Executive Summary

 

The Anthem House was and still is being presented with many challenges including a constrained schedule, value engineering of many building elements and restrictive site conditions.  These proposal analyses are trying to determine more efficient ways to achieve the same goals. In doing so, there is an effort to reduce costs, increase productivity, reduce the schedule and increase the project’s value. The analyses are to be conducted in the Spring Semester of 2016 and are described below.

 

Analysis One- Exterior Enclosure Prefabrication

 

This analysis will analyze the exterior façade, which is a long critical task that impacts the rest of the project. An analysis will be conducted to determine if off-site prefabricated brick and fiber cement panels are a worthwhile solution to enclosing the building. The reduction in schedule and cost are of main priority, while constructability and safety will be of interest of the proposed wall panels.  

 

Analysis Two- Mechanical Short Interval Production Scheduling

 

Unit turnover is the owner’s main concern and utilizing schedule techniques to achieve that goal faster are of interest. Short interval production scheduling will be used to develop a SIPS schedule of the mechanical scope of a typical apartment unit in this analysis. Creating a schedule that allows a continuous flow of work, schedule and cost reduction and quality improvement will create quite a bit of value for the project. Due to the repetitive nature of the project SIPS will definitely create a positive impact.

 

Analysis Three- Scaffolding

 

Scaffolding is essential part of a construction project. In this analysis, tube and clamp scaffolding will be compared to hydraulic scaffolding lifts for the placement of brick, fiber cement panels and a standing seam metal roofing system. The possible schedule and money savings, workflow and communication improvements, and quality control that can be made to changing the scaffolding will help improve the overall efficiency of the building.

 

Analysis Four- Collaboration within a Construction Project

 

The fourth analysis will be the research of collaboration within construction projects. Collaboration is a key aspect of construction and one of the problems facing construction projects is the use of collaboration tools. Many construction projects need to determine useful collaboration tools and techniques to use to enhance the quality, constructability, schedule and money savings of their projects.  A plan will be recommended of collaboration tools to be used before and during the construction process.