Department of Construction Economics and Management
Abstract
The resource material presents an overview of the structure of the construction industry, classification of the building as a system incorporating different parts, preliminary steps to procuring a building project, an overview of regulations used in the construction industry, and initial stages of building construction and site operations. The document is a useful material for teaching and learning the techniques of construction. It enables the teacher to access activities in words and figures essential to the transfer of construction techniques. The pictures and figures presented will also make it easier for a student of construction to understand and apply these techniques