Quality Management in Construction Firms Low Sui Pheng1 and Jasmine Ann Teo2 Abstract: As building projects get larger and more complex‚ clients are also increasingly demanding higher standards for their delivery. Total quality management TQM has been recognized as a successful management philosophy in the manufacturing and service industries. TQM can likewise be embraced in the construction industry to help raise quality and productivity. Two case studies of construction companies showed how TQM
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to the downstream side of the dam. All fill dams depend on weight to remain stable. Fill embankments are usually less expensive to construct than concrete dams. Soil or rock are present at the site‚ and construction techniques‚ though complex‚ are also less costly than for concrete construction. For these reasons of available materials‚ low cost‚ and stability with
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Causes of Construction Disputes 1) Poor Contract Documentation that arises from the organizational system. • Inadequate or incomplete design information like information like Sizes‚ type‚ Colour‚ Make‚ Company etc is not mentioned in documents. • Ambiguities in contract documents like how the extra item will be settled‚ extension of time‚ liquidated damages etc. scope of work. The written (or unwritten) contract is what guides the parties’ expectations as to payment and performance. The contract
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An investigation on social construction. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this work is to describe‚ analyse and understand what an anthropological understanding of social construction is and how it works. In order to do this‚ I’ll start by giving a general explanation of what a social construct is‚ after that I’ll bring three different concepts which I understand as social constructions. Specifically the three concepts will be gender‚ death and language using. To explain gender “Rites of Manhood:
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Identifying Construction Resource Factors Affecting Construction Cost: Case of Johor Aftab Hameed Memon*‚ Ismail Abdul Rahman‚ Ade Asmi Abdul Aziz‚ Kumarason V. Ravish‚ and Noor Ikmalah Mohammad Hanas Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering‚ Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia‚ 86400 Parit Raja‚ Batu Pahat‚ Johor‚ Malaysia *Corresponding e-mail: aftabm78@hotmail.com Abstract The success of any construction project highly depends on proper and effective management of construction resources
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Preventing Falls in Construction WHAT IS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) IN CONSTRUCTION? “Occupational safety and health (OSH) is generally defined as the science of the anticipation‚ recognition‚ evaluation and control of hazards arising in or from the workplace that could impair the health and well-being of workers‚ taking into account the possible impact on the surrounding communities and the general environment. This domain is necessarily vast‚ encompassing a large number of disciplines
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Volume 3‚ Special Issue 1‚ 2010 Evaluating Research Methodology in Construction Productivity Studies Panas‚ A. and Pantouvakis‚ J. P. cvapanas@mail.ntua.gr and jpp@central.ntua.gr Centre for Construction Innovation‚ Department of Construction Engineering and Management‚ Faculty of Civil Engineering‚ National Technical University of Athens‚ Greece Abstract Despite the large number of published papers in the area of construction productivity‚ a critical review of contemporary thinking with a
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Property Plus Chennai Hyderabad Kochi Planning construction costs You can organise your construction costs better‚ by planning your expenditure in advance. To calculate your budgetary requirement initially‚ use tentative estimates and then detail the requirements‚ item wise and work wise. However‚ actual estimates will depend on the design proposed by the engineer / architect for your home and the prevailing cost of raw materials in the market. Assume that you buy 1200 square
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PROPOSED PROJECT: PROPOSED TWO STOREY RESIDENCE OWNER: LOCATION: GENERAL SPECIFICATION This set of Specifications shall govern the methods of construction and the kind of materials to be used for the proposed project shown on the accompanying plans and details drawings. The plans‚ details drawings and the Specifications shall be considered as complementing each other so that what is mentioned or shown in one‚ although not mentioned or shown in the other‚ shall
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The Construction Sequence Although the specific sequence of construction steps varies and overlaps‚ generally we build your home in the following order: ▪ Survey ▪ Permits ▪ Sewer & Water ▪ Plan Commission ▪ Building Department ▪ Foundation ▪ Excavation ▪ Footer ▪ Form and pour walls ▪ Perimeter drain ▪ Waterproof ▪ Ground rough plumbing ▪ Basement/Crawl
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