Programming and Progressing The planning of building operations is important. Both labour and mate! known before the work begins, and work planned to ensure that each trade or ployed throughout the per whi id. Wher ‘the district, the programme of other sites will have to be taken into account in order ‘men can be plan of action showing ‘the operations are to ‘sequence carried out. The objectives Information which will help the contractor and his super- will tak 3 The ntimber of men and places of plant required opposite. to achieve the completion dates of each operation. In order that the programme can be fully effective 4 The quantities of materials raquired and the throughout the job, the progress achieved in relation to dates on which they should be delivered on site. the programme should be recorded at regular intervals. 5 The stages to which building work should have ‘Couses of delay will then be sean at 2 glance, and ex- progressed before the sub-contractors can co: peri ined in the can be mence and the time they wi recorded for future use, their work. Asimple progress record FOR 30 HOUSES IN 15 BLOCKS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN 9 MONTHS CHART A shows how the stages of completion reached on each house omens in five broad operations can be re- S[eancass ROOF su praca SERVICES corded either by hatching or colours. = Building Research Station Digest 134 aleo gives information on flow charts to control progress ‘on housing sites. CHART B shows the dates on which these stages were reached. This methed shows at a glance the ral progress achieved to date the work still to be done. BLOCK NUMBERSSimple programme and progress charts 2 CHART C carries the recording system a stage further and shows the order in which the operat i ‘ut and the dates when each etage should be reached. erations should be carried The lines A, show how long it is estimated the work will take. 6 B ‘show when the work on each pair of houses should start. shows how five operations ere planned to be completed In time to produce 30 houses in nine months. ae A ae see | oct | nov bec. OPERATIONS: te] [4] s]6 [2] ofl u fi] afislesfe]er a theps] FOUNDATION: Y ‘CARCASS ROOF FINISHINGS. SERVICES lation to the programme and when each stage is reached. it (BEEZ js filled in when the work on each pair of houses has been completed or partly completed. Line 8 CLLELD shows when work on each pair of houses should start Line C lM is the time line and is filled in to show when the work was completed. PROGRESS HAS BEEN RECORDED TO THS OaTE ‘apa_[ May | JUNE | JULY see] ocr Nov oa OPERAT! 7 fe] 7] ledaq s] elo]eq2 [0 7 Pee e8]4] f OB3]* [0] 5]ez129] 6] Pole] Forza] Le fis laze] v FOUNDATIONS CARCASS ROOF sf2]3]3]4]3] 4 7]7/8] FINISHINGS SERVICES Chart D shows that FOUNDATIONS for 14 pairs of houses have been completed, that the work started a week lat The ROOF isin line with the programme, and CARCASS and SERVICES are ahead. FINISHINGS are on the whole alittle behind programme, although work on one house hae storted cheed.Planning of labour and materials CHART E shows how the programme can be set up for the job as whole and the appro: requirements, extracted from the Estimate, set out in the order in which they will be required. This enables materials to be ordered well in advance and arrangements made for the labour and plant to be on the site at the right times. ‘As the work proceeds the actual labour strength and deliveries of materials can be recorded, together with the progress achieved in the construction. wate labour and material engeusaees arenes me Proanessmonecomreren moi Wk pemeuae [Tene nasrigmce ff [ame es ee a eet — eof ae fae Zz = [ences] woaooe | ruse [EE CHART F. If you are sub-letting any trades in a contract, you will need to estimate when the sub-contractors will be required on the site, which you may do like this. Work f0 Fe dome bore fubrcontrncters tan soot Foundatsns Brick worle awd vore Eine ty ha detaser Bt Tone t SIRT Cotter ily te 39 Navenber CHART G. 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