From the course: Construction Management Foundations
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The process: Building the structure
From the course: Construction Management Foundations
The process: Building the structure
- Alright, with our plans and specifications in hand, it's time to start building. The time and the specific steps involved in this next process really depend on the scope and the complexity of the structure or the facility to be built. But again, in general, the process proceeds in a manner that looks something like this. Step one is going to be to physically lay out the project. Establish the boundaries and the locations and make a plan that tells everyone where everything goes during construction, like where do I put the office trailer and my storage containers and where does everybody park? So once things like that are done, it's time to mobilize and move the things that we're going to need on to the site. Now mobilization usually is going to have to be coordinated with things like site work, which could involve clearing existing structures, doing some earth work, getting the site properly graded. Soon after, it's going to be time to excavate and install underground utilities…
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An overview of the construction industry4m 2s
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Breaking the industry down7m 13s
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The process: How does it start?7m 33s
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The process: From idea to design6m 21s
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The process: Building the structure3m 52s
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The process: Hand off to the owner5m 47s
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The construction team6m 34s
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