Advanced Construction Technology (BN4400) Report Analysis

This report provides an overview of advanced construction technologies, focusing on sustainable production, design, and project management. It explores various innovative methods such as nanotechnology, recyclable materials, automation, hybrid construction, and 3D printing. The report also covers sustainable design strategies, including energy reduction and the use of nearly zero-energy buildings (ZEB). Furthermore, it addresses construction waste management, BIM technology integration, and project supply chains, emphasizing sustainable procurement approaches and ICT-supported supply chain management. The conclusion highlights the need for regulatory bodies, proper training, and the limitations of certain technologies. The report aims to provide insights into optimizing building performance, minimizing carbon footprint, and improving construction efficiency.

Project Management

Introduction
DefinitionA practice involving planning,A practice involving planning,
controlling and execution ofcontrolling and execution of
project requirementsproject requirements
Core objective is meetingCore objective is meeting
requirements of the objectsrequirements of the objects
It seeks to address the projectIt seeks to address the project
constraints.constraints.

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION/MANUFACTURING
Nanotecnology:InvolvesTiO2, Al2O3 or ZnO materials
Are applied as a final coating to bring the characters to the
surface.
Makes the concrete stronger, durable, quick compacting,
self-healing, air purifying and fire resistant
Recyclable materials:
Materials that can be reused after the demolition of the
building.
The green materials :The green materials are those
components that are environmentally friendly.
Automation in management: Involves use of the robots

Automation and robotics in construction
Involves use robots to carry out tasks that can neverInvolves use robots to carry out tasks that can never
be performed by human beings e.g areas of greaterbe performed by human beings e.g areas of greater
heightheight
It has advantages:It has advantages:
Uniformity and higher accuracy
Higher safety
Improved environment for work
Increase in production

Hybrid construction:
It combines combining the in-situ concrete with precast
concrete to make a high-quality concrete
The integration helps achieve the accuracy, speed and
high quality in in-situ and precast components.
The construction aids in buildable simple competitive
structures with
Allows for efficiency in construction.

Safety –
It allows for relatively simple and logical.
It ensures a faster speed, quality, and economical process.
Approaches:
 Collaboration – the project is executed by supervisors and
companies
 Transparency – Lays bare the processes and final
products from the production process Improvement –
involve the workforce in improving performance and
problem-solving.

Modern methods of construction
 They include:They include:
 Precast flat panel systemPrecast flat panel system
Tunnel form
Insulating Concrete Formwork: Most of the modern
forms of construction considers reduction of the carbon
emission into the atmosphere.

Construction waste managementConstruction waste management
 The waste management techniques isThe waste management techniques is
usually a coordinated process thatusually a coordinated process that
considers removals of abandoned objectsconsiders removals of abandoned objects

3d printing technologies
Data
B1=7V B2=10V R1=4Ω R2=6Ω R3=6Ω
 3D technique is used to create
construction structures.
 It is faster and accurate construction.
 It lowers the cost and wastes produced in
the process.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Energy reduction strategyEnergy reduction strategy
Idea is to reduce the consumption of the energy in the
building
It has led to the emergence of the concept of the low
energy building which is commonly referred to s the LEB.
The ZEB concept does not need the extra energy
demand which is used for space cooling and space
heating.
The selection is base on the defined criteria that is
simple for applications.

Table analysisTable analysis
 S1w was actually ranked as the most efficient as well
as utmost acceptable method
 There was low energy lamps that have been marked
T5
 Nearly Zero Energy Building: The idea is to ensure
reduction in the emission of carbon to the
atmosphere.
 Recycling building materials and components:
Applicable only for materials whose integrity have
not been compromised.