A Study On The Construction Industry

Many people around the entire world do not possess the knowledge of the different types of constructions and if there is a specific reason this construction are made in certain way or area of the world. Construction is more complex than just building an infrastructure or a facility. It takes planning, land property inspection, design, in numerous occasion financing and the process ends once the project is built and ready for use.

I wake up in the morning at 5:30 to go to work. I take a quick shower then I eat breakfast and finally I leave to work. I drive to work in my really old green mini van. I have to pick up my fellow co-worker on my way to my job. As I drive through the streets of Los Angeles I see the poor and rich neighborhoods. Its sad to see the city that I live in become to what it is now I see a lot of racist things such as Mexican flags on American people's front porch. That sounds normal right? maybe you think that they are half mexican and half american but no that's not the case. Every single flag is vandalized with graffiti. Things like “Go Back To Mexico” or “Why are you even here” are the types of things I see while driving down the streets of LA. On the other side of the Mexican flag the people that have flags in their porch typically have the

The most durable and beautifully looking constructions are those made out of bricks or stones. Natural materials bring warmth and character to constructions, making them feel cozier and appealing. Also, structures made out of stone and bricks are more resistant, so here's another reason for you to get brickwork and stonework Bury services.

This aim of the research is to identify and examine about barrier to implement the industrialised building system in Malaysia. The purpose for this part is to finish up all the discovering got from the study. All the three objectives set for the research have been effectively attained and the result is abridged based on the objectives of the research as follows

In the novel, “Architecture” by Jonathan Glancey discusses the beginning of Architecture and how much Architecture has grown over the past years. In his book, he tries to inform and educate readers and other architects about the old and new styles that we are using today and how they were used during the 1880s. Glancey purpose was to apprise people about the different styles and techniques that are used around the world for architecture. Furthermore, he wants people to know how those different styles are being implemented to our buildings and our designs today. Glancey wants everyone to have more information about architecture, so they can formulate their own ideas and manufacture what they want to build. This book informs us about the different uses of materials that they use for architecture around the world such as plastic reinforced with glass to columns, floor plans, poche, brick, stone, wood, and much more.

There are numerous materials that are significant when it comes to constructing a building. Each one is vital in their purpose. This paper will address the materials that I feel are some of the most important aspects in building; foundation, wood, and concrete.

The commercial construction industry is a very complex field. Every purchase, every sale, every action is followed by a myriad of legalities. The construction industry itself deals everyday with contract, employee, and zoning laws. However these fields are magnified in importance when it comes to commercial construction. Every skyscraper must adhere to a very specific set of rules during every stage of building. Before building even begins companies must first submit proposals to the respective city of building in order to be approved. Each building must be approved for building height, when they can work, and how to power the buildings. During construction companies must make sure to hire union workers, minorities, and others as is required by law in the said city. Also the companies must be sure to meet all safety standards in order to avoid liability. Finally after building the company must deal with contract law in the selling of the building and making sure all previously made requirements had been met. I will focus specifically on John Moriarty and Associates, a commercial construction management firm with an office in Boston, Massachusetts. For them the specific laws and problems they must navigate are specific to the city of Boston and also vary project to project. Looking at specifically Boston’s zoning laws, they 're employment requirements on large scale projects, the safety guidelines builders in the city must follow, and the contracts JMA is used to

(RICS, 2015) There is familiarity among contractors and consultant there the roles and responsibilities are well understood.

Since ancient times all the way to the present day there have been monumental advances in construction technology and safety, from the techniques and methods of construction to the equipment used in construction which wasn’t revolutionized during the industrial revolution. The only constant throughout all the aforementioned advancements is the use of scaffolding, from ancient times where sockets in the walls around the Paleolithic cave paintings at Lascaux, the Berlin Foundry Cup depicts scaffolding in ancient Greece (early 5th century BC), the ancient Egyptians, Nubians and Chinese are also recorded as having used scaffolding-like structures to build tall buildings. Early scaffolding was made of wood and secured with rope knots. All the way to the present day where scaffolding has enclosed and has been used to repair the dome of the Capital of the United States of America or even The Statue of Libetry, construction workers around the world are using temporary work platforms (scaffolds) to reach areas where work must be done which by any other means would be otherwise unfeasible. Along with the advancements in construction technology and safety so has scaffolding changed with the times, form the make-up of the materials used, to the requirements demanded of the builders in order for the scaffold to be deemed safe for use. This paper will discuss: Different types of scaffolds that can be built and utilized for different tasks and the material they are made up of,

In 1998, Sir John Egan identified five key drivers for change including “integrated processes and teams” (Egan, J 1998). Egan noted significant changes required to the culture and structure of UK construction industry to help improve the “relationships between companies”. Sir John Egan (Egan, J 1998). In a subsequent report issued in 2003, Egan suggested that the UK Office of Government Commerce (OGC) recommends integration of the project team as an enabler of change. The proposal from the OGC on the adoption of standard forms of contract that encourage such team integration and collaboration between the various parties would help eliminate the inherent adversarial culture deeply rooted in the construction industry (Egan, J 2003).

A 2013 survey Corruption in the UK Construction Industry conducted by the Charted Institute of Builders (CIOB, 2013), which surveyed 701 construction professionals, the majority of whom described themselves as being of ‘senior management level’, although this survey involved mainly senior management, it is important to note that corruption can occur at any level within an organisation. The results of the survey presented a number of important findings about the state of the industry; first and most significantly that 49% of respondents believed that corruption is common (fairly or extremely) within the UK construction industry, this represents almost half of those surveyed and provides a damning insight into the prevalence of corruption.

Labours are the essential key factor in construction industries and numerous of construction projects have been failed and unsuccessful due to shortage of skilled labours. Nowadays Australia’s construction industries facing a serious threat that is shortage of skilled workers which potentially have a very negative effect on construction industries plus can have long lasting bad effects on the country’s development in future. Based on reported studies, this literature review clearly states the overview of current state of knowledge about shortage of skilled workers.

Mud-brick became the building material of choice, being the primary material used for domestic architecture henceforth. Likewise, mud-brick became a standard medium for religious and funerary architecture. When compared to stone as a construction material, mud-brick presented many advantages. Unlike stone, mud-brick was universally available, it being possible to produce brick from Nile alluvium or desert sediments/clays, sand, and water-resources accessible to everyone, though in varying quantity [5, 6]. Mud-brick was quick to fabricate, especially when compared to the quarrying of stone blocks, and was therefore more economical, particularly for large construction projects such as entire palace complexes or row upon row of temple storage magazines [7].

The construction industry in Australia has over the recent three years provided increased employment thereby improving the economic financial performance. This has been fueled primarily by middle market construction firms. However, forecast shows that the total non-residential construction would fall between 2014 and 2016 due to falling levels of investment on project activities. The economic deficits incurred in the construction industry would be offset by investments in the telecommunication and commercial construction, especially in apartment building.

The construction industry much like other industries is dependant with the distribution of “scarce resources” (Drake,1994). Many of its resources known as the factors or production i.e. labour, capital, land etc. are limited (Gregory-Mankiw, 2008), however, wants and desires within the industry are infinite (Myers, 2013). Kishtainy notes that this creates two problems; at any given time, there will be a fixed number of resource, against numerous wants. Sloman 2003 adds that in an effort to rectify this, he argues that we must make choices, in terms of choices within the construction industry Myers suggested that firms need to considered their investments made, how they construct and for whom they construct for.