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CHECKLIST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IN DESIGN PHASE

  • In-Su Jung;Hyun-Su Park;Chan-Sik Lee
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2007.03a
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    • pp.376-385
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    • 2007
  • Construction project is necessary element for human life to upgrade the quality and convenience. However, due to its contradictory nature to the environment preservation, environmental pollution and damage, deterioration of natural scenery, noise/vibration, water quality pollution, etc. caused in the process of construction greatly affect the environment. For the building or construction project, its possible impact on environment during construction work and after completion must be predicted at its design phase, which will result in the completion of the architecture convenient for human being with its environmental pollution reduced to minimum level. In this study, the checklist of environmental factors was suggested, which should be taken into account at its design phase in conducting the construction work. Proposed checklist was linked with the developed web-based system for the convenience of users like designer and construction manager, etc. It is expected that the checklist suggested by this study will help the designer and construction manager to continue the steady development from the environmental viewpoint during the design phase.

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Cutting-edge Technologies to Achieve a Higher Level of Modular Construction - Literature Review

  • Lee, Seungtaek;Choi, Jin Ouk;Song, Seung
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.536-542
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    • 2022
  • Cost overruns, schedule delays, and a shortage of skilled labor are common problems the construction industry is currently experiencing. Modularization and standardization strategies have the potential to resolve the various problems mentioned above and have been applied for various construction applications for a long time. However, the level of modularization remains low, and modular construction projects have not been getting the full benefits. Thus, this review investigated the cutting-edge technologies currently being utilized to develop the modular construction field. For this paper, qualified research papers were identified using predetermined keywords from previous related research papers. Identified literature was then filtered and analyzed. According to the included reviews, several technologies are being developed for modular construction. For example, automated design and monitoring systems for modularization were developed. In addition, research labs are utilizing robotic arms for modular construction to achieve a high level of completion in the construction industry, as is seen in the manufacturing industry. Despite these efforts, more research and development are necessary because some automation technologies still require manual activities. Thus, there is great potential for further development of modularization techniques, and further research is recommended to achieve high levels of modularization.

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Application Period and Participants for Construction Engineering at the Design Phase in Tall Building Construction (초고층 건축공사 설계단계에서의 시공엔지니어링 업무 적용시기 및 수행주체 분석)

  • Lee, Jin Woong;Cho, Kyuman;Kim, Taehoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2017.11a
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    • pp.179-180
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    • 2017
  • In order to improve the constructability of tall building construction, there is increasing needs to derive the design output by performing construction engineering at the design phase. It contributes to minimizing wastes such as design changes and reworks as well as improving project performance. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the application period and participants for engineering tasks derived from a previous study, and then regrouped to efficiently reflect them at the design phase. Considering similarity of application period and attributes, the existing 22 engineering tasks, which were classified into 5 factors, were reclassified into 13 groups. The results of this study can be used as basic data for efficient construction engineering execution at the design phase.

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An Empirical Study on the Applicability of Growth-share Matrix in the Construction Industry

  • Lee, Seulbi;Park, Moonseo;Lee, Hyun-Soo;Jang, Youjin
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.210-212
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    • 2015
  • The growth-share matrix is a portfolio planning tool developed by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to assist competitive positioning in the international market including those in the construction industry. This matrix is helpful in balancing the firm's cash-flow, and it can suggest strategic directions for each business unit. However, its effectiveness and applicability have long been debated in the academic field due to the complex and unique industrial context of construction. To solve the dispute, this research clarifies the applicability of theories underlying the growth-share matrix to the construction industry. Empirical research based on actual financial data of Korean construction firms is adopted for the statistical analysis including one-way analysis of variance and correlation analysis. The results of this research show that empirical findings on the relationship between performance variables. In this context, this research can provide important insights on the concept of portfolio management in the construction industry.

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Establishment of Change Order Database for Reducing Change Order in Construction Phase

  • Shin, Hyun-Kyung;Cha, Yongwon;Han, Sangwon;Hyun, Chang-Taek
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.622-624
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    • 2015
  • As uncertain factors are latent in a construction project by nature, a change order occurs frequently. The occurrence of change orders in construction projects conducted during construction phase is known to cause unexpected negative impacts such as cost overrun, schedule delay, quality problem, and claims in the post-process. Thus, an efficient management method is necessary to prevent and minimize change orders during construction phase when they occur frequently. This paper analyzed the causes of change orders and the impact factors that occur during the construction phase of a construction project and suggested a direction for change order database building.

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Competitiveness Benchmarking of Overseas Construction through a SWOT analysis of leading construction firms in Spain and France

  • Han, Jae-Goo;Park, Hwan-Pyo;Jang, Hyoun-Seung
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.721-722
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    • 2015
  • The aim of this research is to provide a direction to benchmark advanced construction companies from Spain and France by deriving business strategies through SWOT analysis in order to strengthen overseas expansion and competitiveness of domestic construction companies.

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A Fundamental Study on Management Plan of Occurrence Data in Accordance with Engineering & Construction of Pipeline in Frozen Soil Region (동토지역 파이프라인 설계/시공에 따른 발생 데이터의 관리방안에 관한 기초연구)

  • Kim, Chang-Han;Won, Seo-Kyung;Lee, Jun-Bok;Han, Choong-Hee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2014.05a
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    • pp.20-21
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    • 2014
  • Recently, activation of related construction projects due to the large traditional gas resource development of frozen soil region of Russia are expected. It is necessary to provide a plan that can be utilized and collectively managed the occurrence data in the engineering & construction stage for continued contracts of the pipe construction. Therefore, this research is aimed to provide a management plan of occurrence data for efficient management in engineering & construction stage of pipeline business in frozen soil region. The data of the engineering & construction(related pipe construction projects) can be accumulated each version and multiply managed. Furthermore, I will be expected to be the foundation of the systematic management of the classifying based on metadata and the optimizing operations using big data method.

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Construction of Time - Cost Model for Building Projects in Vietnam

  • Long, Le-Hoai;Lee, Young-Dai;Cho, Jeong-Wook
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.130-138
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    • 2009
  • Bromilow's time-cost (BTC) relationship was examined for building projects in Vietnam using actual construction time and total construction cost. Data set was collected from 77 historical building construction projects completed between 1999 and 2005 which were adjusted by consumer price index (CPI) to 2000 price. Time-cost equations were specified respected to two sectors, public and private, in Vietnamese construction industry and all cases. It is shown that a public funded building project has the longer construction duration than a similar budget private funded project. The resulting models are statistically significant. The adjusted R-square coefficients of all cases, public and private projects models are respectively 0.403, 0.436 and 0.377 mean that the BTC regression lines moderately fit the data set.