Final Thesis Report

The purpose of this report is to present and discuss four different analyses based on various aspects of pre-construction planning. These aspects include Schedule Development, Identification of Prefabrication Opportunities, Building Information Modeling (BIM) Execution and Planning, and Subcontractor Procurement. The first analysis involves developing two resequenced schedules – one focusing on erecting the new stairwells before demolishing the existing stairs and the other focusing on accelerating the construction of the elevator – and comparing them with the original schedule. The second analysis investigates the possibility of prefabricating the façade on the south side of the central wing instead of using limestone courses. This analysis also contains the structural breadth (checking the strength of the façade connections) and the mechanical breadth (checking the thermal and moisture protection performance of the façade) for this thesis paper. The third analysis evaluates the project team’s current usage of BIM, specifically their usage
of 3D Coordination. This analysis fulfills the requirement for the Integrated Program of including information from a masters-level course in an analysis, as this topic is based off of the course AE 597G: Building Information Modeling Execution Planning. Finally, in addition to these three analyses the report includes an Industry Research Topic that looks at forming a Best-Value procurement criteria list for Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant to use when selecting subcontractors. The full report, as well as just the executive summary, can found in the links below.

 

- Final Thesis Report -

- Executive Summary for the Report -

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