Construction Management Student Intern Shares His Experience:

— My name is Jack Young and this is my summer with Goodfellow Brothers Incorporated.

— Goodfellow Brothers is a family owned business with more than 95 years of experience in the industry. We specialize in many aspects of construction ranging from earthwork and excavation, to site preparation and underground utilities. Goodfellow Brothers has offices in California, Oregon, Washington and many of the Hawaiian islands. I worked as a project engineer intern on Kawailoa solar farm being constructed on the north shore of O’ahu in Hawaii. Our responsibility was doing all of the earth work and constructing access roads for the solar arrays. My personal responsibilities included filing and sending daily reports, tracking and billing for time and material work, developing and updating a trucking log, participating in subcontractor meetings, coordinating equipment mobilization and de-mobilization, quantity take offs for various project materials, coding invoices, material procurement and took on the role of GBI’s first commercial drone pilot to develop topographical maps.

— I came into my internship with little experience with this kind of work. I’ve gained countless new skills this summer and couldn’t be happier with my internship. I learned interpersonal skills important to this industry and hard skills important to completing the work necessary for a successful project. I have much more to learn but this summer has given me a great foundation to develop in my future. My project team made sure to treat me like a real project engineer. This allowed me to contribute a lot to our job instead of just being the intern. The beginning of my summer started off with a lot of shadowing and question asking but I quickly gained a lot of freedom and real responsibilities. The most exciting thing to happen to me this summer was becoming GBI’s first commercial drone pilot. I got my license and used a DJI Phantom 4 to track our scraper mass excavation quantities in weekly topographical maps.

— I performed autonomous drone flights, developed a drone log for my company, registered the drone and filed airspace authorizations with the FAA. My internship has given me many useful skills that I can apply to my future career. I learned the importance of organization and time management and most importantly learned a lot about the construction industry and how it functions. I had a great summer with Goodfellow Brothers and couldn’t be happier with my internship.

Construction management deals with three different disciplines. There’s construction management itself, cost management, which we call quantity surveying, and we also teach regulatory quality management, which is building surveying. Everybody does all of those things, so everybody gets to understand what the other disciplines are doing, so whichever discipline you end up becoming, or specialising in, you’ll have a reasonable understanding of the other disciplines, and this is absolutely essential in construction, because it’s a collaborative enterprise. We’re not just re-tooling face-to-face learning. We are creating materials specifically to use online.

Every week is chunked down into discreet, sort of, bite-sized portions of learning, as you will. Students can take four courses in a year. If they’re studying part-time, they can take one course at a time, get that done, have a little break and then move on to the next course. It doesn’t have to be an isolating experience — and we don’t want it to be. If students get stuck, the easiest way to get unstuck is to communicate and we want to make sure that students do that, and we have made people available for them to communicate with. Online learning actually works very well with the industry itself. Projects are often delivered through online collaboration with one party in one city, and another party in another city, or another state, or even in another time zone of course, or even international. So, doing the degree and learning how to work in teams, in groups with your colleagues, your fellow students, online is good practise for that kind of work in the industry itself. Our educators aren’t ivory tower academics.

These are people who have been in the field and are bringing their expertise to the students. So these are the people who are writing the courses, alongside Academic Designers and the Digital Librarians who are helping them get it online. So that means students are going to get an authentic learning experience from people who know what they’re talking about. You may well be entitled to some credit, or recognised prior learning for work that you’ve done already, or even courses that you’ve done already. This would actually speed up the business of doing this degree.

100.000m² Industrial Buildings in Congo-Brazzaville — Frisomat Construction Company

Even here, for the assembly work, as it is standard practice… we manage to use the «meccano system» for all the construction processes. The team already knows how to do it, and that’s quite good because we manage to work at a fairly constant pace. We are now constructing the warehouses in Brazzaville… with full technical assistance and consultancy support from Frisomat, and we are very happy with the construction and installation process, especially in the case of the warehouses in Mandiélé, in the Republic of Congo, which are being constructed in a very simplified form. We are very satisfied with this. Frisomat was sensitive to the needs of our people and had a good understanding of the project. Their response to our needs, in terms of the design, specifications and customization of the warehouses, was very prompt, so the negotiations were easy.

I would say that the quality of the product lies mainly in the ease of installation. This is one of the points I would like to highlight. We visited Frisomat’s industries in Belgium, and were very impressed with the fantastic installations and logistics, there in Antwerp, with canals providing a direct link to the port all of that cemented the partnership and made it an even more attractive proposition. I believe that good partnerships, which produce good results, should be maintained and strengthened. We have many projects, mainly in Africa, which require the construction of ancillary warehouses and buildings for installations. We can assure you that Frisomat will be our preferred supplier… for new acquisitions and partnerships. You’ve already worked with the Frisomat products.

