In this Chapter 2, it is the literature review of pre-fabrication construction method in construction industry. First, it will be reviews on the pros and cons for pre-fabrication and cast in-situ as applied in Malaysia's construction industry. Next, will be review on the comparison of construction cost of prefabrication and cast in-situ technology in typical wall element. Last, the review on the construction speed between pre-fabrication and cast in-situ method in typical wall element. IBS is...
Dano's Manufacturing is a manufacturer of durable goods with one hundred employees. The owner and employees are proactive in maintaining optimum health to all employees. Scope The Bloodborne Pathogens Standards' (29 CFR 1910.1030) goal is to eliminate or alleviate employee exposure to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other Bloodborne Pathogens that workers can be exposed to in their place of employment. Definitions Bloodborne Pathogen: "Pathogenic microorganisms...
Labour productivity comparison between structural building systems showing that the number of trades for each building system was highly labour intensive because it consisted of four major operations, namely the erection of scaffolding and formwork, installation of reverse, casting of concrete and dismantling of scaffolding and formwork. On the other hand, the IBS required fewer construction operations. For instance, the cast in-situ tunnel form system did not require scaffolding to support t...
Industrialised Building System (IBS) began in early 1960s when Ministry of Housing and Local Government of Malaysia visited several European countries, at the same time evaluates their housing development program. (Thanoon et al, 2003). After their successful visit in the year 1964, the Government had launched pilot project on IBS to speed up the delivery time and built affordable and quality houses. The first pilot project was constructed at Jalan Pekeliling in Kuala Lumpur and about 22.7 ac...
The primary of the procurement route is the need to obtain best value for money in the whole life of service or facility, this is most likely to be achieved through integration of the design, construction, operation and on going maintenance. Client Scenario Due to recent bad weather and severe storms that has contributed in 3 Cinnamon Grand Hotels being destroyed in the south east of the UK. Client decided to reconstruction the 3 hotels to a better quality with preserving the outlook of the b...
Many problems may arise during construction project implementation; one main concern is delay. Delay is the time overrun either beyond completion date specified in a contract, or beyond the date that the parties agreed upon for delivery of a project (Assaf and Al-Hejji, 2006). There are many reasons that cause delays. According to Ogunlana (2008), although the principle reasons for delays are comparable across developing countries, several factors pertaining to local industry, social-economic...
The blank copies of the semi-structured interviews carried out on the following professional groups are referred within the appendix B: The two conducted with clients; two conducted project managers; two conducted contractors; three conducted project quantity surveyors and then one conducted Engineers. In order to ensure objectivity the semi structured interviews were carried out in meeting rooms away from any external influences. Interviewees were also reminded that confidentiality was ensur...
Contractors, consultants and architects argue that their influence over the eventual sustainability of a building is limited to what the client can be persuaded to pay for. Sustainable buildings are important in the construction industry and will inevitably become part of legislation to comply with CO2 reduction pledges made by Governments. There is an opinion among those in the industry that this will be extremely costly. This means a bigger bill for the client, and with the country only beg...
Introduction The name quantity surveyor conjures up a variety of different images in people's imaginations. For some, the term quantity surveyor is an outmoded title from the past. It certainly no longer accurately describes the duties that are performed. When the term was first applied to the profession, the work of the Q.S. was vastly different to that now being carried out and anticipated in the twenty-first century. A Quantity Surveyor (QS) is a professional which is essentially construct...
In order to identify the role of the quantity surveyor in the current industry in the UK, we will review the quantity surveyor's involvement and duties during each of the different stages of the construction cycle. We will also review how and when a client appoints a quantity surveyor, in order to understand his early involvement in the process. To conclude, we will explain how the quantity surveyor claims his/her fees and how the client pays for the QS services. But firstly, let's look to hi...
