Building Production Technology : Building Technology And Sustainability

(1)3D Coordination (2) Design Reviews (3)Design authoring (4)Construction System Design (5) Existing Condition Modeling (6) 3D Control and planning (7) Programming (8) Phase planning(4D modeling) (9) Record Modeling (10) Site Utilization Planning (11) Site analysis (12) structural Analysis (13) Energy Analysis (14) Cost Estimation (15)Sustainability LEED Evaluation (16) Building System Analysis (17) Space Management /Tracking (18)Mechanical Analysis (19) Code Validation (20) Lighting Analysis (21) Other Engineering analysis (22)Digital Fabrication (23) Asset Management (24) Building Maintenance Scheduling (25) Disaster Planning.

This proposed document has been one of the focus issues for MBIE for over twelve months.

Discussions with MBIE continue as we strive to achieve resolution of their controversial Guidance document on Manufactured Building Solutions. As it currently stands this document defines production of frames and trusses as Building Work and /or Restricted Building Work with the potential for major implications for both F&T Fabricators and their customers, and the construction sector in general.

This technique of construction is a friendly and controlled environment, transported, positioned and assembled into a formation with least additional site work needed. Besides, industrialized building system (IBS) can be defined where all slab, wall, beam, column, and staircase are mass produced either in factory or at site factory with strict quality control according to Warswaski (1999). It can be defined by industrialized process which every building components are planning, prefabricated, conceived, transported and erected on site. (Thanoon & W. A. M., Peng, L, 2003). Hence, in simple form of definition of IBS is a construction system that built using prefabricated components based on Rahman and Omar (2006). This IBS system can be made using machine, formworks and other machinery

How does the home building industry affected by the economy? This is what we will be exploring in the paper. There are different areas within the industry that can be affected. First we will look at supply and demand. Then continue to the positive and negative externalities, and how wages inequality is measured. Then finally, we will look at the monetary and fiscal policies that affect the housing industry. With the information we will have a better understanding of how the home building industry is affected.

The things that were already known about this job profession are,that there will be a lot of working with hand tools. According to the article ”Overview,”construction

Construction method and its various stages of construction help to identify key construction process involved in various construction methods. During the construction of residential houses various inspections and certification are required in order to ensure the house is constructed to required standards as specified by building regulations. Independent building certifiers could carry out these inspections. Some of the key functions of building certifier are (Department of Local Government and Planning 2011):

With low fund rates more Americans are acquiring homes than any other time in recent memory, however the nature of these mass developed homes is dropping. Envision crushing your spirit for a long time to put something aside for your first home and losing it all and more on the grounds that your home succumbed to a blaze. This is a typical illustration of what may happen when a house is inadequately developed. Home developers are neglecting the highly required wellbeing regulations when figuring their financial plans. In the development business time is cash, and when time is an issue presents are frequently made. It is these offerings that are bringing down the guidelines of building inside the home-assembling industry, costing Americans

Politics is related to almost everything, and therefore, the economy also relates to almost everything. Many things are done and decided based on the benefits received. Either through the great profit they can make by using the limited resources we have or by using the resources we have excessively and wastefully, without thinking of the consequences it will have on us and for later generations. It is hard to find a balance between sustainability and our economy. Economic growth however, also depends on a sustaining and functional environment. LEED is an organization that does not successfully evaluate the sustainability of a building. Instead some other organizations does better at evaluating in detail and continuously of how it is sustainable and how it has continued to be more eco-friendly.

Develop and implement innovative construction methods and systems to meet specific project and contractual requirements.

Construction industry’s workload is highly diversified. It involves numerous parties, various processes, different phases and stages of work, and many inputs from both the trades and specialists. Such workload and labour can be divided into two phases (Bajari and Tadelis, 2001). First, the design phase for the appearance, layout and function of buildings which involve consultants of various disciplines. Second, the actual construction process that directly produce the end product.

From the very early ages, I was interested in anything related to design and making, and the theories of architecture, building technology and design optimization are always my number one concerns. Having an architectural background, I have research experience with numerical and experimental studies of structural and material systems, and I would like to move the knowledge forward by studying the PhD in building technology, where I can have a research on performance-oriented design of buildings, considering structural and environmental performance, using integrated parametric design and performance assessment at the early stages of design. On the other hand, having a post professional degree in digital technologies, gave me a lot of knowledge and experience with the different methods and machines of fabrication, and I would like to combine the two methods in order to get the most optimized design and fabrication method.

The complexity of a modern construction project, especially in a fast track environment, necessities the use of Building Information Management (BIM) system to manage such a project to provide the necessary probable cost outcomes of alternative designs ahead of the actual construction times. The visualization of such alternative designs through ‘prototyping’ design solutions has the definite advantage of identifying

This report will focus on the technology Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the connections between ethics, environment and innovation. As part of the course TFL200 one of the main topics was to apply the philosophy of systems thinking in order to get a holistic overview of the topic. The concept of BIM has existed since the 1970s, but has just recently started to see an increase in use as better software becomes available and the value is recognized. As facilities become more complex, BIM-software assist with virtual construction prior to its actual physical construction, this aids in reducing uncertainty, improved safety, collision detection and problem solving as well as to simulate and analyze the construction. Compared to traditional methods of building design, there is considerable more useful information that can be put into a BIM-model. This leads to better quantities and shared properties of materials extraction, as well as waste minimization and prefabrication of products delivered just in time rather than being stockpiled on site.

Our initial assessment for The Birchwood Hotel down town St. Petersburg focused on examining key areas for sustainable building practices consistent with Green Key guidelines. The areas assessed were corporate environmental management, housekeeping, conference and meeting spaces, food and beverage, engineering and maintenance. Summing up the condition of each system served as a target for the property owners to make improvements for their short and long-term needs that will align the property’s mission and goals to be more in line with Energy Conservation and Sustainable Business practices. The refurbished property has been able to achieve its own décor and exclusive identity, but after the assessment was graded, it was only able to earn one Green Key certification.