How many buildings have you put up so far? We’ve started… we’ve got four that are already finished. The others are on their way… we’ve got three that are on their way… and the assembly of the next four is planned. Between the Portuguese subcontractor’s structure there and this one here, we manage to have bigger surfaces, faster. On behalf of Asperbras, I would like to express my gratitude to Frisomat which is supplying us with metal structures and warehouses. These products are very well accepted in the African market, thanks to their reliability and on-time delivery.

So we’d just like to say thanks and look forward to continuing this partnership.

We’re over in Chicago Illinois on a flat roof project. So in this post you can see we’re starting to roll out the membrane the ISO board has already been installed. So this roof will conform to the new R-30 insulation code.

So the A/C units been reset the membrane in this picture is johns manville 60 mil tpo white reflective we’ve got two layers of 2.6 inch ISO board for a total of R-30. And the roof is naturally pitch so it’s higher the video and then goes to a drain which is behind us. It’s a mechanically fastened system. So you can see the washers and the 7 inch screws going down to the deck once the sheets are laid out we run the robot and heat the seams to approximately 1,100 degrees. So in essence creating a monolithic roof again here we’re rolling out more sheets we let them sit awhile and relax and now this would be a mechanically fastened membrane which means it screws down to the under decking on this particular roof.

It’s under 20 feet tall so we’re picture framing what that means we run a five foot strip of TPO. Around the edge, which essentially increases the frequency of the screws protecting the roof from uplift.

You can also see here we’ve done quite a bit of carpentry and added two by fours all around the perimeter since the R-30 insulation, increase the height of the roof they almost six inches, so we had to build up the outside and then come back later and put a metal flashing on.

So as we make our way down the roof we’re going to continue to heat weld the seams. One little trick, we lay these boards down, that way as the robot goes along and heats the seams, it doesn’t grab the loose sheet on top and create wrinkles. and these two gentlemen here they try to stay ahead of us and they continue to fasten down the high load screws; keep ahead of the welder You can see that in the picture here for now we’re using seven inch screws these are ultra fast screws and smooth washers.

I am Mike Scarlett and I build homes. One of the things I like to do is treat each home as if it were my home. As soon as I walk in the door to talk to the customer about their project, I am going to make sure that I think of every little detail that I can as if it were my own home. If I build your home, you are going to be proud of it and I am going to be proud of it. I am passionate about what I do. I love what I do, I always have, ever since I was a freshman in high school. I’ve been doing it for a long time, it’s the only job I ever had. I don’t want to do anything else. And I think that passion will come through in your project.

One of the other things that I constantly hear is your enthusiasm. I am one of those guys that on the weekend when maybe some other guys are watching football games, I am watching TV shows and (indiscernible) shows and so on. And people have told me that the passion that you have for what you do always comes out. I am also very honest. If I say I am going to build something in a certain way, that’s exactly how I am going to build it. If I say it’s going to cost a certain amount of money, that’s exactly what you are going to pay.

One of the things that I am really proud of is some of the awards I won in the past. I was particularly proud of the Green Parade of Homes in Dalton in 2006. The judges gave me 7 first place awards out of the possible 10 categories. One was the judge’s favorite home. They like my home better than all the other builders, which was always nice. But the Craftsmanship was the one that I really like because I spend a lot of time; a lot of detail went into this house. That’s something that I am always going to look back on and I was really proud of.

I really make it a point to make sure that the customer knows that I am looking out for them in the long run, whether they plan to stay in that house for a longtime, never move again or they want to maybe sell this house after the kids get out of school. I am Mike Scarlett and I would love to build your home.

Green Construction Commercial

Hello, nature’s survival is becoming more important to a great amount people. Everyone else, either doesn’t know or care, or they care more about the economy. If we stop all the sources threatening nature. Economy will go way down that means no more transportation, mechanical production, and construction however. But, what if I told you that there is a way that we might not be able to completely stop it.

But we might at least be able to slow it down while maintaining the economy. The world can be benefited by using better materials and more renewable methods. We can achieve this from inventors engineers or even anyone who has a solution. Just tell someone who can put it to use and teach others those techniques Let us start with the materials that we use. I will only be showing you three. (I highly suggest researching some others). We are going to be starting with wood; wood is a natural material that is renewable and biodegradable. It can be reused after being used in previous construction.

