Week 10 - Integrated Project Assessment Achievement

Personal Achievement

Teamwork

After completed my assessment, I found out that the teamwork is very important to achieve a tasks. It can help me to success the task easily and efficiently. Our teammates plays the personal respective roles in this assessment and contributed the task to find the information based on their roles. Hence, it can help us to save in our time and quickly to complete our task. this has called "TIME IS MONEY".

Wise Thinking

However, teamwork method also had disadvantages usage. We need to spend a lot of time to solve problem if a teammate is different opinions to others. Hence, we will try our best and quick time to solve the different opinion problem. We need have a wise thinking and avoid any argument in the group.

Therefore, I believe that I will through my teamwork to complete the task and avoid done by individually. This will improve my personal skills such as teamwork, solve problem and wise thinking to engage my future career under RICS professional competencies framework.

Pallet Wall

Please visit my group pallet wall presentation to get more detail information about the proposal of redevelopment project which located at 102 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF by scanning the QR code or website link shown below:

Website : http://padlet.com/Tsiang/proposal

Week 9 - Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations 2007

Safety and Health Regulation 

Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulation 2007

Through the lecture and seminar sessions, I understood that CDM Regulation is controlling site work which is health and safety responsibilities. As an example, clients, designers and contractors should make sure the working conditions are safety and health before the work starts. Hence, they also should proper planning and organisation to ensure the proposed work is not going to put others risk. This applies to avoid any incident, death and injury happen in the site.

Planning Safety and Health Life Cycle

From this regulation, it can help me to improve health and safety knowledge in the construction industry. Besides, it can let me to know who is the right people for the right time to manage the risk on the site. Moreover, I can concentrate on effective planning and management the risk  instead of the paperwork. Lastly, I gained my safety and health management knowledge and skills under RICS professional competencies framework.

Pallet Wall

Please visit my group pallet wall presentation to get more detail information about the proposal of redevelopment project which located at 102 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF by scanning the QR code or website link shown below:

Website : http://padlet.com/Tsiang/proposal

Week 8 - Property Economic and Valuation

Key Method of Investment Appraisal

Capital Investment Appraisal

The property economic and valuation is learned about the application concept of capital investment appraisal to the development project. It is a very useful to a project in the early stage. It can establish the advocated advantages of development. There are two methods to calculate capital investment appraisal which is traditional and modern or discounted cash flow methods. Traditional method is Pat Back Period (PBP) and Average Annual Percentage Rate of Return (AA%RR). Modern method is Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR). Application all of this methods to the project and determine the method which is more suitable use for the development project. 

Through the practices, I personal preferred to use traditional method because it is the most common method and the simplest way to calculate the income for the future project. Traditional method is considered the most complicated formula to calculate the cash flow, but it is the most direct compare to modern method.

However, traditional method also had disadvantages usage. When the project duration difference then it is hard to determine which project is the best way to do. This is because the capital is not included in the calculation. Hence, I believe that this two methods can possess an estimate information and data for the program in the future.

Pallet Wall

Please visit my group pallet wall presentation to get more detail information about the proposal of redevelopment project which located at 102 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF by scanning the QR code or website link shown below:

Website : http://padlet.com/Tsiang/proposal

Week 7 - Building Refurbishment

Building Adaptation or Refurbishment

Building Adaptation or Refurbishment

Nowadays, building refurbishment could have to solve the housing and commercial building of United Kingdom problems. In the refurbish process, it must consider the size and depth of the environmental impact. Therefore, feasibility study must be conducted to ensure that the proposed project is not only limited problems but also need to allow a full assessment of how the building can be best upgraded, to take full advantage of energy efficiency and other environmental improvements. When considering a building for refurbishment, consideration needs to be given to the risk of refurbishment and the future operating costs as well as the contribution to environmental problems. These factors can be incorporated into the advocated decision making process model.

Through the lecture and seminar session, I earned my knowledge skills on the refurbishment work of existing building. Besides, I learned about making decision skills in the refurbishment process work. Hence, I able to improve my both skills in the refurbishment work based on RICS professional competence framework.

Pallet Wall

Please visit my group pallet wall presentation to get more detail information about the proposal of redevelopment project which located at 102 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF by scanning the QR code or website link shown below:

Website : http://padlet.com/Tsiang/proposal

Week 6 - Sustainable Development

Differentiate Between Sustainable Development & Green Building

Sustainable Development

Through the lecture and seminar sessions, I just wonder that I always made a big misunderstood  about sustainable development and green building. I always thought that sustainable development is an equivalent with green building. My lecturer Ms. Liew Phaik San shared her experience, I understood that the differentiate between sustainable development and green building.

Sustainable Development

Sustainable development is the only meets the current needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Hence, it shall balance environmental, social and economic issues to ensure a viable and valuable development for future generations.

Green Building

Green building is one of the aspect of sustainable development. However, it will provide an opportunity to use resources efficiency while creating healthier building that can improve occupant health and well being.

Sustainable Development and Green Building

After the briefing, I found out that sustainable development is obtained more of the people to concern in the current construction industry because it can improve the high quality of the environment, economic and social aspects of the country. Thus, I would like to propose sustainable development in my proposal of redevelopment project. Through this assessment, I believe that I will hand over sustainable development project in my future career.

Pallet Wall

Please visit my group pallet wall presentation to get more detail information about the proposal of redevelopment project which located at 102 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF by scanning the QR code or website link shown below:

Website : http://padlet.com/Tsiang/proposal

Week 5 - Market Appraisal for Building Development

Market Analysis

Group Practical

The market is an essential important in the group of consumers or organisations that is interested in the building development and has the resources to purchase it, and who are permitted to acquire it. In this market appraisal, it was classified into two analysis which were PESTLE and SWOT analysis.

