Course Description
A majority of high-rise commercial, industrial and institutional building construction projects experience cost over-runs. Proper planning, involving construction method selection, sequencing operations and coordinating specialty trades, as well as selection and management of proper construction equipment for specific construction tasks and monitoring its production can help effect cost savings.
This course focuses on planning, implementing a schedule and avoiding mistakes in all construction operations, equipment, and methods needed for construction of high-rise buildings to help developers and their construction personnel complete projects within their budgeted cost.
Course Objective
To enable constructors of high-rise commercial, industrial and institutional buildings select construction methods and equipment and adopt systematic planning techniques to enhance savings.
Course Outline
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 Coordinating
- 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
