Benefits of Green Buildings
A green building includes environmental considerations in every stage of design with the goals of preserving occupant health, enhancing workforce productivity, and making good use of natural resources while minimizing the negative effects on the environment. Green homes increase indoor air quality while reducing the…
Impact of Variation Orders on Project Performance
A variation order is a step in the change management process that enables the implementation of changes to the construction project brief or scope of work. The variation orders have to be approved by the client, the contractor, and the architect. After the first scope…
Variations in Construction Projects: What Influences their Frequency of Occurrence?
Variations are inevitable in construction projects. This is because the construction industry is very complicated and unpredictable. The occurrence of these variations affects the project’s deadlines and estimated costs. Also, the frequency of their occurrence varies from one project to another depending on various factors….
Causes of Variations in Construction Projects
Variations in construction projects are alterations to the original scope of construction work. It comes in form of an addition, substitution, or omission from the original scope of works envisaged in the contract. Also, it is defined as any change to the construction works, which…
The Traditional Method of Preparing Bills of Quantities
The traditional process of preparing bills of quantities can conveniently be broken down into two main processes. These are ‘taking off’ and ‘working up’. It officially starts when the quantity surveyor receives drawings from the architect and engineers and serialises them ready to start extracting…
3 Sums Included in a Bill of Quantities
A bill of quantities contains an itemized list of work items to be executed with a detailed description of the unit rate tied to it. Where some work items cannot be measured and described according to the standard method of measurement in use, they are…