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- Process Mapping of Residential Foundation Slab Construction Processes
- The residential foundation slab construction process mapping effort coupled with process simulation demonstrated the existence of opportunities for residential foundation slab construction process improvements. This has motivated the homebuilder partners to further pursue the issue by developing a residential foundation slab construction process to a stage where several prototype foundation...
- White papers 2002-11-15
- Geometry-Based Modeling And Simulation Of Construction Processes
- The author describes a new approach for modeling and simulation of construction processes based on geometric models and techniques. Currently, there is an inadequate support for modeling the spatial aspects of construction operations, evaluation of alternative process plans and visualizing the results directly. Critical Path Method networks do not describe...
- White papers 2004-02-01
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- Development of an Expert System Modelling the Construction Process
- A new construction process system, Construction Best Practice System CONBPS, has been developed based on the use of an expert system. This model clearly identifies the roles and responsibilities of the major parties within the building team and identifies the activities and the key issues within the project cycle. The...
- White papers 2002-12-15
- Facilitating Construction Briefing - From The Client's Perspective
- The call for improvement to conventional design and construction process in the construction industry is well reported. Essentially, the need for development is associated with the poor performance of building projects. In this respect, the design and construction briefing process aims to identify the requirements of the client and other...
- White papers 2005-02-09
- Lean Construction and Simulation
- This paper explores the relationship between simulation and the emerging topics of lean Thinking and lean construction. The ideas which have motivated the evolution of lean construction concepts are presented. The use of simulation as a means of evaluating the benefit of using lean construction techniques is discussed. Two examples...
- White papers 2002-11-15
- Complexity - Construction in a New Perspective
- The general view of the construction process is that it is an ordered, linear phenomenon, which can be organized, planned and managed top down. The frequent failures to complete construction projects on time and schedule give rise to thinking that the process may not be as predictable as it may...
- White papers 2002-09-05
- A Comparison of Two Ways of Applying Transaction Costs Approach(II): The Case of Construction Procurement Routes
- Whilst the importance of transaction costs in construction has been accorded pervasive recognition, the methodologies used to apply this concept to the analysis of the construction process have been divergent. This paper claims that the attempt to provide explanatory foundation for construction procurement behavior by quantitatively measuring each important element...
- White papers 2000-01-15
- The Inspections Of As-Built Construction Records By 3D Point Clouds
- This paper establishes a method for recording and comparing the progress of an on-going construction site using 3D data retrieved by a 3D long-range laser scanner. For a comparison to scheduled categories, two point clouds reveal a construction condition of expanding, reducing, or changing status. The Boolean operations of point...
- White papers 2004-08-01
- Guideline on Avoidance and Resolution of Construction Disputes
- The construction industry is, by nature, a complex one. In the process, inevitable differences arise concerning scope definition, delays, accelerations, obstructions, and changed conditions. All the while, the process of building must go forward with a minimum of disruption. Resorting to lawsuits can be costly and time consuming, and judges...
- White papers 2003-10-31
- Process Modeling Initiatives In The Construction Domain
- The concept of intent has only been handled by the COMMIT model. The concept of performance is not common among the sample models. Few models have presented the evolution of entities through phases and life cycle stages. GEPM Generic Construction Process Modeling Method and CONCUR (Concurrent Engineering in Building and...
- White papers 2006-05-28
- Selling the construction process. (Outfront: Sell).(Cydne Combs, Prudential New Homes)(Brief Article)
- Former national salesperson of the year Cydne Combs, of Prudential New Homes in Ontario, Calif., anchors her sales approach in home construction. The idea is to be a guide to help people through a complicated process. Former national salesperson of the year...
- Research articles 2003-06-01
- International Construction Developments – What Comes After Partnering
- The process of partnering was discussed extensively in the "Construct for Excellence" report published in January 2001 by the Construction Industry Review Committee and as a concept, it is starting to receive support in the construction industry in Hong Kong. In effect, partnering attempts to put communication back into the...
- White papers 2002-05-01
- Dynamic Change Management For Fast-tracking Construction Projects
- Uncertainties make construction dynamic and unstable, mostly by creating non value-adding change iterations among construction processes. Particularly, when a project is fast-tracked without proper planning, those change iterations can cause the disruption of the construction process. For this reason, to effectively handle fast-tracking change iterations involved in fast-tracking need to...
- White papers 2003-02-14
- Construction law guide
- * "A Practitioner's Guide to Construction Law," published by the American Law Institute of the American Bar Association, is a new front-line resource for professionals who practice construction law or who are involved in the construction process. Written by John G. Cameron Jr., a partner with the Grand Rapids-based law...
- Research articles 2001-03-01
- South Jersey construction fueled by public sector
- $1.7B in construction projects is in pipeline for this year PUBLIC WORKS WILL dominate construction activity in South Jersey in 2009, as private- sector building in the region shrinks and the volume of projects is expected to decline sharply, according to a new building forecast. Some $1.7 billion...
- Research articles 2009-07-13
- Quality Control And Safety During Construction
- Quality control and safety represents increasingly important concerns for project managers. Defects or failures in constructed facilities can result in very large costs. Even with minor defects, re-construction may be required and facility operations impaired. Increased costs and delays are the result. In the worst case, failures may cause personal...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Use Integrated Strategy For Taxes During The Construction Process
- From the executive summary: ‘Construction project related property tax plans are often developed post project completion. By that time, the project engineers responsible for design and construction often have new assignments and very little interest in focusing on prior project issues. In order to optimize property taxes, property tax professionals...
- White papers 2003-11-28
- Practical 3D Animation of Multiply Articulated Construction Equipment
- This paper presents research that led to the design and implementation of practical 3D animation methods to visualize multiply-articulated construction equipment in 3D animations of discrete-event construction process models. Using principles of forward and inverse kinematics, the paper presents the design and the implementation of generic pieces of multiply-articulated virtual...
- White papers 2004-11-11
- Reality-Based Construction Project Management: A Constraint-Based 4D Simulation Environment
- Construction-related programs face a significant challenge of providing students with knowledge that works in industry. One of the simulation techniques, 4D virtual construction technology, has gained recognition as an effective management tool. This technology allows users to present a complex construction process in an easy-to-understand format through the use of...
- White papers 2007-01-01
- Las Vegas Company Says It Can Help Construction Firms in Litigation.
- By Hubble Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 8--A small Las Vegas business believes it can help slow the onslaught of construction defect litigation by providing builders with easy-to-access documentation they can use to defend their construction ...
- Research articles 2002-12-08
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