Roles of Building & Construction Team Members

ROLES OF BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TEAM MEMBERS

Types of Construction Projects

Generally, there are five types of construction:1. Residential building construction 2. Industrial construction 3. Commercial building construction 4. Institutional construction 5. Heavy civil construction Each type of construction project requires a unique team to plan, design, construct and maintain the project. These are:-

Planning team

1. The Surveyor /Land Surveyor Surveyor is the custodian of land information. The size, topography, location, features on and beneath the land upon which any development is built, is determined first by surveyors. Without this information, no proper, adequate, effective and accurate planning, design and execution of building projects can be carried out. Career Advice: Survey Engineering/ Geomatic Engineering and Geospatial Information Systems (KISM-Diploma, Technical Universities, JKUAT) 2. The Town Planner Town planner is responsible for the orderliness in the developmental layout to show the various land use. During the execution stage, Town Planners will also ensure that the orderliness in the layout is not distorted and that the approval given is also adhered to strictly. Career Advice: Urban Planning, Architecture (UON, Maseno, JKUAT etc) 3. The Estate Surveyor/Land Economist/Valuer The features necessary to add economic and commercial values to any development are to be thoroughly analyzed by the estate surveyor/valuer. The input of the estate surveyor/valuer in the type of design or development that will suit a particular location is necessary to increase the sales or rentable value of a building after construction. At the very early stage, his initial valuation of the project is needed to assess the correct land price. Some important roles of the Estate Surveyor and Valuer on commercial building development are: • The identification of potential buyers or occupiers – The demand market • The analysis of the requirements of occupiers and...