Conceptual design resource estimating model

According to the study conducted by the CICE (1982),construction industry is far less progressive than many othermajor industries in developing and adopting new technology.Horeover, Gab-Allah (1989), in his research revealed that, interms of the total amount of work being done, it is only asaIl Inorlty of projects that consideration has been made tothods of design and construction. This is not due to the willfulrefusal of civil engineers to use other method,but Is a result of a combination of constraints. These constraints, according to Scott (1986), are divided into those imposed by external influences beyond the scope of theengineer, and those created by the engineers themselves.The ajor interest of researchers and engineers is toe constraints imposed by the engineers themselves,• , 1 constraints. Several approaches have beenIntroduc d to 11eviate or eliminate these constraints. Thejor concerns of these approaches are:’he Involve ent of construction personnel at the time ofthe project conceptual design phase as recommended by Tatume que (1981). This will ensure the identification offflclent construction and design methods;eve10p ent of an organizationov q the construction technologythat dedicated tothrough identifying