Construction Essays

Modular Construction: Advantages and Disadvantages
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Modular Construction is a new trend in construction that is ever changing. Modular construction is the practice of taking a generalized product or idea and applying it to multiple uses or being a...

Procurement & Management of Construction for MSC CPM and QS
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Contents Introduction Literature Review Buildability/constructability Productivity Supply Chain Lean construction Sustainability ...

Brunel University Uncovered Footbridge Project: Procurement Options Report
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Construction Contracts, Business and Management.   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PURPOSE AND CONTEXT The Brunel University London sustainable procurement guidelines s...

Analysis of a College Construction Project
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: 1.0 Introduction The following analysis of the college construction programme will show a detailed step-by-step formula of how the entire project will be conducted, with close attention ...

Risk Management of Central Artery/Tunnel Project
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: ABSTRACT The importance of the application of risk management to all projects cannot be overemphasized because every project has its own risk. The Central Artery/Tunnel project (Big Dig)...

Subcontractor Perspectives on Factors that Most Affect Relationships with General Contractors in Commercial Construction
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Research Proposal Subcontractor Perspectives on Factors that Most Affect Relationships with General Contractors in Commercial Construction Projects: A Victoria, Australia Study ...

Current Health and Safety Issues in the Construction Industry
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Abstract This journal is an accumulated and concise study into the discussion of the current problem with Health & Safety in the construction industry looking into the leading regula...

Cost Escalation in Construction
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Cost escalation within the construction industry has seldomly escaped the notice of mainstream media in recent times. Delays, budget overruns and project abandonments all form the basis of well p...

To Bid Rigging in Public Procurement of Goods in India
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: INTRODUCTION Corruption is a plague to the developing economies in the world. Public procurement is prone to corruption and global construction market alone accounts for an estimated...

Challenges of Environmental Impact Assessments
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Before certain projects can be approved they may have to be subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment and/or an “appropriate assessment” under the Habitats Directive.  Determining wh...

Project Management of the Burj Al- Arab Construction
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Dubai’s economy has been built off the oil industry; most of the country’s wealth came from oil since its discovery in 1960.  Since the end of oil er...

Literature review construction project costs
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Nov 2019
Introduction: This chapter comprises of literature review, quotes of the various related works done in this area of studies. The duration of construction projects right from inception to completion is assuming grea...

Off-site Construction and its Growth in UK Construction Industry
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Title: The Off-site Construction and its growth in UK Construction Industry.   UK Construction Industry and its history The need for improved quality wit...

Construction technology & Innovation
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Technology 6: Construction technology & Innovation CW1 – Identify and evaluate innovative construction technologies Contents Abstract Introduc...

Advice for Sub-Contracting Arragements: Issues with BIM and Procurement
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Advice Report: Summary: This report is to provide professional advice for DA Construction discussing sub-contracting arrangements and the issues which arise when BIM and Procurement are...

Is Creating a Zero Net Carbon Supermarket Possible at Minimum Cost?
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: IS CREATING A ZERO NET CARBON SUPERMARKET POSSIBLE AT MINIMUM COST?   CONTENTS   Introduction         &...

Construction Technology in Tall Buildings
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN TALL BUILDINGS Abstract To a certain extent the high-rise buildings not only represents the prosperity of a nation or a city, but the level of modern...

Critical Success Factors in the Construction Industry
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Introduction Time, cost and specification are the three basic barometers through which all projects are typically measured. As projects become larger and the number of stakeholder...

Project Scope of Plumbing Systems, Tools and Techniques
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction:       Project Scope of Plumbing Systems, Tools and Techniques          ...

Transfer Loads from the Rafter to the Beam and Column to the Ground
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Transfer Loads from the Rafter to the Beam and Column to the Ground  Introduction In this assignment will following 13 questions from some detail researches Moreo...

Current Trends in Safety & OSHA
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction:  Current Trends in Safety & OSHA Introduction What is Silica? Silica is found in soil, sand, granite, concrete, rock, and numerous other materials. Silica dust is crea...

Risk Management in Construction Projects
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Abstract The construction procedure is inherently susceptible to to risks. Risk management is a crucial and essential part of project management on virtually all construction ...

Overview on The Design for Stability Chapter in the AISC Specifications
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Overview on The Design for Stability Chapter in the AISC Specifications ABSTRACT  In the AISC specifications of chapter C, the design for stability, the manual provides a ...

Mechanical and Durability Properties of Clay Bricks and Autoclaved Aerated Blocks
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND   Bricks and Concrete are the highly used materials in the field of civil engineering field. Usually every m...

Development of the Green Roof
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Development of the Green Roof ABSTARCT With the world economy growing, our Mother Nature is completely forgotten. With the cities growing rapidly in form of concrete structures...