criteria and the related performance outcomes in a construction sector environment located in Hong Kong. The key participants to this study consisted of clients‚ designers‚ consultants and contractors. Using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)‚ the research established nine performance criteria namely profitability‚ care for environmental protection‚ timeliness of project delivery‚ quality of life‚ safety‚ effectiveness of the construction process‚ no claims or disputes‚ job satisfaction‚ and
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CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Chapter 4 Construction contracts. Author: Paweł Kotas‚ Polska Construction as a service activity having many dimensions. Starting from ideas‚ thru find funds‚ investor‚ design construction‚ find contractor‚ phase of construction‚ meet the requirements which investment needs to be in use and complete facility. All these aspects are associated with large amounts of documents‚ permits. In this essay will be described various types of contracts between the investor and
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Introduction Construction of breakwater involves wide range of activities that need transportation of resources from wide range of sources. Moreover‚ since most of the materials required for construction have to be carried to the site of construction by ships and barges‚ it will not be economical to transport materials as and when required as in land constructions. So it is necessary to plan activities in a way that would minimize the number of cycles required for barges‚ which further are limited
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Site Manager b) Assistant Site Manager The assistant site manger role will be keeping records associated with safety e.g. statutory inspections‚ including records required by CDM for hazard management e.g. sub-contractors method statements etc and anything else required by statue or included in the Construction Phase Plan and by the relevant procedures in the contractors Manual of Quality‚ Safety and the Environment. In addition to this the assistant site manager would be consistent with what the
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Introduction Construction activities are often exposed to various weather conditions‚ and often construction productivity is dependent on these weather conditions. Weather conditions are local‚ seasonal‚ and sometimes unusual. Inclement weather conditions often result in project disruptions‚ delays‚ and disputes between the project parties. Many trades such as earthwork‚ concrete‚ roofing‚ and landscaping are often affected by severe weather‚ meanwhile other trades such as carpet installers
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This paper got a 3.2 In my RHT 160 College Class.... Here it is Everyone’s life is affected by social construction. This is the belief that knowledge is determined by society‚ and in turn (knowledge) is formed by the individuals that belong to the society. When an individual thinks of a doctor‚ lawyer‚ priest‚ engineer‚ or manager they usually picture males. While nurses‚ teachers‚ and housewives (emphasis on wives) are purely female professions in our society. This is social constructionist
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Construction revolution has show the way to globalization and marvelous transportation development all over the world. Not only India is covering behind in the interconnection and interconnection of cities with the best transportation. Road construction equipments is crossing the leading road system of 3 million km all over the motherland‚ India is witnessing marvelous mobile asphalt plant insurgency different off in modern India. In Indian road construction surveys has passed out the number of mobile
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in Construction Operations Seung Heon Han‚ M.ASCE1; Myung Jin Chae‚ Ph.D.‚ P.E.2; Keon Soon Im‚ P.E.3; and Ho Dong Ryu4 Abstract: Many researchers and project managers have attempted to improve project performance by applying new philosophies such as lean principle‚ just-in-time‚ pull scheduling‚ and last planner. However‚ very little research has been conducted on setting definite quantitative goals for performance improvement while considering the defect rate involved in the construction operations
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developed countries but the trend is more severe in developing countries. Large construction projects with their features of complexity and capital requirement have resulted interest to many researchers. Roachanakanan (2005) examined the causes and solution of cost escalation in Thailand and United States. He illustrated how the project cost control procedure used in United States can be applied to the construction industry in Thailand‚ so as to improve the procedure used by Thai contractor.
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on which it is based‚ and the resources at their disposal. On a construction project these resources include materials‚ services‚ skills‚ energy‚ information and working capital. Flanagan et al (1997) state that the construction industry and the environment in which it operates have changed significantly – the process of change now seems to be never ending and hectic. There have been: new approaches to buying design and construction; fragmentation of the industry with the increase in specialist
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