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The average ranking is done by considering mean RII of the different level of impact on pre-construction, construction and post-construction stage. Table 4 also shows mean RII of all stages and ranked overall causes of delay. From the zoning idea the top ten key causes of delay were investigated and ranked as corruption, unavailability of utilities in site, inflation or price increases in materials, lack of quality materials, late design and design documents, slow delivery of material, late in approving and receiving of complete project work, poor site management and performance, late release budget/ funds and ineffective project planning and scheduling. Those are sequentially listed and described as Corruption: - In overall and each stage of construction process corruption investigated as most critical cause to delays in Ethiopian construction industry. Corruption has not mostly identified as a major cause of project delay in previous study. Therefore, this factor considered unique to construction projects in Ethiopia. Unavailability of utilities in site: - the respondents agreed absence of utilities in site such as water, electricity, or telephone were the common major causes of project delay especially in large projects. which is not as common cause to other studies. The cause materializes due to expectance of the contractors to fulfill the utility and facility by government. Inflation or price increases in materials:- Inflation or price increases in materials also has…

sustainable construction. Sustainable construction is the creation and responsible management of a healthy built environment based on resource efficient and ecological principles (Mokhlesian & Holman, 2012). These resource efficient and ecological principles make changes to the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the structure. Topics discussed in the articles include, but are not limited to, changes in the business model for green construction, environmental impacts vs. social…

Construction Pollutants Construction work is essential in order for our society to expand and develop. However, construction work can take a toll on the environment and the community around it. Air, water, and noise pollution are the three main pollutants that affect the environment and community. Air pollution mainly comes from the toxins emitted by the construction equipment. According to the US EPA Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, “A single bulldozer engine can emit as much particulate…

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION The construction industry creates different resources, property, infrastructure and facilities. The construction industry is a vigorously and new system or technique and ideas industry that produces building and infrastructures for all characteristics of commercial and domestic purposes and activities. It is a universal and worldwide industry that facilitates the development and maintenance of building, transport link and energy supplies (Howarth &…

In 1903 a man named Robert Jemison started as well as managed an organization by the name of Jemison Real Estate and Insurance Company. “This company furnished the business and financial management and secured resources for the construction of some of Birmingham’s most representative buildings, including the well-known sixteen story Empire Building.” A majority of the great building improvements were carried on through the Jemison Real Estate and Insurance Company, than any other in Alabama. In…

REVIEW OF “CONSTRUCTION WASTE MINIMIZATION IN WAREHOUSE CONSTRUCTION THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN CONSTRCUTION IN NIGERIA” JOHN OYINKRO SAMUEL (I.D: s5043186) Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD4222, Australia This paper presents a review of “minimizing project cost and time delay in warehouse erection through implementation of lean construction”. It shows an overview of Material procurement process, warehouse erection in the context country in which lean…

that bring about a new perspective on how projects are executed. The best reasoning for using VR in BIM is to improve upon communication for all project members, reduce any scheduling errors, and provide overall transparency to the project. VR and BIM work simultaneously with each other in order to achieve many different aspects to the model. According to R. Issa: “A virtual reality platform supported by knowledge-based database systems can become the main interface to construction information…

important impact in projects success regardless of the industry thus they are important in construction sector. However the level of implication of stakeholders may vary from one geographic location to another. Among other growth challenges, some developing countries currently face dilemmas in construction industry associated with management of stakeholders. Under developed states or developing states have diverse stakeholders both internal and external, thus different approach should be used to…

THE RISE OF UK CONSTRUCTION WEEK UK Construction Week was designed to be influential and challenge the industry from its very inception. Now, shortlisted ‘Best Launch Of The Year’ and ‘Best Team Of The Year’ for the PPA Connect Awards, having already won the ‘AEO Best Trade Show Launch’; it attracted a record number of visitors in its second edition and is showing no signs of slowing down. Launched in October 2015, UK Construction Week just realised its second edition attracting more than…

most crucial key point in construction project is risk. All the new methods researches and new innovations in construction management is to reduce the risk in project, to increase cost certainty, reduce time extensions in projects and satisfy the clients. Every procurement method has the risk allocations in different ratios depending up on method. While choosing the procurement methods the risk associated to every possible procurement method should be assed by the client. Risk is shared between…