ARSP 2 - SPECIALIZATION 2

Aesthetics

relating to the enjoyment or stuy of beauty, or showing great beaut

Aesthetics

relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty, or showing great beauty

Aesthetics

relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty, or showing great beauty

Architectural program

The research and decision-making process that identifies the scope of work to be designed

Budget

the total amount of money allocated or needed for a particular purpose or period of time.

Building site

or also known as construction site is an area or piece of land on which construction works are being carried out.

Construction estimator

or cost estimator is an individual that quantifies the materials, labor, and equipment needed to complete a construction project.

Construction management

the process of planning, coordinating, and providing monitoring and controlling of a construction project

Construction management team

the group of individuals who work together on a construction project to achieve its objectives. It consists of the project manager, project management staff, and other team members who are maybe not directly involved with management but carry out the work related to the construction project.

Construction manager

a professional service that uses specialized, project ... Comprehensive management of every stage of the project, beginning with the original concept and project definition, yields the greatest benefit to owners.

Construction professional

is someone who has a career in a construction-related discipline. This can include architects, contractors, engineers, surveyors and so on.

Construction service

means the implementation and execution of the construction work required by the Contract Documents.

Cost overrun

known as a cost increase or budget overrun, involves unexpected incurred costs. When these costs are in excess of budgeted amounts due to an underestimation of the actual cost during budgeting.

Design professional

the architects, engineers, consultants and professionals that perform services related to the design of any Work at the Project or portions thereof, or otherwise involved on the Project to review and test performance of various Project elements or confirm compliance thereof

End-user

a person or group that is one of the ultimate consumers or users that a product has been designed for

Equipment

refers to heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for executing construction tasks, most frequently ones involving earthwork operations. They are also known as heavy machines, heavy trucks, construction equipment, engineering equipment, heavy vehicles, or heavy hydraulics.

Fabrication

the construction of something, or something that has been constructed or made

Facility

something (such as a building or large piece of equipment) that is built for a specific purpose.

General superintendent

one exercising authority over a number of superintendents.

Installation

the process of putting a piece of equipment or machinery in place and making it ready for use.

Job foremen

is a general term for a particular type of manager, usually in construction and manufacturing fields. Unlike most managerial staff, foremen typically gain their position by virtue of years of experience in the job instead of through education or training programs.

Labor

the workers, especially manual workers, in a country, company, or industry considered as a group.

Material

- is any material which is used for construction purposes. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, rocks, sand, and wood, even twigs and leaves, have been used to construct buildings.

Plans and specifications

are defined by the Building Act 2004. They include: the drawings, specification and other documents (see below) from which the building is to be constructed, altered, demolished or removed. the proposed procedures for inspection during construction.

Potential risks

refers to any risk associated with an action that is possible, in certain circumstances. A risk refers to a threat or damage that may occur in operations of a business.

Process flow diagrams -

are a graphical way of describing a process, its constituent tasks, and their sequence

Project delivery method

is a system used by an agency or owner for organizing and financing design, construction, operations, and maintenance services for a structure or facility by entering into legal agreements with one or more entities or parties.

Project manager

is a professional in the field of project management. Also, they have the responsibility of the planning, procurement and execution of a project, in any undertaking that has a defined scope, defined start and a defined finish; regardless of industry.

Punch lists

is a document prepared during key milestones or near the end of a construction project listing work not conforming to contract specifications that the general contractor must complete prior to final payment.

Purchasing

o buy something using money or its equivalent

Quality control manager

are responsible for maintaining the quality and reliability of products and services. They also may set up and perform testing on materials, parts, or finished products to measure product performance under a variety of conditions.

Safety officer

also known as an Occupational Health and Safety Officer, is a key professional in the work environment. Safety Officers provide safety management, advice, monitoring and reporting in the workplace, and engage staff in programs that ensure safe practice in the workplace.

Square footage

is a measurement of area, and area is the measurement of any two-dimensional space contained within a set of lines.

Subcontractors

secondary contract in which the person or company originally hired in turn hires somebody else to do all or part of the work

Time

the schedule of events by time

Time delay

the extra time required or incurred either beyond the stipulated completion date or beyond the date that the project stakeholders agreed upon for the completion of the project.

