Advanced Construction Project Management

ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION/MANUFACTURING.....................................................................................3
Nanotechnology..................................................................................................................................3
Recyclable materials............................................................................................................................4
The green materials.............................................................................................................................5
Automation and robotics in construction............................................................................................6
Hybrid construction.............................................................................................................................7
3d printing technologies......................................................................................................................7
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION...........................................................................................8
Nearly Zero Energy Building..............................................................................................................10
Recycling building materials and components;.................................................................................10
De-construction.................................................................................................................................11
Construction Waste Management.....................................................................................................12
Building Information Modelling and ICT Integrated design and implementation..............................14
Intelligent decision support systems.................................................................................................15
DEFECT ANALYSIS..................................................................................................................................16
Total quality management systems...................................................................................................16
Quality control process......................................................................................................................17
Lean construction..............................................................................................................................17
3D laser scanning...............................................................................................................................18
Augmented reality (AR).....................................................................................................................19
Real-time BIM models.......................................................................................................................19
PROJECT SUPPLY CHAINS.......................................................................................................................20
Definitions.........................................................................................................................................20
CONCLUSION,RECOMMEDNADTIONS AND LIMITATIONS.........................................................................22
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................23
APPENDIX..................................................................................................................................................27

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The sector of the building possesses unequivocal effects on economic growth as well as
the rate of employment within the countries. These structures are also very important as far as
the environmental issues are concerned. The energy that is consumed within the building usually
falls in the range of 20-40% in the case of the oil producing countries. In countries like the USA,
the building accounts for 40% of the primary energy used. In other countries like China, this
percentage us given as 30 %( Eadie et al 2013).
When energy-saving technologies are used as well as regulations of the energy efficiency
management, the demands that are related to the building can be effectively reduced.
Construction materials of more value like roofing slates, ashlar blocks, lintels, tiles, decorative
items, and bricks have been recycled and reused. This has helped in minimizing wastage of
resources. The discovery of the new trend in construction, that is, recycling of materials has now
become a great deal in various sectors for an increased role of waste products. Use of robots
improves efficiency and saves on manpower in the sector of construction. Project success is
achieved when its performance indicators like safety, quality, labor productivity, cost, and
schedule and material consumption are brought to an optimum level.
Wood defect quantitative detection scheme and wood species qualitative scheme are
simultaneously proposed based on 3D laser scanning point cloud. The potential of BIM to
effectively change the building industry is being explored through teaching, practice as well as
research by the engineers in various community fields. The management of wastes encompasses
collection, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal and recovery of the wastes. The process is
therefore defined as a comprehensive, rational as well as an integrated approach towards
achieving and maintaining an acceptable quality of the environment as well as the support of

sustainable development. This particular paper highlights the above factors under specific topics
including project supply chain, sustainable design, and construction, defect analysis and
sustainable production and management.
INTRODUCTION
The project management refers to a practice of starting, planning, controlling executing
as well as closing the work being carried out by a team in order to achieve specific goals as well
as meeting the particular criteria of success within the specified period. The main challenge
experienced by project management is netting the objectives within the present constraints. The
construction project management, in particular, involves the use of various tools that enhances
efficiency as well as sustainability (Mok, Shen and Yang 2015).
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION/MANUFACTURING
Nanotechnology
Many applications based on nanotechnology have been developed in the sector of construction to
improve the durability and performance of components of construction, building safety, energy
efficiency, and easy maintenance. Features that could only be attained using micron-sized
coating like self-cleaning has now become an important tool in the market for nanotechnology
applications in construction and textile. The process involves the use of nanoparticles like TiO2,
Al2O3 or ZnO which are applied as a final coating to bring the characters to the surface. These
nanoparticles also help in making the concrete stronger, durable, quick compacting, self-healing,
air purifying and fire resistant (de, Patah and de 2015).
Nanotechnology has allowed the thriving of materials having better insulating properties like
nanostructured aerogels, vacuum, and nanofoams, better structures capable of regulating the use

of energy. The technology has also resulted in new construction materials, the nanocomposites
including the flame-retardant, new lightweight and self-healing materials.
The nanomaterials used in construction include;
Silicon dioxide -for flame-proofing, mechanical strength reinforcement and light transmission.
Titanium dioxide – for rapid hydration.
Carbon nanotubes – for crack prevention and mechanical durability.
Copper nanoparticles – for welding in steels.
Quantum dots – for mediation of electrons in solar cells.
Silver – for biocidal activity in coating and paints.
Some of the nanoparticles also prevent the surfaces from the bad smell, fungus, and mold.
Recyclable materials
It was seen that before the knowledge of recycling construction materials came into place, a lot
of resources could go at waste and a huge amount of money could be invested just for the
construction sector. Wastes from demolition were broken down and used as foundations for new
constructions of roads and pavements, as a result, there is an encouragement for recycling old
concrete as the crushed aggregate but this may need more precautions.
Construction materials of more value like roofing slates, ashlar blocks, lintels, tiles, decorative
items, and bricks have been recycled and reused. This has helped in minimizing wastage of
resources. The discovery of the new trend in construction, that is, recycling of materials has now
become a great deal in various sectors for an increased role of waste products. Large quantities
of wastes and by-products have now found extensive and greater beneficial uses in construction.

There are two popularly known construction materials in common use all over the world which
are by-products. They include blast-furnace slag a by-product from steel and iron industry in the
form of grounded granular and the fly ash waste from coal-burning furnaces.
The green materials
Even though concrete has been in use for a long time for construction purposes, it has some
adverse effects like the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere resulting in climatic
change. Therefore, alternatives to concrete which include green building materials have been
devised to help reduce this effect. The green materials include;
Straw Bales – this goes back to the days when the naturally occurring resources were used to
construct houses. They are used to create walls inside the frame replacing other building
materials such as the concrete(Serpella et al 2014).
Grasscrete -this is where the concrete is only used in constructing walkways, sidewalks and the
floors leaving some areas for the growing of grass.
Hempcrete – is concrete like material from the inner fibers of hemp plant bounded with lime to
create concrete-like shapes which are strong and light.
Rammed Earth – this is where walls are made from dirt tightly tamped down in wooden forms.
Bamboo – it provides an alternative to rebar and concrete construction in areas which cannot be
easily accessed because it is light and a fast-growing natural resource.
Wood – trees absorb carbon dioxide and less energy is also required to process them into
finished construction products.
Recycled Plastic – the creation of concrete from recycled plastics and trash has helped reduce
the emission of harmful gasses to the atmosphere.