MBA – CPM & CEQS

Construction and Built Environment

Introductory Session

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

About Myself
• Name: Manav Mahan Singh

• Contact Details:
• Number: +91-120-667-3063
• Email: msingh@rics.org

• Qualifications: M. Tech. & B. Arch.

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

About Other Instructor

• Name: Ritu Ahuja

• Contact Details:
• Number: +91-120-667-3038
• Email: rahuja@rics.org

• Qualifications: M. Sc. (Construction Project Management) & B. Arch.

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Class Details
• MBA – CPM & CEQS
• Students – Around 200 Students

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Course Content
Introductory Session

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Module I
• Introduction to understanding of Built Environment- Project Classification
• Global scenario vs Indian scenario
• Employment Scenario, Skill development for construction industry

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Module II
• Role of construction sector in development of economy
• Government policies/ reforms for construction sector in India
• Holistic approach to construction projects

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Module III
• Overview of the concept of Smart Cities and Smart Buildings.
• Comparative study of evolution of construction sector over time.
• Barriers faced by construction industry – complexities of the system

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Module IV
• Future trends in construction industry – Innovative Practice – sustainable & green practices
• Future trends in construction industry – Technological development – BIM & cloud based
project management
• Industrial perspective

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Session Plans
Week Module Lecture topic related to Week Module Lecture topic related to
Week 1 Module 1 Introduction to understanding of Week 9 Module 3 Case Study: comparative study of
Built Environment- Project evolution of construction sector over
Classification time
Week 2 Module 1 Global scenario vs Indian scenario Week 10 Module 3 Test 1
Week 3 Module 1 Employment Scenario, Skill Week 11 Module 3 Barriers faced by construction
development for construction industry – complexities of the system
industry Week 12 Module 4 Future trends in construction industry
– Innovative Practice – sustainable &
Week 4 Module 2 Role of construction sector in green practices
development of economy
Week 13 Module 4 Future trends in construction industry
Week 5 Module 2 Government policies/ reforms for – Technological development – BIM &
construction sector in India cloud based project management
Week 6 Module 2 Case Study: holistic approach to Week 14 Module 4 Quiz
construction projects Week 15 Module 4 Guest lecture 2 – industrial
Week 7 Module 2 Guest lecture 1 perspective.

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Class Policy
• Lecture : 1 Hours

• Lecture Attendance : Attend the complete lecture with appropriate behaviour*.

No attendance for late-comers.

*Attentive & Inquisitive Behaviour, No phone/tablet ringing sound, No playing with phones, No
conversation among students.

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Assessment Policy
• End-Term Examination: 70 Marks
• Internal Assessment : 30 Marks
• Test/ Quiz: 10 Marks (Tests 1 in 10th Week and Quiz in 14th Week )
• Assignment: 15 Marks (2 Assignments : Maximum 4 Pages each, 8th & 12th Week)
• Attendance: 5 Marks

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Introduction to understanding of Built Environment-

Project Classification
Module 1

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Natural Environment
• The natural environment is the set of
living and non-living things on Earth
which occur in a state substantially not
influenced by humans.

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Built Environment
• Built environment refers to
• the human-made surroundings

• To provide the setting for human activity

• Varying in scale from buildings and parks or

green space to neighborhoods and cities
including their supporting infrastructure,
such as water supply or energy networks.

Source: Richard J. Jackson, Andrew L. Dannenberg, and Howard Frumkin. (2013)

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Built Environment
• The built environment is a
• Material, spatial and cultural product of human
labor

Built
Material Spatial Cultural
Environment

Source: Richard J. Jackson, Andrew L. Dannenberg, and Howard Frumkin. (2013)

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Built Environment
• It has been defined as
• the human-made space
• Where people live, work, and recreate
on a day-to-day basis.

Source: Richard J. Jackson, Andrew L. Dannenberg, and Howard Frumkin. (2013)

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Built Environment

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh

MBA – CPM & CEQS

Built Environment: Project Classification

Built Environment
Projects

Residential Non-
residential

Individual
Group Housing Commercial, Infrastructural
Bungalow
Industrial Projects

Construction and Built Environment Manav Mahan Singh