PESTLE Analysis

PESTLE Analysis

PESTLE is an acronym for Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental. It is a useful tool for understanding market growth or decline in the building development. Besides that, it can help me to analyse the external building development environment. Furthermore, it can help me to find out the opportunities and minimize the threats in the building development. Though the this method, I can control and avoid my failure of the beginning building development.

SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis

SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. It is an extremely useful tool for understanding and decision making for all categories of situations in the building development. It is similar same as PESTLE analysis to minimize threats and take the greatest possible advantage of opportunities available in the building development. Hence, I can clearly and understand of my competitor, which can give me the insight need to craft a coherent and achieve competitive position.

Pallet Wall

Please visit my group pallet wall presentation to get more detail information about the proposal of redevelopment project which located at 102 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF by scanning the QR code or website link shown below:

Website : http://padlet.com/Tsiang/proposal

Week 4 - United Kingdom Planning Fundamentals

Town and Country Planning  Fundamentals

After the lecture and seminar instructed, I found out that Malaysia law in construction industries are very similar used in United Kingdom. This is because Malaysia law used British law (redirected from English law which applies in England and Wales) as their basic regulations especially Planning Application Process. Hence, most of the construction industry used law and regulation were amend from British law.

The Senior Courts of England and Wales

The Malaysian Parliament

Through the Sheffield City Council website, I understood that legal issues incur not only point stress on this seminar note. There is large number of possibility activities on site lead to court such as conservation area, regeneration urban design and others. Besides that, the basic contract between stakeholders can protect each project parties stick to their liability.

Sheffield City Council
Website : https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/

As a result of the lecture and seminar note and Sheffield City Council website, there are limitation information to me. Therefore, I still need to further study other law and regulation to control the construction issues. Law and regulation uncover area will cover by the general law and law of tort. Onsite, there are large variety of issues lead to legal. Hence, it can improve my proper site management and program planning under RICS competency framework to reduce the possibility of legal issues rise.

Pallet Wall

Please visit my group pallet wall presentation to get more detail information about the proposal of redevelopment project which located at 102 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF by scanning the QR code or website link shown below:

Website : http://padlet.com/Tsiang/proposal

Week 3 - Construction Technical Issues

Site Analysis

Site analysis is included reference to the old Ordnance survey maps, geological maps and flood maps. This analysis allows me to understand the surface features and the topography on the existing building's land.   Hence, I can move forward with confidence to work in my future career. As an example, I can get a grade calculation to accurate cut-and-fill earthwork for saving of time and cost on a job site.

Sheffield Old Ordnance Map

The Flood Map of Sheffield Area

Location Analysis

Location analysis was carried out to survey the accessibility of the site and the surrounding building area. It is an important to know the surrounding economics activities and zoning planning in the area. By carrying out of this analysis, my teammates and I can determine the most suitable investment or redevelopment for the existing building. Besides that, we can get an idea to propose the redevelopment report.

The Surrounding Building Area

Pallet Wall

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Website : http://padlet.com/Tsiang/proposal

Week 2 - Matilda Street Site Survey

Site Condition Survey

In Front of Site Building

Back of Site Building

102 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF

The assessment of this module into three storey building which located at 102 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF.  The site building previously is a laboratory for Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) technology students,  existing building is a temporary storage space. Through the visual inspection with my teammates in the site building, I learned about the site condition basic knowledge. Site condition survey is to find out about the current building condition. It consists of materials use for each part of the building, defect of the building and investigates the reason of defect. Hence, it will allow us to understand about some part of an ancient building can be affected in the future redevelopment project.

Propose the Redevelopment Project

Through our group discussion about to propose the redevelopment project, I understood that the structural defect is the serious issues. Settlement of this building at the rear causes most of the nearest column and wall cracked. If the redevelopment project which are planned either refurbishment or demolition and rebuilt works have to be carry out to make sure the health and safety management into this building.

Internal Column and Wall Cracked

 

External Wall Cracked

Pallet Wall

Please visit my group pallet wall presentation to get more detail information about the proposal of redevelopment project which located at 102 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF by scanning the QR code or website link shown below:

Website : http://padlet.com/Tsiang/proposal

Week 1 - To Understand Integrated Project Assessment Brief

Module Brief

The module of Integrated Project is to learn about to demonstrate the complexity of the development project process, the delegation of roles and tasks carried out by individual professional disciplines and the way in which these are collaborated through participation in a performed, site based project in an interdisciplinary team.

Assessment

The assessment of this module provides an excellent platform for me to push up my learning styles. It was classified into two (2) parts of tasks which are development report and reflective blog.

Part A : Development Report - Interdisciplinary Team Work

Interdisciplinary Team Work

The development report through the process of working collaboratively with teammates in order to achieve a goal in this assessment. Teammates will try to cooperate, using their individual skills and providing constructive feedback in this assessment. Hence, it can provide me a valuable opportunity to achieve high quality learning outcomes such as foster collaboration, as well as competition.

Part B : Reflective Blog

     

The reflective blog is an instrument to practice in writing and thinking reflection about this module. If I felt that unlike the typical of lecture's notes in which I "passively" the data or information given to me by lecturers, my blog can be reflected upon lessons I have learned and become to my personal record of my experience in lecture, tutorial and practical. Thus, it can help me to develop critical thinking, interest topics and challenging topic with other peoples.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

This assessment also related about the RICS professional competence framework. Hence, it can help me to improve my knowledge skills and understand in my future career scopes.