Construction Commonality

4/21/09 Site Visit: Basketball Facility & New Residence Hall

 

Similarities:

- Both projects are using the same materials for construction. (Steel framing, hokie stone and precast concrete for exterior ...)

- They're both at the same stage of completion (almost finished with exterior of building moving onto interior components)

- Similar equipment and tools can be found on both job sites. 

Differences:

- Site Utilization (each project has a different layout and uses space differently than the other)

- Labor (there appears to be more workers present on the Residence Hall project)

- Access to the site (While the basketball facility is located in a large open space, the Residence Hall is located in a more confined area)

- Temporary structures (The residence hall appears to still have much of its scaffolding still up on many parts of the building, while the basketball facility only has scaffolding around the back)

- Cleanliness of worksite (The residence hall worksite has a lot of loose materials and trash surrounding the building than the basketball facility does)