This course addresses the fundamentals of construction risk management and how planning for proactive risk management is a requirement for successful project and business operations. The course looks at qualitative and quantitative risk management techniques, the impact of human relations in risk management, financial options, and safety and environmental management systems.
This course addresses the fundamentals of construction environmental management and the role of effective planning in reducing the environmental impacts of construction operations. The course covers Environmental Management Plans (EMPs), and sustainable construction practices. It also introduces the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® certification program and examines how LEED influences design decisions, construction practices, and building performance.
This course presents the basic surveying principles and their applications in construction. Students are introduced to the use of surveying equipment to achieve horizontal and vertical distance measurement, horizontal and vertical angle measurement, and computation of coordinates. The course includes additional topics like field data collection for site mapping, such as topographic surveys, boundary surveys, feature location, ground survey control, and traverse computations.
This course broaden and deepen the student’s understanding of construction cost estimating. Topics include general principles of measuring work and preparing quantity takeoffs. Step by step methods of estimating to produce an accurate construction cost estimate using the latest in electronic takeoff technology are covered. The course culminates with the students preparing a complete cost estimate for a specific project.