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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:
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Size, shape
and construction system |
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Amount and type of
materials used (building’s specifications) |
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Cost |
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Expenditure in
human resources involved in design and constructions |
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Cost of
machinery and tools etc. |
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Integration
and efficiency of the design, procurement and construction |
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Effectiveness
of the design in allowing efficient, low cost use and
maintenance of the building when completed |
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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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