Study on Planning and Scheduling of CBE Head Quarter Building Construction
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2018-06
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Abstract
Planning and scheduling is very important for the efficient and effective completion of
construction projects. Construction project planning is a method of determining “What” is
going to be done, “How” things are going to be done, “Who” will be doing activities and
“How much” activities will cost. Scheduling which address “when” includes activity
schedule, material schedule, equipment schedule, financial schedule and manpower
schedule. Especially in high-rise buildings, which have different interrelated activities,
proper planning and scheduling is very important for the successful completion of the
project. Nowadays high-rise building construction especially for banks‟ and insurances‟
headquarters is becoming common in Addis Ababa. Proper planning and scheduling of the
project by breakdown into manageable activities and crews are important for the efficient
completion of the project. For high rise building construction assigning special equipment
and experienced professionals, applying duration reducing work method, using proper and
economical design should be considered during the planning stage. The population of
Addis Ababa or other Ethiopian cities is expected to increase significantly, due to the
movement of people from the rural areas to the cities, there by requiring the efficient
construction of high-rise building will be mandatory and in the future there will be a lot of
high rise buildings. By taking this into account CBE head quarter building construction
project was studied to establish the planning and scheduling techniques used in the project
and key conclusions and recommendations are drawn for the project and for the other
high-rise building construction to be constructed in the future too. By taking in to
consideration the project master construction schedule and by preparing sample schedule
for the structure work; recommendations forwarded to complete the project with in the
contract period.
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High-rise building, prefabrication, composite material