Utilization analyses

is a statistical analysis of affirmative action/equal opportunity data of employers which is used as a tool for assessing the available workforce for given areas of a state. The Utilization Analysis is the tool that determines if underutilization exists

Architectural program

the research and decision-making process that identifies the scope of work to be designed.

Builder

a person or company engaged in building or repairing houses or other large structures.

Business structures

A business structure is a category of organization that is legally recognized in a given jurisdiction and characterized by the legal definition of that particular category. Common examples of business structures include corporation, partnerships, holding companies, non-profits, subsidiaries and limited-liability companies.

Construction

a document that records a formal or legally binding agreement

Construction management

is the process of planning, coordinating and providing monitoring and controlling of a construction project. This style of project management is designed for the, as the name implies, construction industry.

Construction services

means all aspects of: constructing, fabricating, installing, erecting, maintaining, performing integrity digs on, and performing turnaround services on, pipelines, buildings, plants, and facilities of all types.

Contract

a document that records a formal or legally binding agreement

Contract documents

are the written documents that define the roles, responsibilities, and "Work" under the construction Contract, and are legally-binding on the parties (Owner and Contractor).

Contractor

a company or person with a formal contract to do a specific job, supplying labor and materials and providing and overseeing staff if needed.

Contractual arrangements

are written mutual agreements, enforceable by law, between two or more parties that something shall be done by one or both. With this type of arrangement, a client invites a number of selected contractors not only to price the work, but also to design, plan and organize the contract.

Design development

the schematic plans and elevations are reviewed, revised and expanded to incorporate all the details and specifications required for construction. Project components are looked at to the smallest detail.

Design professional

the architects, engineers, consultants and professionals that perform services related to the design of any Work at the Project or portions thereof, or otherwise involved on the Project to review and test performance of various Project elements or confirm compliance thereof.

Design-bid-build

also known as Design-tender (or "design/tender") traditional method or hardbid, is a project delivery method in which the agency or owner contracts with separate entities for the design and construction of a project.

Design-build

is a project delivery system used in the construction industry. It is a method to deliver a project in which the design and construction services are contracted by a single entity known as the design-builder or design-build contractor.

Designer

the building design professional.

Financial liability

A contractual obligation to deliver cash or similar to another entity or a potentially unfavorable exchange of financial assets or liabilities with another entity.

General contractor

is responsible for providing all of the material, labor, equipment (such as engineering vehicles and tools) and services necessary for the construction of the project. Often hires specialized subcontractors to perform all or portions of the construction work.

guaranteed maximum price

says a customer will pay you, the contractor, for the costs of doing the job plus an agreed amount of profit to you—up to a predefined maximum level. You then have to absorb ("eat") cost overruns, but cost under runs are reimbursed to the customer.

Independent agent

is an agent who exercises his/her own personal judgment, and is answerable to the principal only for the results of the principal's work assigned to him/her.

Integrated Project Delivery

is a construction project delivery method that seeks efficiency and involvement all participants (people, systems, business structures and practices) through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.

Joint venture

is a business arrangement in which two or more parties agree to pool their resources for the purpose of accomplishing a specific task. This task can be a new project or any other business activity.

Owner

referred to as the project owner.

Preliminary plans

is a plan that lists goals and milestones for a process improvement project. Preliminary Plans are formed in the early stages of a project and should include important tasks, completion dates, responsibilities, and potential problems.

Prime constructor

Chief contractor who has a contract with the owner of a project or job, and has the full responsibility for its completion. A prime contractor undertakes to perform a complete contract, and may employ (and manage) one or more subcontractors to carry out specific parts of the contract. Also called main contractor.

Prime contracts

is a form of procurement in which the client enters into a relationship with a contractor who provides a single point of contact (prime contract) for a supply chain to deliver one or more projects.

Prime designer

is responsible for requesting or providing information that is required to prepare the design and contract documents.

Procurement

involves the process of selecting vendors, establishing payment terms, strategic vetting, selection, the negotiation of contracts and actual purchasing of goods. It is concerned with acquiring (procuring) all of the goods, services, and work that is vital to an organization.

Project handover

(or Turnover) is a responsibility transfer work process, giving of care, custody, and control (CCC) for project to owner at the final stage of project after the plant is constructed, inspected and tested.

Project time delay

the extra time required or incurred either beyond the stipulated completion date or beyond the date that the project stakeholders agreed upon for the completion of the project.

