99627 - BUILDING SITES AND PRODUCTION

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

Through this course, the student learns the basic elements of architectural technology and the principles of construction project management. Furthermore, the course introduces the student to the study of buildings from the technical, functional, morphological and construction process point of view. At the end of the course, students will be able to know the main construction principles of the buildings, split up the building system into technological units and technical elements, knowing the materials and the functions related to each of them, and understanding the basic methods and instruments of construction project management: time and cost planning, project control, job site optimisation and occupational health and safety.

Contenuti

• Construction management, introduction and basic concept
• Facility management, introduction and basic concept
• Building process and professionals involved
• Construction site planning and logistic.
• Project planning and scheduling
• Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) law in construction (Italy and EU)
• Construction safety technique and legislation (design of equipment and workstations, excavation and demolition, provisional works - scaffolding, site layout).
• Building Information Modelling (BIM), introduction and basic concepts.
• Sustainability in Construction site, definition and basic concepts
• Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA)
• Maintenance, definition and basic concepts
• Time & Costs, definition and basic concepts
• Construction site materials and Machinery
• Durability and Innovative materials.
• Health & Safety in Construction sites
• Final project work (individually or group of students)
  
  
  CAD software knowledge is needed as a pre-requisite

Testi/Bibliografia

• Hinze J.W., Construction Planning and Scheduling. Pearson prentice hall, third ed. 2008.
  
• Hendrickson C., Project Management for Construction, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
• PMI, Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), USA standard ANSI 99-001-2004
• Bragadin Marco A., La programmazione dei lavori con i metodi reticolari, Maggioli 2011.
• Jackson B. J., Construction Management JumpStart (2nd ed.), Wiley Publishing
  
• ISO 15686-5:2017 - Buildings and constructed assets — Service life planning — Part 5: Life-cycle costing
• EN 13306:2010 - Maintenance — Maintenance terminology
  
• GUIDE TO LIFE CYCLE COSTING - SCSI - 2nd Edition (April 2022)

During the lectures, additional material will be provided for further study of the topics covered.

Metodi didattici

The course content will be entirely covered by lectures.

Each lecture will address a specific topic (e.g. maintenance, time and cost), at the end of which papers (per group or per student) related to the topic to be covered during the next lecture can be assigned so that students can read and analyse them in advance. This will serve to trigger a constructive debate during the next lesson.

During the course, a project (per group or per student) will be assigned, which must be worked on (compulsorily) before the final exam and presented during it.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Final exam: based on in-class discussions/exercises and the final project (mandatory). The project must be shown and discussed in the final oral exam, it will contribute to the final evaluation. This is based on an analytical assessment of the "expected learning outcomes" described above.

The oral exam consists of a review and discussion of the final project, in which examiners inform the student on grading criteria, and receive any student appeal supported by appropriate explanations; and a technical conversation. The Final Project must be completed and passed before the oral exam.

The exam can be considered passed with a minimum of 18 points (on 30 available).
Higher grades will be awarded to students who demonstrate an organic understanding of the subject, high ability for a critical application, and a clear and concise presentation of the contents.
To obtain a passing grade, students must demonstrate at least a knowledge of the subject's key concepts, some ability for a critical application, and a comprehensible use of technical language. A failing grade will be awarded if the student will not reach the results described above.


Students' attitudes and active participation during the debates will be assessed and will contribute to the final evaluation.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Laptop and projector.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Ugo Maria Coraglia