Construction and the Built Environment

Construction is always demanded because there are always repairs needed or new buildings being constructed. In a city there is more demand for these kind of jobs because there is more people and more buildings than a rural or country area. The total number of jobs for construction in 2014 was 945,400 with a 6% increase for the next 10 years. The estimated employment change for 2024 is 60,400. With these statistics, it shows that the jobs for this particular occupational field is increasing. In 2015, California was the state that had the biggest job increase in construction. California added 59,300 jobs which increased the total construction jobs by 8.6%. Other states that have also increased construction jobs are Florida, New York, and Hawaii. This proves the need for construction is greater in the areas with dense population and larger

Assess the potential environmental impact of a proposed construction project on the local natural environment.

Agriculture, Forestry and Soils: such as: farming and other rural enterprises, farm buildings, related land use and woodland planting, ancient woodlands;

Construction is a highly profitable industry that has the ability to support workers with decent wages.

With this suburban expansion, there is a lack of agricultural land, because the available land that was normally used to farm is being bought up by developers to create new housing and communities.

It is suggested that either a sequential test be applied to the site prior to any build work to steer the development to the areas that are at the lowest risk of flooding, alternatively by carrying out a site-specific flood risk assessment it would be demonstrated that the proposed residential development coulc

To appoint a recognised and competent contractor. Western Health and Social Care Trust have appointed McLaughlin and Harvey. Western Health and Social Care Trust need to appoint a recognised contractors because if they appoint someone who is not a recognised contractor and something goes wrong with either the building or someone getting hurt then it would be the client getting the blame.

As houses take up more of the natural habitat, animals are forced to relocate or live in a more urban environment (“Urban Sprawl Eating Into Wildlife Habitats In Europe”). The Pennsylvania Land Trust states that “ under sprawl development, 18.8 million acres of land will be used to build 26.5 million new housing units and 26.5 billion square feet of new nonresidential space (“Economic Benefits of Smart Growth and Costs of Sprawl”). The loss of natural habitat also has an impact on groundwater. Groundwater is a common source for drinking water 21% of city water and 98% of self-supplied water (“Groundwater Use In The United States”). Urban sprawl has been suggested to lead to a loss in groundwater, a study in South Africa found that 4% of rainfall on undeveloped grassland and 15% of rainfall in suburban environments, became surface runoff; however no change was found in the water table (“Comparison Of The Water Balance For An Undeveloped and A Suburban Catchment”). While we might not lose water the water we do have is becoming more polluted. Urban heat islands (UHIs) are when the urban area is significantly hotter than the temperatures in surrounding areas, there are many causes of UHIs; population and building density, cars, factories, etc (“Urban Heat Island”). Urban heat islands lead to an increase in water and air pollution. Water inside

In order to successfully engineer this 20 year plan, the triple bottom line must be a concrete threshold for the project: People, Profit, and Planet. By being aware of the environmental implications of this plan, as well as the social impacts and the cost of the project, the project definition strives to match what Holcim stands for as a company. This report will cover

Farmlands are being lost for the creation of new highways, fringe industrial parks and sprawl housing developments. The loss of farmland would minimize our capability to grow fiber and food. The increase in property tax due to the pressure of urban development has forced farmer to lose their business. They inevitably have to sell their farmland for different type of housing development. U.S. Census of Agriculture reported a decline in farmland acres from about 938.3 million in 2002 to about 922.1 million in 2007, a loss of 1.7 percent. The loss of farmland would reduce the quality and quantity of food supply due to the possible shortcoming

By the twentieth century, suburban development began, as more former farmland was developed to create housing. Much of this was because family farms could

The productivity and contribution of the construction industry are made using the Australian Bureau of Statistics Econtech analysis data. A Baseline and ABCC scenarios to show the contribution of the construction industry on the macro-economy. The ABCC scenario;

The construction industry like many other industries has changed and evolved with time. It is the fourth largest contributor to Australia’s GDP and has played a major role in determining economic growth of the country. In terms of employment, the industry has employed 9% of the Australian workforce making it the fourth largest industry (ABS data).

When many people consider their health the building they are standing in does not likely come to mind, but scientist research has found the built environment around us may correlate directly to our health outcome. These buildings are considered the built environment. In fact, the built environment includes all buildings, spaces, and products created or modified by people (article source). It is important to ensure safety and positive health incomes for our communities. To be able to do this we must consider our built environment. Srinivasan, O’Fallon, and Dearry take a closer look at this topic in their article “Creating Healthy Communities”. The aim of this composition is to evaluate this article, the key situations affecting, and the future trends of our built environment.

Summary: The study of New British Library and B.P’s Andrews field development had different approaches in the way the construction was planned. The two projects started their construction work at the same time and had same financial status. Although both the projects was constructed on same time, the New British library was the failure due to the over budget and lack of management leading to many delays during the construction.In the project they did not tackle the expertise and there was not a proper direction of responsibilities for the team during the work. The B.P’s Andrew field development was a successful project because of Good management, Good teamwork, Good spirit among the employees where able to submit the project on given deadline with low cost.