The Accelerated Window Work Method Using Vertical Formwork for Tall Residential Building Construction

Taehoon Kim, Hyunsu Lim, Chang-Won Kim, Dongmin Lee, Hunhee Cho and Kyung-In Kang
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Taehoon Kim: School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
Hyunsu Lim: BK21 Innovative Leaders for Creating Future Value in Civil Engineering, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
Chang-Won Kim: BK21 Innovative Leaders for Creating Future Value in Civil Engineering, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
Dongmin Lee: School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
Hunhee Cho: School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
Kyung-In Kang: School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 02841, Korea

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 2, 1-10

Abstract: In tall residential building construction, there is a process gap between the window work and the structural work. This process gap extends the total period of the project and increases its cost. In addition, as this process gap increases external exposure to noise and dust, it negatively affects the environment of a site and often causes civil complaints. This paper introduces a new window work process called the accelerated window work (AWW) method, which minimizes the process gap and can reduce construction cost and duration and the number of civil complaints. We provide technical details and management elements of the AWW method with a case study that demonstrates the reductions in construction costs and duration compared with the conventional method. This work contributes to the body of knowledge in window work in tall buildings by introducing and validating a new window work method and process. The proposed method will be useful for practitioners who are under short-term constraints.

Keywords: accelerated window work method; vertical formwork; tall residential building construction; window work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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