Construction Technology: Building Design and Sustainability

Construction
Technology

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
Differences between residential, commercial and industrial buildings.......................................4
Ways in which sustainability can be promoted in building projects...........................................5
Apply the terminology used in construction technology to a given building construction
project..........................................................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
Describe the pre-design studies carried out and types of information collected for a given
construction site..........................................................................................................................7
Construction of different foundations & their suitability for use................................................8
How site information impact on foundation design....................................................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
Functional characteristics of elements of superstructure and the design selection criteria for
their use.......................................................................................................................................9
Describe the pre-design studies carried out and types of information collected for a given
construction site........................................................................................................................10
Component parts of an element allow it to fulfil its function...................................................10
Compare different types of structural frame used to carry the primary and secondary elements
of the superstructure..................................................................................................................10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
Techniques used for re-mediating the site prior to construction commencing.........................11
Types of substructure works required for the infrastructures...................................................11
Identify superstructure, substructure and civil engineering structures necessary for a given
building construction project.....................................................................................................12
TASK 5..........................................................................................................................................13
Supply arrangements for primary services................................................................................13
Distribution arrangements for primary services........................................................................13
Elements of the superstructure used to facilitate the primary services.....................................14
Distribution of the primary services impact on the overall design of the building...................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14

REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15
Books and Journals...................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Construction generally considered as an initial part of civil engineering which is
associated in direct or indirect form with human being who wants attractive, comfortable and
secure building. It has been analysed that main concept of construction was started with the aim
of developing a safe shelter for customer, but by the each passing time this concept modified
with technological involvement. It is the project which rely on construction technology, used for
creating a Hotel building complex (Chew, 2017). Main location of the site is near a motorway
which is linked with a Heathrow international airport. In addition to this, it has been identified
that the investor decides to create a 5 storey hotel-building complex which is approximately 1
km away from motorway. This report includes various sections which cover a discussion about
various types of building. Along with this, it describes about various techniques used to develop
a structure. Furthermore, it also includes different sort of civil engineering technology used to
construct a building. At the end of this, a discussion about distribution as well as supply of
different kind of services with their effective application.
TASK 1
Differences between residential, commercial and industrial buildings
The construction technology is a very valuable concept which is beneficial in
construction of buildings by using different kind of materials such as stone, glass, timber,
concrete etc. It consists of different types of project that are mainly dependent on the need and
requirement of customers. It is evaluated that there are different types of construction erection
which are being developed for various purpose such as industrial, commercial and residential
purpose.
It is examined that various type of building for construction need different kind of
technology that is helpful in their creation. The major difference among these type of
technologies is evaluated with the help of table in order to analyse their efficiency in effectual
and planned manner (Zavadskas and et. al., 2012).
Commercial building Industrial building Residential building
 The term commercial  These building are  The residential