Design and Construction

The design and construction of buildings is a lengthy and expensive process, and those who commission buildings are continually looking for ways to improve the efficiency of the process. In this book, the second in the Building in Value series, a broad range of topics related to the processes of design and construction are explored by an international group of experts. The overall aim of the book is to look at ways that clients can improve the value for money outcomes of their decisions to construct buildings. The book is aimed at students studying in many areas related to the construction industry including architecture, construction management, civil engineering and quantity surveying, and should also be of interest to many in the industry including project managers, property developers, building contractors and cost engineers.

1. Introduction : Innovation in Design and Construction2. Industry Performance and InnovationPart 1 Design and Construction3. Architectural design 1970-2000 (a review of post-modern/high tech architecture since 1970: Venturi, Moore, Graves, Piano, Foster, Rodgers etc)4. Generation and assessment of alternative solutions5. Design practice and management6. Embodied energy, material selection, design for deconstruction7. Energy issues (modelling, assessment of design alternatives, compliance with codes, prescription and performance)8. Controls and approvals (building codes, statutory requirements, heritage and conservation controls, compliance) Part 2 - Project Procurement and Management8. Project finance and procurement9. Project management and construction management (broad view of the processes and procedures)10. Construction contracts and risk allocation11. Site remediation (contaminated sites, geotechnical investigation) 12. Lean construction13. Project planning (scheduling of construction activities, 4D planning, computer based scheduling)14. Cost control, monitoring and reporting (cash flows, cost planning, cost modelling, financial reporting)15. Quality assurance during design and construction (discussion of the various ISO standards relating to QA and their application and relevance to construction) 16. Performance measurement17. Supply chain management 18. Co-ordination of on-site activities (computer modelling, services co-ordination) 19. Administration of building contracts (variations, delays, tendering, tender evaluation, subcontracts, novation) 20. Site safety21. Waste managementPart 3 - Innovation23. Innovation - A Note of Caution24. Intelligent buildings (communications, services, BEMS, BMS)25. Future technologies (prefabrication, industrialized building, new materials and technologies) 26. Robotics and automated building systems 27. New trends in building services (including passive engineering, information technology, cabling)Conclusion28. The crystal ball (some thoughts on future directions and developments in global construction)