Schematic Design

is the first phase. In this step, an architect talks with the client to determine the project requirements and goal. Often produces rough drawings of a site plan, floor plans, elevations and often illustrative sketches or computer renderings.

Subcontractor

a secondary contract in which the person or company originally hired in turn hires somebody else to do all or part of the work.

Bid

The bid covers the total cost of building the structure, including any money for subcontractors who work under the general contractor. The bid also incorporates the general contractor's costs, overhead, and profit.

Bidding

is the process of submitting a proposal (tender) to undertake, or manage the undertaking of a construction project.

Building Code

is a set of rules that specify the standards for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures.

Building Design

refers to the broadly based architectural, engineering and technical applications to the design of buildings.

Building Permits

an official document that gives you permission to build on land or to make changes to a building

Construction

the building of something, especially a large structure such as a house, road, or bridge

Construction Project Team

will include those project team members who are tasked with physically constructing what the design team has stipulated in its documentation and specifications.

Design development

In design development, the schematic plans and elevations are reviewed, revised and expanded to incorporate all the details and specifications required for construction. Project components are looked at to the smallest detail.

Feasibility

are preliminary studies undertaken in the very early stage of a project. They tend to be carried out when a project is large or complex, or where there is some doubt or controversy regarding the proposed development.

Layout

is the process of interpreting construction plans and marking the location of proposed new structures such as roads, buildings, slab edges, elevator openings or structural columns.

Mobilization

to organize people or resources in order to be ready for action or in order to take action, especially in a military or civil emergency, or to be organized for this purpose

Occupancy

is the act of using a room, building, or area of land, usually for a fixed period of time.

Operation

'construction operations' might refer to any activity that contributes to the delivery of a construction project.

Post-Construction

is the work done after the project is built. Typically, this is the administrative portion of the contract in which you make sure that you have all the correct quality control/ quality assurance paperwork in place to prove that the project was built to specifications.

Pre-Construction

existing, occurring or carried out prior to construction; of or pertaining to the period or state of affairs preceding construction.

Programming

involves gathering information from the intended building occupants and user groups through group and individual interviews. The programmer researches current and projected needs in such areas as information and instructional technology, academic teaching methods, privacy and security

Project Buy-out

is the time when the owner of a development project selects the General Contractor (GC) who then, either together with the project owner or alone, goes through the process of selecting and hiring all the subcontractors (subs) and pricing the project.

Project Close-out

is a work process to finalize all activities of the project at the end of the project including hand-over the facilities and documentations to the client according to the contract terms and conditions.

Purchase Order

is an official document issued by a buyer committing to pay the seller for the sale of specific products or services to be delivered in the future.

Schematic Design

n is the first phase. In this step, an architect talks with the client to determine the project requirements and goals. ... often produces rough drawings of a site plan, floor plans, elevations and often illustrative sketches or computer renderings.

Staging

a temporary structure of supports and platforms used while people are building or working on something

Sub-contract

is the practice of assigning, or outsourcing, part of the obligations and tasks under a contract to another party known as a subcontractor. Subcontracting is especially prevalent in areas where complex projects are the norm, such as construction and information technology

Value Engineering

is a systematic and organized approach to providing the necessary functions in a project at the lowest cost. Also, this promotes the substitution of materials and methods with less expensive alternatives, without sacrificing functionality.

Warranty

refers to a warranty for construction that is given by the seller or building contractor of a new house/building.

Area superintendent

This position serves primarily on larger projects, assisting the project superintendent.

Change order

is work that is added to or deleted from the original scope of work of a contract, however, depending on the magnitude of the change, it may or may not alter the original contract amount and/or completion date.

Chief estimator

reporting to the district manager, is responsible for all estimating personnel and budget issues.

Construction management

is the process of planning, coordinating and providing monitoring and controlling of a construction project. This style of project management is designed for the, as the name implies, construction industry

Construction manager

is a professional service that uses specialized, project ... Comprehensive management of every stage of the project, beginning with the original concept and project definition, yields the greatest benefit to owners

Construction operations

might refer to any activity that contributes to the delivery of a construction project

Contract parties

or contracting party is an individual or business who enters into a binding agreement with another contracting party, thus accepting the obligations, responsibilities, and benefits specified within the agreement.

Controlling process

is the functional process for organizational control that arises from the goals and strategic plans of the organization.