Question

Scenario :

Middle School Building Project: The new middle school building includes classrooms, offices and administrative spaces, dining commons with kitchen, and media center. Additional spaces that may be part of the final design include auditorium, gymnasium and athletic fields.

Building construction may consist of a multi-story masonry and steel load bearing building with elevated slabs, poured in-place concrete retaining walls and associated underground waterproofing. Exterior finish materials may include brick veneer, aluminum storefront and curtain wall, and aluminum composite wall panels. Interior finish materials may include masonry and drywall partitions, brick veneer, cementitious terrazzo flooring, VCT and carpet tile, and lay-in acoustical tile ceiling. Roofing systems include TPO single ply roof system or standing seam metal roofing system. Building systems include forced air mechanical systems, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, communications, security and data systems.

Site construction consists of work on approximately 20 acres, including erosion and sediment control measures, clearing and grubbing, storm water piping and retention ponds, building pad preparation, utilities including a forced main sanitary system, temporary and permanent parking areas and driveways, bus loop, concrete walks, areas of concrete, fencing and other miscellaneous site work.

What needs to be done:

Construct a critical path method for an architect only

Answer 1

CPM or the critical path method is used in the project planning and scheduling stage of a any project. Its' widely used in construction project as a detailing tool.

The CPM for the above mentioned project is given below. As the detailed project with quantities and time duration is not give, the below CPM is formed based on the list of activities that forms the above project. The common activities such as the construction of load bearing columns, exteriors, interiors and clubbed together and mentioned in the CPM drawing. The activity duration are assumed for a construction project and is shown in the drawing. Some of the activities may overlap or carried out side by side and such activities are given in the schedule with overlapping time schedules.

The CPM constructed for the middle school building project is given below: