Project control techniques, reconstruction of occupied buildings

Abstract

The construction industry is one of the largest industries worldwide. Reconstruction of occupied buildings constitutes a significantly large portion of construction spending. Therefore, any research done in the area of reconstruction of occupied buildings is of high practical value.

Projects dealing with reconstruction of occupied buildings have a unique character which differs from that of new construction projects. Reconstruction projects are becoming increasingly more important as building owners as well as metropolitan cities face economic, environmental and space constraints for new construction projects.

The primary objective of this study is to investigate the use of conventional control techniques in reconstruction projects in occupied buildings and conduct a comparison between the project performance of reconstruction projects and the project performance of new construction projects.

To gather observational data, three different approaches were utilized in this research: A comprehensive literature review, interviews with several construction practitioners, and a participant-observer approach was utilized.

This study research ed and rediscovered the most commonly used project control techniques. Three quantifiable performance factors were utilized to conduct a comparison between reconstruction and new construction projects. The outcome was that, new construction projects outperform reconstruction projects. This study identified some of the problems and factors affecting the control of reconstruction projects.

It is recommended that further research be undertaken to examine and investigate success factors and other control techniques which may contribute to enhancing the performance of reconstruction projects.

It is also recommended that these factors and techniques be used to develop a model for a non-traditional project control system to control reconstruction projects in occupied buildings.