• Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.20-25
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• 2013

Variation in construction means modification of design, changes in quality, quantity of work including the alteration of standard of materials or goods to be used in the work and the removal from site any kind of material not in accordance in the contract. In Ghana, Variation order has become major issue in the construction industry. This had resulted in cost overruns, delay and in some contracts dispute, between parties. The aim of this paper was to identify the root causes of variation; effects of variations on projects in Ghana and the means of reducing the impact of variation order. The method of the study involved literature review, primary data collection, interview and closed - ended- questionnaires. Mean Scores Method was used to rank the identified factors causing variation. Analysis Of Variance Test was use to test for the significant difference between means among the professional groups. The study revealed that most causes of variation were change of design by client and inadequate working details. Establishment of oversight project management committee and flow of information were identified as means of controlling variations during project administration.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• autumn
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• pp.286-289
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• 2003

In turn-key projects, escalation of cost by design errors is not allowed because a contractor prepares the design. Therefore, cost escalation by design errors results in increasing the cost of the prime contractor. The rate of profit decreases finally. In addition, design errors bring not only schedule delay but also serious quality problem by unknown errors. This study tries to dissolve problems, that of cost increase. process delay and a falling-off in quality by investigating cause of design errors and presenting a scheme for reducing design errors.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.116-122
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• 2008

As a model house has attempted a role change from a conceptual perspective as a housing cultural center starting from the 90ties, it began to direct the change into a high end building. In particular, large construction companies have recently invested on an unimagined scale, unlike in the past, in building a model house and pursued the construction of new attractions of cities as well as the upgrade of a brand image by hiring and implementing the designs of celebrity architects or designers. In addition, they have been in pursuit of a change by enhancing the satisfaction and pride of residents by offering spaces and programs for various cultural arts for apartment residents or potential customers and having them participate in those programs. This study aims to expound on the possibility of the utilization of a housing cultural center as a local complex community center by analyzing the spatial organization and the operational program of a housing cultural center appearing since the 90ties. With this aim, the study analyzed the cases of a complex community center and the program and the operational method of a housing cultural center within the case study in order to propose the possibilities for the utilization of a local complex community center. The elevation of the cultural and economic level of citizens and a rapid social change are shown as various demands for welfare, and the subsequent social physical change has led to the expansion of a space as a complex community. A housing cultural center is also directed to grow as a complex community center from the perspective of diverse demands and participations of consumers, and prepares a field for a broad spectrum of communications from the perspective of housing and cities.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.174-177
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• 2003

The progress of urbanization has been accelerated by the development of machinery after the Industrial Revolution and the speed of change has been increased after the invention of computers. However, the problem of residence, the space for human life in the city, is still not complete. Ever since apartments rose as a solution for the residential problem caused by urbanization after the 1970s and now after 30 years, remodelling is preferred among the 2 choices, reconstruction and remodelling of apartments, in respect of economy and efficiency. Especially, in remodelling collective residence, construction, equipment environment, sight, etc. are considered and only after testing these various aspects can remodelling succeed. Aiming at studying the need of visual identity among many considerations in remodelling, this study investigates and analyzes the remodelling cases of domestic and overseas common residence and suggests the need of visual identity. In Korea where construction design for common residence is monotonous, expressing visual identity can be even more important. The common residence area that symbolizes its unique characteristic will elevate not only its economic value but also the psychological value of its residents.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.146-149
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• 2002

The procedure of practical training of architectural interior will be change for improvement of not only to complete design on the table but to be in employee market flexibly also. It's necessary to take the educational efficiency for the practical training in the course of interior architecture. The characteristic of interior space in the model for useful practice is residential space. The interior construction to be controled generally on the central axis of interior architecture, although there were several items of construction which divided architectural structure, electrical power, air control est. The process of practical training is to be established not only with object of training, grade of skill, materials and equipments and tools of it's prepare and working, but safety on the job training

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.247-248
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• 2023

The unit curtain wall is an exterior finish currently used on the exterior walls of high-rise buildings. Although the structural impact is not significant due to the non-strength wall, in the case of the unit curtain wall to which the factory manufacturing method is applied, deformation of the profile may occur according to its own weight. Therefore, in this study, stability is evaluated through design standard calculation applied when finishing the outer wall according to the design shape of the unit curtain wall profile.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.7 no.3 s.31
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• pp.65-75
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• 2006

Emerging trends regarding USFK(United States Forces, Korea)'s EC(Engineering/Construction) market include: (1) introduction of MATOC(Multiple Award Task Order Contract); (2) increase of DB(Design-Build) contract; and (3) encroachment of large US-origin private EC firms upon Korea. This study analyzes the change of USFK's EC market with focus on the change of construction management actors for USFK's EC projects. Specifically, USFK's EC projects have been managed by FED(Far East District). Recently, however, the large US private EC companies substitute the role previously taken by FED. This phenomenon is accelerated by the business chances in Korea due to LPP(Land Partnership Plan) and intentions of US Government to save military construction costs by means of utilizing US private EC companies. The large US EC firms entering into Korea are business opportunities as well as challenges to Korean EC firms, which are contracting USFK's EC projects. This study concludes that, through teaming joint venture with the large US EC firms, the market changes can be opportunities to acquire foreign market information and learn advanced construction management skill from them.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.113-120
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• 2003

The purpose of this thesis is to provide an appropriate trade-off information for the conflicting interests caused by the various factors between building owner and contractor during selecting the contractor and performing the construction work, in which the construction was contracted by open bidding from the government or private organizations. In order to propose the legitimate evidence, the differences between the domestic contract sheet of drawing change and the process of drawing change and those of the foreign countries were compared and analysed. The number of construction ordered in Youngdong area in 2001 whose construction expenses are more than 100,000,000 won is 218 items and 147,005,000,000 won in total cost. Among them, the number of 218 items whose total cost amounts to 16,705,000,000 (11.36%) is in case of increase of construction expenses due to the drawing changes, and the number of 48 items whose total cost amounts to 2,009,000,000 won (1.37%) is the case of decrease. In conclusions, the contractor could have more benefits than the building owner in case they submit the detailed estimate sheet without eliminating the increasing expenses of construction. It is shown that the building owner's loss is increasing whenever the labor cost is higher than material cost. Therefore, this thesis proposes a proper standards for the harmonious compromise between the contractor and the building owner for the problems caused by the drawing changes when the contract agreement is occurred.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.337-340
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• 2008

As a 'Construction of Information System on GIS based and Resource Map', establish the strategic of design about construction of Spatial Data Warehouse for New & Renewable Energy For Construction of comfortable Spatial Data Warehouse, It suggested The Construction of Spatial Data Warehouse on Block(Grid) Based with Analyze into the old Data & Method of Study. For Decide the Block(Grid) Size, We need The Study of Data & Method. Also, we expect Standardize The Process of Change & Apply with Data. make the best use of New & Renewable Energy Part

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.211-212
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• 2023

Building Information Modeling (BIM) design has been mandatory in Korea since 2016, and it has been gradually expanding in the industry, with a slow attempt to apply it in remodeling constructions. This is because Korea is facing a situation where many buildings are over 30 years old and require remodeling or reconstruction. The remodeling industry is also a growing market, as it saves construction time and cost compared to reconstruction. BIM is an ideal technology element for a competitive remodeling construction, as remodeling constructions face a complicated construction process from the start, including demolition, maintenance, and reinforcement to save the change process. However, there are still limitations in applying BIM to remodeling constructions, due to considerations of the existing building and the complicated requests of the inhabitants. BIM still has technical and environmental limitations for general use. In this study, I analyzed BIM application cases from existing studies and suggest what improvement points should be strengthened.