Next we have stone, stone is also a natural material used in: walls, floors, and kitchen surfaces. The stone is obtained from quarries, and quarries image a large area in the land. Quarries not in use may be turn into water habitats if there is a flood or a lot of rain. Next we have concrete, concrete is a non natural material. Which is hard and strong which is usually used for the foundation. Next I will be talking about the carbon emissions caused by these. From wood, carbon emissions are caused from the trees being cut down and the transportation of the wood. Next we have stone which is caused by the quarries and the transportation.

And now, we have concrete. Which is caused by the cement and the production of materials as well as the transportation. There are other ways you are able to save the earth in the construction world. We can reuse the materials in condemned and no longer functioning structures. You are also able to help by incorporating devices and other objects that help the environment into structures such as your house or offices before you work whether that is putting in solar panels, a wind turbine, or even just planting plants.

And, anyone is able to recycle. Renewable materials reuse objects and reduce waste.

RIPA Documentary: Construction of the church

When the Christians came to Denmark, led by Archbishop Ansgar they approached the powerful men and offered them riches and gifts. The Earl of Ribe was ordered by King Horik to build Ansgar´s new church. Since Horik was a strong king, the Earl of Ribe executed his command. The Earl was baptized and soon many of the common folk followed him into the new religion. Christianity had come to Ribe. On the other side of the stream, a piece of land was appointed, whereat the church was to be build.

The oak trees that were used as building materials were selected by the master builder. They had to be so wide that two men could only just reach each other around the tree. The oak trees were transported by steers from the area to the east where trees grew taller than here by the west coast. Some trees were chopped to planks that were to be used for the walls and roof. Others were chopped into square posts that should form the frame of the church. Eight large oak pillars were dug into the ground to shape the church nave. The large amount of moisture in the soil made the pillars vulnerable to rot, where they were dug down.

Therefore, the tree was burnt to coal in a band around each pillar, so it would not rot easily. Under each wall plate, they put large rocks called “syldsten”. Their purpose was to support and create space between the ground and the wall plate. Between rock and wall plate, they put birch bark which naturally contains tar and thus prevented the moisture from the ground in reaching the tree. Each plank was made by splitting a tree trunk of a fitting size. Afterwards it was chipped with broadaxe and cutting axe. Then smaller axes. And lastly, planer and chisel. In every wall plate and wall plank a groove was made that was cut out with chisel and mallet.

Then it was scraped clean with a scraper of a fitting size. Between each wall plank they used a loose «tongue» to assemble the planks. The so called tongue is a smaller piece of wood that both fastened and sealed between the planks and made it possible for the wood to shrink, as it naturally did when it dried in. As the construction got taller, they build a scaffolding around the church. It was made with unbarked rafters cause there was no reason to waste the good and straight timber for such a temporary construction. A crooked rafter could still be a strong support. To get the timber up i height, a hoist of pulleys and rope was constructed. Above the church nave the ceiling was made of short but finely finished ceiling planks. The planks were fit in a «rabbet», which had been carved out in the ceiling beams.

It ensured that the church got a neat ceiling, and that the church nave became sonorous. As the rafters were finished, they were raised in the stud holes that were carved out in the end of the ceiling beams. They were fastened with oblique beams to stabilize the roof truss. Afterwards, preparations for the bell chair were made. The beams were laid down in each other and nailed together. Before the roof was installed, planks were placed in the gable ends. Each plank was specifically adapted the gable opening, so the gable was tightened around the overlaps. By the eaves they placed a fascia that was nailed to the roof. A fascia is a thin, long and wide plank that closes of the church from wind and weather. The roof planks were made of tall and straight trees to get as long planks as possible. Thereby, the planks could reach over the highest amount roof trusses. They had to adapt every single plank to the previous one. It was a slow proces. The adaption and setting up of one row, consisting of three planks took one man a whole day of work. The church had doors that pointed south, west and north.

They were made of heavy oak. And they did not hold back in the creation of locks and hinges. Long iron hinges decorated the church doors and were a symbol of great value. The master builder came from Tosted, an area around Hamburg. However, the wood carver was a traveller from north who supposedly had made carvings for the Queen of Oseberg. But I recognize some of the carvings from goods found at the market here in Ribe so he must also have been inspired by local motives. Each of the twelve pillars was adorned with a wheel cross. One was carved, for each of White Christ apostles. In the end, the bronze bell of the church was hung up in the bell chair.

It was attached to multiple points both to stabilize it, as well as to make it possible to swing it, and thereby ring. The bell had to be able to swing freely, but could not be fastened to the tower itself as they wanted to avoid that the whole building was put in motion. Even during the construction, the church was a gathering point for the Christians. The decision to build the church and the distinctive magnificence of the building established the Christians´ new place in the society. The church also had a great influence on the influx of christian merchants and traders who not only benefited from the protection of the Earl, but from the protection from their own God.