Construction Management: Assignment

Running head: MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
Management of Construction
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................2
2.0 Issues for the construction management teams to install of pods units into student
accommodation buildings................................................................................................................3
2.1 Investigating methods for installation of the pods units........................................................3
2.2 Identification of the issues into construction project work....................................................4
3.0 Evaluate benefit of using Precedence planning and programming software.............................6
4.0 Evaluate the management of the key cost items of pod installation which assist in
maintaining cash flow......................................................................................................................9
5.0 Recommendations....................................................................................................................11
6.0 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................12
References......................................................................................................................................14

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1.0 Introduction
The report is based on installation of pod bathroom units into student accommodation
buildings based on construction management methods. The construction director considers
introducing of “Precedence network planning and programming software” to the construction
project work. The installation of 60 bathroom pod units is commenced at the student’s
accommodation buildings in the university (Lawson, Ogden and Goodier 2014). The
accommodation is built in schedule for intake of the students. The bathroom pods are installed
into the Block B of the ten storey building. The supplier of the construction work is Offsite
Solutions which offers higher quality of student accommodation bathroom pods and experience
to supply of student’s housing sector (Till and Schneider 2016). The design of the bathroom pods
are selected from various footprints in their design library which is developed to meet with
project requirements.
This particular paper investigates the construction methods and measures taken into the
site for safe as well as effective management of resources required for the installation purpose.
This paper also critically analyzes the issues for the construction management introduced into
pods to different projects. A report is also prepared for the construction director to evaluate the
benefits of Precedence planning and programming software. Cost items of the pod installation
are also evaluated to maintain an optimum cash flow.

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2.0 Issues for the construction management teams to install of pods units into
student accommodation buildings
2.1 Investigating methods for installation of the pods units
The construction work of the bathroom pods units are used of Cantldeck system. This
particular method is used due to building’s concrete frame. The construction of the bathroom
pods offer modular solutions which result into speeding up the construction time on the block B
(Osrin and Wornell 2015). Cantldeck system is such a technology which is used for the
construction work and manufacture off higher quality, factory finished bathroom pods offsite on
the subassembly lines. It is installed as well as connected to the arrival of the site. The system
has capacity to manufacture of bathroom pods per week into quality controlled factory
environment based on project design, project budget as well as specifications (Samarasinghe et
al. 2015). A steel framed bathroom pods is suitable for the student’s accommodation building
where there is higher quality traditional tiled finish is needed. As this project is based on
construction of 60 bathroom pods, therefore it is suitable for the project with higher repeatability.
Welded steel base frame: Offsite solutions provided with steel bathroom pods which is
rigid precision welded steel box base frame with 18mm of WBP plywood (Gosling et al. 2016).
Steel wall frames: The wall frames of the bathroom pods are used of computer controlled
steel frame machine provided with complete control over design along with manufacturing
methods (Malakauskas et al. 2016).
Skinned wall composition: The wall frame is made of steel are double lined.