Construction Technology: Building Projects, Sustainability, Terminology

CONSTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Describe the differences between residential, commercial and industrial buildings..................3
Discuss the ways in which sustainability can be promoted in building projects........................4
Apply the terminology used in construction technology to a given building construction
project..........................................................................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
Pre-design studies to be carried out and the type of information to be collated in order to
design the most suitable foundation type for different types of structures.................................6
The construction of different types of foundations and their suitability for use with different
types of structures.......................................................................................................................7
How site information impact on foundation design....................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
Describe pre-design studies & kind of information gather for a given Site of construction.. . .10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
Describe the techniques used for remediating the site prior to construction commencing.......11
Types of substructure works required for the infrastructures...................................................12
Identify superstructure, civil engineering and substructure structures necessary for building of
a construction project................................................................................................................12
TASK 5..........................................................................................................................................12
Supply arrangements for various primary services...................................................................12
Arrangements for Distribution of resources and the allocation of work...................................13
Elements of superstructure........................................................................................................13
Impact of distribution of primary services on design of whole building..................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Construction technology can be defined as a group of machinery, innovative tools, software,
modifications, and etc. which are specifically being utilised at the time of construction. Away
with this, a project specifically that allows progression within field of construction methods
where a range of elements have been included like automated construction equipment and semi-
automated as well. Apart from this, concept of construction is considered as an effective strategy
that would help in improving the infrastructures in much effective and in efficient ways. On the
other hand, this particular report is specifically based on construction technology where it is
being used for construction of building of hotels. There is a location as well near motorway and
also it is connected with Heathrow International Airport, where the investors have decided that 5
storey building will be constructed. Also, it has been decided as well that the particular building
will be of approximately 1 kilometre. Including this, different building types may be residential,
industrial and commercial depending over purpose it is being utilised. It is also describing
various techniques that were utilised to construct the different structures that are directly
affecting all functions along with the criteria as well for designs. Lastly, it is discussing supply &
distribution of various service range and its application (Ahn and et. al., 2019).
TASK 1
Describe the differences between residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
During the phase of constructing something or building something that are various things
and there are various factors that are to be kept in mind these things can be the legal requirement
that are needed to be fulfilled and the financial requirement that are to be seen. As there are
various type of building and there is various type of complication that are related to them. There
are various major factors that are describing the difference between residential, commercial and
industrial building. These factors are as follows:
1.Location – it is the most important factor that is making a huge difference between the
residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Not every building can be constructed
everywhere, as there is some limitation that are there in the process of construction of the
building (Brzyski, Grudzińska and Majerek, 2019). The residential building is found mainly in
between the city and they are found in the residential areas, where as the commercial building
are the one that are found mainly away for the residential area as there are various limitation to

where these buildings can be found. The industrial buildings can only be found in the outskirts of
the city.
2.Purpose – the purpose defines the main reason for which a particular building is being
constructed. The main purpose for the construction of the residential building is that people may
come and stay there whereas the main purpose for the construction if the commercial building is
that, the building is to sold or is to be given in lease for commercial purpose or for office
purposes. The main purpose of industrial building is that they are constructed so that the process
of manufacturing can be done in them and these building are all made according to the purpose
that they need to fulfil.
3. Blueprint – blueprint is the whole out structure of the building and according to the blue print
the building needs to be constructed. The blue print of the residential building will be very
simple and it is made according to the need of the customer and in this them there are various
complication whole they are making the blue print of the residential building they have to see
that all safety standards are met or not. The blueprint of the commercial building is slightly
complicated than the blueprint of the residential building as, they have to make sure that they are
utilizing all the space properly. The commercial buildings are also made very huge. The blue of
the industrial building is very complicated as in they have to make sure that all the industrial
equipment can be brought in and out easily (Craveiroa and et. al., 2019).
4.Construction material construction material is use in the construction of the building. The raw
material that are used in the construction of the residential building are basic element as the
residential building are prepared only for as tenure of 10 years. While the raw material that are
used in the construction of the commercial building are slightly upgraded as they are meant to
have all the new equipment and they are meant to stay there for more than 15 years. The
industrial building is the one in which the material that are used are of very high quality, as
industries uses very high quality steel and they are meant to be there for more than 20 years.
Discuss the ways in which sustainability can be promoted in building projects.
At the time of constructing a building it is much needed to look forward to different range of
safety measures as this is considered as a responsibility of each person who has taken a contact
and is viewed as contactor in a specific venture and it is also utilised in different ways (Gaglia
and et. al., 2017). Additionally, it is the obligation of the site auditor like they can utilize