W7: Construction Engineering and Management

• What is the focus of construction technology?

  Study of materials, methods, and equipment
• What does construction engineering involve?

  Application of technical and analytical skills
• What is construction management?

  Overall planning, coordination, and control from beginning to completion
• What is construction engineering and management a specialization of?

  Civil engineering
• What aspects does construction engineering and management supervise?

  Financial, safety, quality, risk, resource, duration
• What role do construction infrastructure projects play in a country?

  Support socio-economic development
• What was the percentage increase in approved building permits?(January to March)

  1.8 percent
• How many approved construction permits were there from January to March?

  37,270 permits
• What was the total value of the construction permits?

  PHP86.78 billion
• What are the categories of construction projects?

  • Residential Construction
  • Building Construction (Institutional & Commercial)
  • Infrastructure and Heavy Highway Construction
  • Industrial Construction
• What percentage of the industry does residential construction represent?

  30-35 percent
• What types of structures are included in residential construction?

  Single-family houses, multi-family dwellings, High-rise apartments & condominiums
• What percentage of the construction market does building construction represent?

  35-40 percent
• What types of buildings are included in institutional and commercial construction?

  Schools, hospitals, recreational facilities and sport stadiums, shopping stores, warehouses, office buildings (single-story to skycrapers), Hotels, convention centers, and theaters
• What is the focus of heavy highway construction?

  Horizontal construction projects
• What percentage of the construction industry does heavy highway construction represent?

  20-25 percent
• What types of projects are included in heavy highway construction?

  Highways, bridges, railways, tunnels, dams, airports, piers and harbors, canals, pipelines
• What types of facilities are included in industrial construction?

  refineries, plants, and heavy manufacturing facilities
• What percentage of the market does industrial construction represent?

  5-10 percent
• What is a key responsibility of construction engineers and managers?

  Turn designs into reality on time and within budget
• What are some examples of government organizations where construction engineers work?

  DPWH, DILG, DOTr, DEPED, NHA, NIA, etc. (National and Regional) City and Municipal Engineers Office (Provincial and City)
• Name a few private developers where construction engineers and managers work.

  Ayala Land, SMDC, Megaworld, Filinvest, Rockwell, Federal Land, Century

  Properties, Vista Land, Robinsons Land, Sta Lucia, ETON, DMCI homes etc.
• What are some career opportunities in construction engineering and management?

  • Cost estimator
  • Planner / Scheduler
  • Quantity Surveyor
  • Contracts Engineer
  • Safety Officer (COSH)
  • Field Engineer
  • Quality Inspector
  • Site Engineers
  • Project Manager
  • project engineer
  • project supervision
  • project manager
• What is the role of a project manager in construction?

  Oversee the entire construction project
• What is the significance of construction engineering and management in projects?

  Ensures projects are completed efficiently
• How do construction engineers and managers contribute to project success?

  By applying technical and management skills
• Construction engineering and management is focused on what?

  application of technical, scientific, organizational, and management knowledge and skills in the overall supervision of the different aspects concerning a construction project.
• What are the requirements of residential construction?

  Low capital and technology requirements
• What is larger and more complex than residential?

  building (institutional and commercial)
• Characteristics of heavy highway construction

  Mostly public financing or large consortium
• Characteristics of industrial construction

  High degree of technological complexity
• CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS AND MANAGERS must have knowledge of:

  • Construction methods and equipment • Principles of financing, planning, and management
• WHERE DO CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS AND MANAGERS WORK?

  Government, private developers, CONSULTING FIRMS, GENERAL CONTRACTORS, RESEARCH & ACADEME