Construction Waste Generation in Malaysia Ain Nadiah bt. Ismail International Islamic University Malaysia Author Note Ain Nadiah bt Ismail‚ Department of Quantity Surveying‚ International Islamic University Malaysia. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Ain Nadiah bt Ismail‚ Department of Quantity Surveying Mahallah Halimatus Sa’adiah‚ International Islamic University Malaysia‚ 53100 Gombak. E-mail: ain.nadiah@rocketmail.com Abstract The purpose
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Influence of Implementation Lean Tools on Safety in Construction Projects in Gaza Strip. Mohammed Abu Zaiter Civil engineer ‚ IUG‚ Gaza ‚ PALESTINE E - mail : abu_alaihab@hotmail.com Abstract: lean construction approach is a new set of tools to improve project performance (e.g.‚ productivity‚ quality and safety) by increasing the profit and minimizing waste. This paper aims to investigate the implementation of lean tools in construction project and its impact on safety conditions
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(human‚ capital) and to ensure their maximum utilization. Keeping in view the increasing number of student intake at TAPMI‚ there has been a situation in campus wherein the male students are living on triple-share basis. To address this issue‚ the construction of a fifth hostel is very important wherein the number of rooms available is – 120 (3 floors – 40 rooms/floor). These rooms will accommodate students on twin sharing basis‚ with one floor devoted for the female students. Presently‚ according to
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Cost Control In Construction Friday‚ 06 May 2011 00:00 administrator Hits: 2775 Cost Control is an obvious objective in Construction Management and Construction Scheduling. It should be recognized that no amount of paperwork achieves this construction cost control. The actual control is achieved through the ultimate decision of the manager that something should be done differently and the translation of that decision into practice. The elements of a cost control system are: * Observation * Comparison
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WASTE IN CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTION AND THE POTENTIAL OF BIM IN WASTE MINIMIZATION By MATHANBALAJI SABHAPATHI POTENTIAL SOURCES OF WASTE IN CONSTRUCTION: INTRODUCTION: Construction industry is the important source of waste production in the world almost in all the countries. The construction process currently generates significant quantities of waste: about a fifth of all waste and up to 40% of all solid waste is attributable to the construction sector. As much as 10% to 30% of construction material
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A guide to modern methods of construction A guide to modern methods of construction December 2006 NHBC Foundation Buildmark House Chiltern Avenue Amersham Bucks HP6 5AP Tel: 01494 735394 Fax: 01494 735365 Email: info@nhbcfoundation.org Web: www.nhbcfoundation.org This guide has been written by Keith Ross‚ Paul Cartwright and Oliver Novakovic of the BRE Housing Innovation Centre © NHBC Foundation NF 1 Published by IHS BRE Press on behalf of NHBC Foundation December
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company’s aiming to be successful. For a construction company‚ this is especially true. Current businesses and new businesses want growth and the construction companies are who make the physical structure of the business happen. Included in this paper‚ is a discussion of how horizontal mergers‚ government policies and regulations related to externalities‚ and business decisions by management affect the construction business entirely. The construction industry has been a result of a lot of change
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Journal of Surveying‚ Construction & Property Vol.3 Issue 1 2012-07-02 e-issn:1985-7527 IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Lee Chun Siang and Azlan Shah Ali Faculty of Built Environment‚ University of Malaya 50603‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia asafab@um.edu.my Abstract Risk and uncertainty constantly plagued construction industry compared with other business activities due to its characteristics of complexity‚ dynamic and time consuming. As risk management
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Earthquake Resistant Building Construction (ERBC)‚ With Reinforced Hollow Concrete Block Masonry (RHCBM) Technique Reinforcing the hollow concrete block Masonry‚ by taking advantage of hollow spaces of blocks CONCEPT Reinforced Hollow Concrete Block Masonry (RHCBM) elements are designed both as load bearing walls for gravity loads and also as shear walls for lateral seismic loads‚ to safely with stand earthquakes. This structural system of construction is known as shear wall – diaphragm
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Outline 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………2 2. Impact Of Technology On Construction………………………..3 3. I&CT Impact on Construction……………………………………….10 4. Direction of Future Technology……………………………………15 5. Construction Benefits of technology…………………………….19 6. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………19 7. References…………………………………………………………………….21 1. Introduction
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