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the loss of documents

loosing documents can require a slow process on site where documents are not provided and work has either stopped or awaiting on the report to be presented.

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paper works should be applied in small cases or be put away safely where documents are provided on site and where it will be available.  computer work has slowed down in class where i have loss the required paper work for the unit studied in class that day. the group then waited as i approach a friend where i manage to use his notes to back up my paper work to get the group going.

in future, all paper work and documents should be applied to a safe area where it can be located easier instead of leaving it lying around and may end up in the rubbish. 

sustainability

Plan ahead, not at last minute.

One example of site practices is planning a head of the building stage from start to finish. Getting a waste bin is an important option when starting the construction site because building wraps and timber braces are eventually placed in the bin on the first day of construction.

Getting a bin late in the building stage

o   A lot of rubbish has piled up during the building process

o   Rubbish flying around sites/ properties

o   Unclean and unsafe site

o   Unhappy customers and owners

The builders managed to talk to the supervisor on getting a bin as soon as possible (ASAP) because the framing cover will eventually blow away into other people’s sites or property. One week later the supervisor has ordered a bin and was delivered to site. The bin has helped sustain the load of rubbish from getting in harms way /flying around the streets/ sites and many properties.

 

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Looking at the legislation perspective relating to waste management, I was able to separate materials from each other, which can be re used instead of dumped. Referring to www.level.org.nz, the waste materials on site can be reduced by reusing sustainable and decent resources that are placed in the waste bins. Minimising and sustaining materials may be included into the building code of all means reducing the load of waste being dumped in landfills. Timbers at various lengths were stacked along the front of the house where people can use it in the process of building or reuse in any way. 

Architect and engineers incorrect decision = problems

The plan

s from the architect and design plans from the engineer were not completed when the building was erected. The architect and the engineer had forgotten to inform the builder and supervisor to pack or move the frame 180mm within the fixing boundary of the steel beam for the toilet. Lack of communication has caused this problem on site where the external frame was supposed to be fixed in from the steel beam for pipes to run through.

The building team noticed a problem with the steel beam and waste pipes located on the house plans of building 307. The steel beam was wielded and fixed into place required on house plans and throughout required engineered specifications. The engineer’s plans show the layout of the I- hyne beams and the steel beam that runs along the wall frames and should have been inspected before finalised. The plan also locates the wet area of the ensuite directly under the steel 250mm width beam. The beam should have been moved out 180mm hard into the truss.

The supervisor came to site and inspected the problem with the steel beam and the waste pipe. The toilet waste pipe is located right in the middle of the steel beam and had to move to allow easier insulation for the toilets waste pipe. The supervisor insisted to pack out the toilet’s frame and shift the doorframe across to the left by 180mm. the framing was adjusted as well as the cavity slider so the framing had to be packed out 180mm from the external framing. The lintel and top jacks was adjusted in the process as well as the bottom plates.

 

Waste pipe from second level

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The problem with this photo is related lack of communication from the supervisor and builders, allowing plumbers to complete all pipes in the dwelling. A schedule was given from the supervisor to the builders, which indicated the plumbers to come the next day not today. In the process of applying the linear boards to the cavity battens, plumbers were applying the down pipe of the second story waste without consulting the builders on site.

The next day as the linear commenced up the building, the pipe was in the way and slowed down progress on one side of the house. The builders then contacted the supervisor to remove the pipe to commence up the second story.

The builder called the supervisor about the problem and he said to work around it, but the shape was odd and we did not have a drill bit to remove a hole at that size. The supervisor came on site and inspected the problem, he thought is was normal to fix the plumbing before applying the linear boards, but the builder said it was always done after the linear boards was applied, “it is a easier and faster process of getting the job done, then working around a problem”.

The supervisor then calls the plumber to remove the pipe from the building from the inside of the building. A reciprocating saw was used to cut the waste pipe in the house, 400mm for the frame to allow clearance for connection and joinery of the continuing waste pipe.