Need to counter escalating building costs
The architect, responsible for managing the construction process right from its design in blue print to the finial building, needs to understand how value for money can be achieved. Design decisions, constructions process, use of various raw materials, all may either produce or fail to produce buildings which meet the requirement of the client in an effective and efficient manner.
Success and failure in construction is not easily predictable. Ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources in the production and use of building is of importance.
A building’s total cost, its total resource depends on:
Size, shape and construction system
- Amount and type of materials used (building’s specifications)
- Cost
- Expenditure in human resources involved in design and constructions
- Cost of machinery and tools etc.
- Integration and efficiency of the design, procurement and construction
- Effectiveness of the design in allowing efficient, low cost use and maintenance of the building when completed
- Time span of construction from beginning to end.
The size and shape of the overall designing determines the quantity of material, labor and plant required. The long-term efficiency of a building depends on the way it is used and the quality of maintenance. The initial design and quality of construction determines whether this is achievable.
Thus the economic importance of buildings to companies, communities, individuals and the society as a whole lays a massive responsibility on the architect to achieve value for money.
The building’s design establishes the parameters and determines whether value can be achieved at a feasible cost, The process of construction can only achieve value to the degree the design allows. This is only possible when the costs are controlled and the construction managed well.
The design concept, construction management and the control of costs are inter linked and need to be considered to reduce the building cost.
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