Unit VII.

Construction Project Life Cycle and Issues of

Construction Sustainability
MBA in CM - 624
Sustainable construction refers to the integration of environmental,
social and economic considerations into construction business
strategies and practices. It is the application of the principles of
sustainable development to the comprehensive construction cycle from
the extraction of raw materials, through the planning, design and
construction of buildings and infrastructure, until their final demolition
and management of the resultant waste.
 Construction Life Cycle
Cost and staffing level

Initiation Planning Execution and control Closing

time
 Continued’
Cost and staffing level

Initiation Planning Execution and control Closing

time
What does the chart tell you about typical
Construction project life cycle?
Many projects don’t get adequate resources in the
early stages
Low resourcing in the planning stage results in
delays in completing the project on time, to the right
quality and within the budget
CPLC is a management tool to make it easier to
manage the project sequence
The choice of phases vary from industry to industry
and the PLC will vary to suit the needs of the
participants
Different project managers choose different PLC’s,
depending on the nature of the task i.e. Engineering,
software development etc.