Construction Management Report: Project and Facade Analysis

This report delves into the intricacies of construction management, emphasizing the critical role of the construction manager during the construction phase. It highlights the importance of pre-construction meetings, where roles and responsibilities are defined, and project goals are established. The report examines the coordination of various professionals and the decisions made during the pre-construction phase, such as working hours, safety protocols, and quality control measures. It also addresses the mobilization of resources and the contractor's adherence to the contract requirements. Furthermore, the report explores facade design, defining facades as structural elements that resist lateral and vertical forces, as well as environmental factors like weather and acoustics. It discusses the various types of facades, including brick, stone, curtain, and precast concrete, and the factors influencing facade selection, such as use, environment, and aesthetic considerations. The report references key publications on construction management and facade design to support its analysis.

Part 1
One factor which interests me in the construction management is the construction stage
of a projects. At this stage, the construction manager must be able to ensure that each party plays
their role well and ensures all the contract requirements are met. In the initial construction
management at this stage, a pre-construction meeting is held which helps to bring together all
construction parties for the introductions. In addition, in this meeting, all parties are meant aware
of their duties and responsibilities (Pellicer, 2014). The goal of the construction together with the
timelines to be achieved are meant aware in this stage. Construction management at this stage is
interesting since it brings together different people and professionals. Coordination of these
professionals is an interesting part of the construction management. Their coordination is critical
and determines whether the project goals will be achieved on time (Sears, 2015). different
decisions are arrived at the pre-construction meeting such as the working hours, materials
storage, safety on site, quality control, code of conduct and site access among others. These
decisions are important in the construction management since they affect the works directly.
The construction management at the construction phase is also concerned with the
mobilization to site. The construction manager is there to make sure that the that the contractor is
able to mobilize on time. The contract manager ensures that the construction process kicks off on
time without any delays (Sears, 2015). Moreover, the managers ensure that the construction
process goes as planned in the construction phase and that all the quality issues are well
addressed. Additionally, in the construction phase, the construction management is there to
ensure that the contractor and his subcontractors are able to deliver according to the contract
requirements.

Part 2
Facades are structural elements which are able to provide resistance against lateral and
vertical forces in a building envelope. In addition, the facades are also defined as elements which
help to resist against weather, thermal, acoustic and fire resistances. The type of facades to be
used in any building depend on the need and use of the façade (Watts, 2015). The facades in
other cases are also used to influence the external appearance of the buildings. The facades are in
many cases used to eliminate the ingress of water, controlling the air permeability, resistance of
wind loading, thermal and acoustic insulations and control of solar, light view out and increase
image view of the buildings. Generally, the facades usually separate the inside and outside
environments of the buildings. There are different types of facades such as brick and stone
facades, curtain facades, precast concrete facades, metallic facades, tile and stone veneer facades,
board facades, glass and steel facades among others (Tae-oung, & In Yu-mi, 2018). The use of
the facades and appearances are the major factors which are considered on which facades to be
installed. In addition, the scale of use and environment of installation also influence the type of
façade to be installed.

References
Pellicer, E. (2014). Construction management. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley
Blackwell
Sears, S. K. (2015). Construction project management: A practical guide to field construction
management. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley
Tae-oung, K., & In Yu-mi, H. (2018). 1,000 facades. Seuol, Korea: C3 Publishing Co.
Watts, A. (2015). Modern construction facades. Wien: Springer.