2. Building construction
is the process of adding
structure to real property.
All building construction
projects include some
elements in common –
design, financial,
estimating and legal
considerations.
3. Building construction is an
ancient human activity.
It began with the purely functional
need for a controlled environment
to moderate the effects of
climate.
Constructed shelters were one
means by which human beings
were able to adapt themselves to
a wide variety of climates and
become a global species.
Construction in History
4. Construction Today
Building construction today
is a significant part of
industrial culture, a
manifestation of its
diversity and complexity
and a measure of its
mastery of natural forces,
which can produce a
widely varied built
environment to serve the
diverse needs of society.
5. This increasing complexity of
construction projects creates the
need for design professionals
trained in all phases of the
project's life-cycle.
Building engineering is an
emerging discipline that attempts
to meet this new challenge.
Design Professionals
6. 3D Building Printing
New techniques of building
construction are being
researched, made possible by
advances in 3D printing
technology.
In a form of additive building
construction, similar to the additive
manufacturing techniques for
manufactured parts, building
printing is making it possible to
flexibly construct small
commercial buildings and
private habitations in around 20
hours, with built-in plumbing and
electrical facilities, in one
continuous build, using large 3D
printers.
7. In the United States, the
construction industry has around
$850 billion in annual revenue
according to statistics tracked by
the Census Bureau, with an $857
billion annual rate in March 2013.
As a whole, the industry employed
an estimated 5.8 million as of
April 2013, with a 13.2%
unemployment rate.
Construction Market
8. Concrete building systems
Even though many concrete building
systems have been around for a long
time, consumers may not be aware
of them, or they may have only a
limited understanding of them.
The building systems included
concrete masonry (block) and poured
in place concrete (removable forms),
precast and tilt-up, insulated
concrete forms (ICFs) and autoclaved
aerated concrete (AAC), which is a
lightweight concrete formed as
blocks or panels.
Construction of above grade walls for
concrete homes has increased from
about 3% to nearly 11.1% in 2008.
