We need house to live in and every industry needs a building for its manufacturing or storage activity. Understanding the basics of building construction ensures successful construction of a building.
The very first stage of construction is to create a concept, followed by a design and blueprints. First a site is chosen where the building project is indented to be constructed, then the expertise of engineers and architects comes in to play. The building plan is developed based on the owner’s requirements and budget. Once the plan is in hand, the finance and total cost is estimated. The structural design details, the material estimates are prepared which help to derive project cost estimate.
Construction is an exciting, multi-faceted, and vast trade that spans over many subsets of industries. Within those subsets of industries lies two types of construction—Horizontal, also referred to as heavy civil, and Vertical. Simply put, Horizontal Construction involves structures that are longer and wider than they are tall. Vertical construction primarily consists of projects that are built vertically and rely heavily on a design by an architect.
A vertical project is built upwards, like a skyscraper, whereas horizontal construction is lower and wider. Vertical construction projects also rely on more architectural design, whereas horizontal projects use civil engineers, with less variation in design
In a jocular vein, this project had two plans approved – one vertical and another horizontal and … another one to synchronise both the ideas.Interesting !
With regards – S. Sampathkumar
3.1.2024
