Emphasis will be on the life-cycle factors determining need and their provision as well as the social fabric sustaining and supporting individual and community housing. Includes a review of the legislation governing self regulating professions, professional practice and ethics. Explores the relationship between regulation of the built environment and the markets in land, buildings and construction. Examines the political context of urban land-use and environmental conflicts. Includes investigations of building materials, construction techniques and contract and cost control methodologies.
Attention is given to the context of the industry, organizations and the project managers job.
Focus is on the preparation of construction contract documents and management of the construction process. Appraises the multiple aspects of site operations and evaluates site management performance. Provides an overview of the entire development planning and construction processes, emphasizing construction technology issues. This course looks at the application of Project Management principles during the Construction phase of the Project. The use of Project control systems in the management of this phase is studied, as are techniques of Construction Management in relation to the planning and control of Site Operations, and students are introduced to current Construction methods and equipment.