Lean Management in the Construction Field Everywhere you look‚ there are new construction projects being started and built. Construction is one of the top industries in the world‚ and with that‚ the construction industry is one of the largest contributors of waste and pollution. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2004)‚ “the U.S. building industry accounts for 39% of total energy use‚ 12% of total water consumption‚ 68% of total electricity consumption‚ and
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identifying‚ monitoring and limiting risks. In some cases‚ the acceptable risk may be near zero. Risks can come from accidents‚ natural causes and disasters as well as deliberate attacks from an adversary. Risk management applied in the field of construction currently‚ has been on the agenda for about 25 years. It has focused in the main on large-scale School of technology and business 8 projects with different kinds of complexity related to them‚ such as Technology‚ international collaboration
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be a success‚ proper planning is crucial. The lines of communication need to be clearly established early in the planning of the project. To best serve the owner’s needs‚ a construction management firm can act as an advisor to the owner and can help to communicate the needs of the owner to the design team and construction team‚ while keeping the owner at the top of the communications web so that all communication goes through the owner. A very important part of successful project planning
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Strategic Plan for a Construction Company Introduction Recently as 6 months ago I was involved in the reconstruction and up gradation of my own house. The process lasted 1 and half years due to various reasons‚ some of which were that we were also living in the same house and the upper story was being built‚ availability of funds‚ lack of time on our part etc. But apart from these aspects I learnt that the construction business of today lacks many things. One such thing was that there are no
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Methods of Construction systems for the use on a potential flagship store. The initial brief from the client is that the new store must be sustainable‚ energy efficient and carry low maintenance / operation costs. The proposal is to construct a large retail space of approximately 5‚000 m2 for sale of food and household goods. It is intended to be highly energy efficient and sensitive to the local environment. 2.0 Why Modern Methods of Construction? Modern methods of construction (MMC) are
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The History of Building Codes‚ Construction‚ and the Aftermath of September 11 Jhimelle I. Sepulveda Columbia Southern University Abstract There have been many catastrophic incidents involving fire throughout history with countless of lives lost and billions of dollars’ worth of damages. The lessons learned from these incidents have led to changes in the way we plan and how we build high-rise structures. These changes evolve into codes and building standards with people’s safety in mind.
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LETTER OF MOTIVATION Dear Sir or Madam: I am truly interested in applying for the master’s program ABC starting in winter 2014 intake in order to enhance my career prospects in the field of construction. I have graduated from Hochiminh city University of Technology with Bachelor degree in Industrial electrical engineering. I have known the ABC from both Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst in Vietnam and my sister who has been studying in the Logistic master course at Westfälische Hochschule
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Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution Structured essay on the construction industries reliance on the standard forms of building contracts Introduction This report will cover a multitude of contract disputes which occur within the construction industry and how the JCT Standard Building Contract is used to aid settling contract disputes in a fair manner. It will analyse and discuss a scenario where the contract is used to settle a dispute between two parties and show
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" Construction industrie is considered one of the biggest industries in the world. It is all about preparations‚ it is about creating‚ building‚ or reparing an already existing building. Constructions insists of heavy and or civil engineering. Lebanon’s construction is one the most attractive and important sectors in the country‚ despite the political and economic pressure‚ it remains great for all local‚ arab and outside countries investors. In every inustry there are the 5 forced of porter’s that
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INTRODUCTION Kazakhstan is a young country which declared itself an independent country on 16th of December in 1991. From 2000 to 2006‚ Kazakhstan experienced a high economic boom with an average annual growth rate of 10 percent. The export of hydrocarbon sector played a main role in extremely high economic growth. The exploration of crude oil increased from 26 million in 1991 to 76 million in 2009. In 2009‚ the hydrocarbon sector accounted for 60 percent of the country’s industrial output. In
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