The Construction Project as a System
The Project Management Institute defines a project as “an endeavour with a definite beginning and a definite end undertaken to create a unique product or service”. A construction project falls in this definition, as it involves a temporary endeavour which is the putting up of…
Historical Evolution of Quantity Surveying
According to Kirkham (2015), the Quantity Surveying profession can date its roots back to the rebuilding of London after the great fire in 1666. Prior to that, Seeley (1996) says that masons, carpenters and other craftsmen used to be paid per day, i.e. there was…
Change Orders and Variations in Construction Contracts: An Introduction
In the course of reading this article on contract variations and other subsequent articles that will be posted as a follow up to this, you will encounter the following terms: The scope of works – this is the definition, statement and description of exactly and…
The Role of Sustainable Architecture in the Global Sustainable Development Agenda
Over the last 50 years, the world has experienced a profound change in the human populations and technology. Human populations have tripled; technological innovations have enabled man to tour the whole planetary systems. Increased populations have led to a demand for better housing which has…
Is the Kenyan Construction Industry aligned to the Vision 2030?
Vision 2030 and the Construction Industry Kenya’s Vision 2030 is a long-term development plan that aims to transform the country into a newly industrializing middle-income economy providing high-quality life to all its citizens by the year 2030. To achieve this, the government rolled out flagship…
Managing Building Projects Through Social Media Enabled Communication
The Construction Industry’s Information Problem The construction industry is a project-based industry. The building projects are unique, complex, information intensive and require the transfer of large quantities of documents. Every construction project usually involves a number of different actors drawn from multiple disciplines in the…