It involves the choice of technology, the definition of work tasks, the estimation of the required resources and durations for individual tasks, and the identification of any interactions among the different work tasks. A good construction plan is the basis for developing the budget and the schedule for work.
“The concept of positioning all the elements and units of a building in a systematic and practical manner to have the maximum and best utilization of the available space, area and facilities is termed as Principles of Building Planning.”
Cost estimating in construction is the process of predicting the overall costs of a new building project. Being able to accurately forecast this is an essential area of the project.Cost estimation in project management is the process of forecasting the financial and other resources needed to complete a project within a defined scope
Project coordination is focused on the daily tasks required to keep a project running smoothly, while project management involves more high-level planning—such as determining project objectives and deliverables. Project managers are often responsible for both project management and project coordination.
It is a method or tool by which we find out safe and economical specifications of a structure or a member of the structure sufficient to carry the load. In other words finding out cross-sectional dimension, grade of material, amount of reinforcement etc. the process of creating a safe and functional structure under any load that it may experience.