Construction/Utility

Construction/Utility
Overview:
It is the act, process, manner of building, constructing, or forming something which requires the application of special
engineering and / or architectural knowledge and skills and involving the use of specialized building trades or craft

Four (4) categories of construction

1. Residential construction 3. Heavy highway Construction
• single family houses • highways and bridges
• Multi families dwellings • Dams, Airpots , Canal, Ports & harbor
•high-rise apartments & condominium • Pipelines and sewers system, Power
2. ( Institutional and Commercial) Building
Plant.
Construction.
• Schools and Universities 4. Industrial Construction
• Medical Clinic and Hospitals • Very large scale projects
• Churches, Prison, Courthouses • high degree of technological complexity
• Gov’t building, hotels, retails store

Impact of Construction on the
Environment:
1. Ecosystem Impact
2. Natural Resources
3. Public Impact
Construction/Utility
Solutions:
Limit the environmental impacts of Construction.
1. Limit Fuel usage
2. Reduce Noise
3. Properly dispose of waste
4. Utilize reusable technology
5. Expedite projects