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CCT – Research
Presentation
MEMBERS:
Abrogar, Stephen Lance
Caluya, Blair Ellizar
Dreza, Yessel
Pamintuan, Joel James
Lajola, Jean
Zalun, Joevanni
AGENDA
Proposed Research Title
Introduction​
Identification of Problem/Issue
​Preliminary Research
Problem Statement
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PROPOSED
RESEARCH TITLE
THE EFFECTIVITY OF USING RICE HUSKS AS A MINERAL
ADDITIVE INTO CEMENT HOLLOW BLOCKS AND THE
IMPACT OF USING ADDITIVE IN CONSTRUCTION COST
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INTRODUCTION
Inflation is an increase in the level of prices of the goods and
services that a household buy. The COVID-19 Pandemic, in the
opening of countries and the economy, left a huge scar that is
affecting every Filipino and is felt in the whole world.
 
Another problem that still hasn’t been resolved is the proper
segregation of our garbage and trash. Certain materials that are
not used should not end up in landfills. It increases the number of
materials in landfills when they can be recycled into something
usable.
IDENTIFICATION OF
PROBLEMS AND
ISSUES
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Identification of
Problems and Problem and
Issues Issue

What is
What factors What is the
currently being
contribute to the problem/Issue
don to address
problem? about?
the problem?

Who needs
help?
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PROBLEM AND ISSUE WHAT FACTORS WHAT IS THE

CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM/ISSUE ABOUT?
• Increasing PROBLEM?
construction material • The increase of
costs and incorrect • Inflation, Increased material cost needed
disposal of usable prices due to for construction and
materials Logistics, the uninventive ways
Transportation, and of disposing of usable
absence of proper materials.
mandate for
disposing materials.
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WHAT IS CURRENTLY WHO NEEDS HELP?

BEING DON TO ADDRESS
THE PROBLEM?
• Contractors,
• The only solution Construction Firms,
that contractors have and Enterprises.
at their disposal is to
find better ways to
manage materials
and waste. However,
this is the case only
with countries that
have stricter laws
and stricter
mandates.
PRELIMINARY
RESEARCH
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The construction industry has experienced a troubled recovery from the pandemic.
Trade tariffs, congested logistic routes, labor shortages, and even climate change is
hindering a recovery in the construction sector. The most obvious legacies of the
lockdown are the shortages of construction materials and unprecedented price hikes.
 
Volatility is synonymous with risk, and rising material prices are dominating the
conversations in the construction industry right now. Material costs have grown by
27.8% since May 2020, according to the AGC Construction Inflation Alert, but bid
prices have only accounted for 5.2% of the increase. According to some reports, it is
predicted that towards the end of 2022, material supply constraints and commodity
price increases, will add from 2% to 4% to total project costs. Plus, a further 1% to
3% could be added if we include logistics and transportation.
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According to PSA in their Construction Materials Retail Price Index in the NCR, the
upward trend was due mainly to the higher annual increase in the index for the
tinsmithry materials at 9.4% in June from 8.3% in the previous month. This was
later followed by the index for plumbing materials which posted an annual
increment of 8.5% in June from 7.9% in May. The painting materials and Related
components index climbed to 4.6% in June from 4.1% in May. Miscellaneous
construction materials were up to 10.6% in June from 10.2% in the previous month.
 
Due to the increasing inflation in the Philippines and the effects of the COVID -19
Pandemic, increasing necessities and material costs are out of your control.
Typically, the only solution that contractors have at their disposal is to find better
ways to manage materials and waste. By tightening the belt on construction waste
and inefficiencies, construction managers can better balance their budget for
materials.
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PROBLEM
STATEMENT
How can we innovatively use disposable materials in decreasing
the cost of construction materials?
THANK YOU