Hotel Building Ohio Valley Region
Ohio Valley Region, U.S.A.
Max Wnorowski
Architectural Engineering
Construction Option
Original Submission
The topic to accelerate the schedule for the project will be the implementation of a short interval production schedule of the interior trades. For the use of SIPS it is important to have repetitive work for the trades. The project is very similar from floor to floor including floors six through ten being the exact same.
Analysis 1: Short Interval Production Schedule
Analysis 2: Acoustical Facade Design Cost Consideration
The second analysis will be to examine the acoustical properties of the existing design for the building and researching other materials that may be used to create a more comfortable environment for guests. This study is important because of the activity that is around the building. There is a five lane highway as well as a busy street to the north and west of the building. The comfort of guests is an important need for the owner to have repetitive business.
Analysis 3: Alternate Scaffolding System
The project now uses stick built scaffolding for the exterior brick façade of the building for affordability. The stick built system is very time consuming in construction. This analysis will research the possible improvements in efficiency and productivity of using a mast climbing scaffolding system on the project.
Analysis 4: Premanufacturing in SIPS
The research of a critical industry issue in construction will be about the use of premanufacturing in SIPS. This research will address the issues of accelerating the schedule as well as the productivity of work on site if there is equipment manufactured off site. This should conclude if using premanufactured interior equipment will be an enhancement of short interval production scheduling.
Breadth 1: Acoustical
Through the analysis 1 and 2 there will be an opportunity to perform an acoustical breadth for the project. This is because of the need to isolate sound from the exterior roads as well as the adjoining hotel rooms. The acoustical comfort of guests will be important to the owner in order to stay in business in the Ohio Valley Region. By researching the interior fit outs in the first analysis as well as the exterior wall system of the building in the second analysis, there will be an opportunity to design a new wall system for both exterior and interior walls for the comfort of the guests in the hotel. The research will analyze the sound transmission coefficient of the wall materials. References to complete this breadth topic are from The Pennsylvania State University, Architectural Engineering 309 and 458 courses.
Breadth 2: Electrical
The Hotel Building Ohio Valley Region was constructed with cost in mind, therefore, the use of fluorescent lighting was installed throughout the building. This is because the initial low cost for installation fluorescent lighting was used instead of LED. The use of fluorescent light is not efficient and can end up costing the owner more money in the use of the building. Within the hotel there are 573 fluorescent lights in the rooms that can have a possible increased cost to the owner. The main concern will be the lighting within the hotel rooms entrance way and bathroom. Notes from The Pennslyvania State University Architectural Egnieering Courses 311 were used to complete this breadth
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