“Value-engineering:
An organized approach to identify efficiently
costs that do not contribute measurably to a
project’s quality, utility, durability,
or appearance, or to the owner’s requirements”(1)
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| Concrete
Structures’ approach to maximizing owner
value consists of a multi-step process: |
Alternative Studies |
| Assist the
Owner’s project team in evaluation of
various structural alternatives for:
A. Initial costs
B. Aesthetics
C. Constructability
D. Serviceability
E. Life-cycle costs
F. Schedule
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| Constructability
Reviews |
| Assess project
constructability issues relative to cast-in-place
concrete:
A. Site restrictions
B. Material availability
C. Construction equipment requirements
D. Workforce availability
E. Tolerance achievability/coordination
F. Systems conflict identification/coordination
G. Maintenance of Owner operations
H. Early occupancy/phased turnover
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| Value-Engineering |
| Identify
potential cost-saving opportunities through
review of:
A. High-cost elements
B. Structural system selection
C. Construction sequence
D. Formwork standardization
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| (1)Quality
in the Constructed Project – a publication
of the American Society of Civil Engineers
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