construction tasks and estimating production/duration - Establishing construction schedule
Construction Safety
- Construction safety gear
- Fall protection
- Construction safety signs
- Safety training
- Temporary heating
Material Handling
- Cranes
- Man material hoists
- Loading platforms
- Just-in-time delivery schedule
Concrete And Concrete Equipment
- Cranes
- Buckets, chutes, concrete pumps and water pumps
- Air compressors
Forming Systems
- Scaffolding systems
- Shoring systems
- Formwork
Layout Engineering And Surveying
- Drawings
- Tolerances
- Cambers
- Concrete creep
Planning And Coordination
- Monitoring and updating the schedule
- Job meetings
- Corrective action and schedule update
- Team work
Permanent Utilities
- Power
- Water
- Storm and sanitary sewers
Final Completion
- Defect list
- Corrections
- Paperwork
- Taking over and handing over
- Meeting occupancy requirements
Claims
- Relationship among architect/engineer, owner, contractor and subcontractors
- Expediting/accelerating
- Impact of delays
- Additional work
- Change orders
- As-built schedule