Construction process MATERIALS AND METHOD 1

Question 1

Construction Vs Manufacturing

Answer 1

-Similarities
=both create products

• Differences
  =manufacturing industry
  assembles its products in
  factories
  manufacturing can test
  prototypes

Question 2

Construction Vs Manufacturing

Answer 2

-Manufacturing can fail - industry accepts a rejection rate.
-Construction cannot fail - people would die.
-Buildings cannot be prototyped:
- takes long to build
- materials are permanent
- products are tailor made.

Question 3

The Construction Industry

Answer 3

-A myriads of specialists are called to solve a particular construction problem
=Location of product is on site
=this is an inordinate strength
in terms of innovation, art
and craftsmanship
= this is also a weakness in
that diversity into small units
of expertise does not
allow integrated design and
high volume manufacturing

Question 4

The site is considered to be the place where the process of construction takes place: - this view is wrong! Why?

Answer 4

• Because of a rapid shift away from site-based manufacturing.
  =construction is now a process of
  assembling an enormous variety
  of components