Construction Essays

Role of a Highway Design Engineer
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2018
Introduction: Highways are extremely important to a nations development in economical way. The high quality road networks construction directly leads to an increase in the nation’s economy and its output by r...

Suspended Ceiling Construction
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2018
Introduction: Advise the client on the selection of the proposed ceiling to be installed in the public exhibition space on the second floor where the suspended aircraft exhibit will be display and the raised access...

Causes of Building Failures
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2018
Introduction: Building failure can be some part of building cracking occur, more seriously will bring building collapse. Building collapse will carry the risk of human injure or deaths. For example, buildings and s...

Procurement Routes in Construction
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2018
Introduction: The main purpose of this report is to evaluate key procurement issues that the client has to consider in selecting an appropriate procurement route for the rapid reconstruct of three hotel building pr...

Industrialised Building System: Precast Concrete Elements
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2018
Introduction: In Malaysia, the implementation of Industrialised Building System (IBS) by using precast concrete elements were introduced since 1966 when the government lauched two projects which involves the constr...

Development of the Quantity Surveying Role
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2018
Introduction: The report within analyses and documents the historical development of the Quantity Surveying role from inception to modern day practice, the roles and responsibilities of the Professional Quantit...

Industrialised Building System for Malaysia Public Housing
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jul 2018
Introduction: The Malaysia construction industry plays an important role in generating wealth to the country and development of social and economic infrastructures and building. The industry provides job opportunit...

Construction Procurement Methods Compared
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: Procurement is comes from the word of procure which is means “to bring about” and “to acquire”. Method is about “organized method, technique, process or procedure” ...

Roles of a Quantity Surveyor
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: Quantity surveyors, who may also be known as commercial managers or construction cost consultants, are specialists in the financial and contractual aspects of construction projects. They are involved ...

Precast System In Malaysia Construction Industry
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: The world has currently been alarmed with the issue of environment and sustainability, and indeed the construction industry has constantly been worried by the increasing cost of building maintenance a...

Construction Project Cost Estimation Factors
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: Construction project estimations are priced using a bill of quantities this is a detailed description of the items needed to finish the product and their costs. The first and foremost purpose of estim...

Conflict Management in the Construction Industry
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: The nature of the construction industry in Hong Kong is such that there is an existing conflict between the major construction project participants, owners, design professionals and contractors. The c...

Procurement Issues in Construction
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: We refer to your management in taking the opportunity to rebuild three of the Cinnamon Grand hotels in South East of the UK, to a better quality and facilities than before they were destroyed by the b...

Background and Future of Quantity Surveying
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: This written report will critically discuss the role of the Quantity Surveying in the short form named QS within the contemporary built environment. Before discuss or considering about what is the cha...

Construction Site Safety in Malaysia
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: The coverage of the construction industry is very wide-ranging; it consists of residential construction, commercial building construction, heavy engineering construction, civil engineering, industrial...

Cost Planning and Control in Construction
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: The Cost Planning is a method of cost controlling the cost of a project within a pre-determined sum up to the tender stage. Cost Planning give advice to client how much will be project cost. As well, ...

Importance of Value Management
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: The report aims at making the clients aware of the importance of a Value Management (VM) study in their project. It describes the process of the study step by step, the benefits of conducting the stud...

Analysis of Contract Types in Construction
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: It consists of the Guest Rooms, Restaurant, Swimming Pools, Dance Studios, Health and Fitness Centre, Conference and Meeting Rooms. On the other hand, Electricity Power Supply System, Electrical Low V...

Civil Engineering: Reflective Journal
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: Civil Engineering Technical: Learning Journal Stage 1: Understanding Me My first degree was in Civil Engineering. I choose the field of civil engineering because I wanted to explore and study the inn...

Toyota Production System Case Study
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: 1.1. Introduction The Toyota Production System (TPS) which was developed by Toyota Motor Corporation in 1970s is the Toyota’s unique production approach and it becomes the worldwide application ...

Procurement of Subcontract Packages
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: Purpose The aim of this paper is to investigate how Main Contractor procurement procedures influence value on a project through competitively tendering Sub Contract packages; whereby cost is driven do...

Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations 2007
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: The 2007 Regulations The key aim of CDM 2007 is to incorporate health and safety into management of all construction projects as well as to encourage everyone else in the project to give a combined ef...

Reducing Carbon Emissions in Construction and Housing
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: Introduction In recent times new buildings have been the main focus in terms of improving energy efficiency in the construction industry. This agenda has been led by the introduction of minimum energy...

Causes of Brick Deterioration and Decay in Buildings
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: Introduction Most parts of the building are built from the brick. Nowadays, the brickwork defects ware commonly founded in building. The problem was getting more serious and serious. Seriously of the ...

Skilled Labour: Types and Shortage in Malaysia Construction
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Jul 2018
Introduction: The skilled labour in the construction industry generally refers to those who were being trained within a long period and they have brought some specialized technical industry skills in advancing the ...