Project Management in Building Construction

The course aims to provide students with an initial cognitive and instrumental framework baggage about building materials and construction systems, aimed at the study, analysis and application of technologies in a logic of buildings system functioning, according to requirement-performance approach. The Course therefore aims to offer technical notions and thematic insights on the architecture constructive aspects, with particular reference to construction materials, systems and construction technologies, even of more recent use, capable of responding adequately to the plurality of requests, technical, technological, functional and environmental nature that the current scenario of building production requires and places as foundations in a modern conception and realization of a building. From this point of view, the implications that building materials and current construction techniques and technologies have on the building process are investigated. The course is divided into a series of lessons that address the following topics: - preliminary terms and definitions: concepts of building process, architectural technology, innovation, sustainable architecture; - concepts of technological unit and construction elements. Criteria and models for breaking down the building into functional parts: analysis of the main technological units and classes of technical elements; - concepts of need, requirement and performance. Modeling of the building system in a need-performance key; - characteristics, production process and performance of the main materials used in architecture: natural stones, concrete, wood, bricks and ceramics, steel, aluminum and non-ferrous metals, glass, plastics, insulating materials, innovative materials; - characteristic requirements of the main classes of technical elements (foundations, structures, closures, partitions); - configuration of the main nodes between technical elements (vertical external closure/ground; structure/vertical external closure; vertical external closure/roof; internal vertical partition/horizontal internal partition). During the course there are theoretical-practical activities (exemptions) aimed at verifying in progress the student theoretical preparation and exercises. The outcome of these checks constitutes an evaluation element for the purposes of the final exam.

The course does not require specific preparatory knowledge.

- - Campioli A.,Lavagna M. (2013), Tecniche e architettura, CittàStudi edizioni, Novara.

Attendance at lessons is not mandatory but is recommended as it is consistent with the proposed training model, which aims to encourage gradual learning, active student participation, dialogue between teachers and students The Classroom platform of the course will be available for all information relating to teaching (lessons, documentation, communications) as well as for exercises and assignments.

The exam consists of a final oral test relating to the topics covered in the lessons, in the supplementary teaching material, in the specifically indicated reference texts and in the discussion of the exercise graphics. According to the regulations, students are not obliged to attend but in any case active participation in the course activities (lessons, exemptions and exercises) will be a factor considered for the purposes of the final evaluation.

The course is divided into the following activities: - frontal lessons; - theoretical-practical learning tests; - reviews of the contents of the exercises. The course is made up of a series of theoretical communications followed by moments of theoretical-practical learning tests. Furthermore, the contents exposed in the theoretical part will be evaluated through the technological analysis of some works created and proposed as case studies.

Course Framework The placement of the course of Construction Materials and Systems in the first year of the training program of the Degree Course in Construction Process Management - Project Management, represents the initial approach to technological disciplines, the first opportunity, therefore, to understand (first) why and (then) how from a project we move on to its concrete realization in a building asset; the "how" must therefore relate to the design in order to translate the indications contained therein, the "why" to ensure control of the technical and morphological quality and compliance with the estimated costs and construction times. Hence the "centrality of the design" at various scales and consequently its placement within the various phases of the "building process" that allows for its adequate realization. Therefore: centrality of the project as an opportunity to equally guarantee economic/social and environmental sustainability/compatibility in the interest/well-being of those who use the spaces; but also an important role for the building process as a monitoring tool and guarantee that the work is carried out guaranteeing the planned results through technical quality, morphological quality, control of times, construction and operating costs in compliance – precisely – with the various connotations of sustainability. Now the building sector has its own specific and significant complexity: a) for the role it plays in the national economy; b) for the numerous and new needs that society requires it to satisfy; c) to protect socio/economic and environmental compatibility. An architect is called, together with other skills and operators, to collaborate – for his part – to resolve these problems/needs. Today, in this framework, technological disciplines are identified in "a complex area of ​​skills that interprets the complex needs of a community (client) in a markedly interdisciplinary perspective and compares them with the range of technical, economic and social problems that characterize the context in which the work is to be built (feasibility studies); subsequently translates the results into input for the programming to be placed at the basis of the subsequent phases of design, construction and management; through a close coordination of these, it guarantees the analysis, evaluation and selection of the most appropriate technical-administrative methods; finally, - through the control of all the phases of the building process governed by rigorous management - it consolidates forms of sharing between all the operators so that the predetermined objectives are consistently pursued in the construction of an architectural work. Therefore, the technology of architecture” facilitates the transition from project to construction work and the transition from “why” to “how” is guaranteed by the building process which, while the construction sector (today artisanal and with many critical issues) is moving to the industrial scale (through “Industry 4.0”, off-site, digitalization, public/private partnership, etc.); it is the only way to respond – in equal measure, it must be repeated – to those sustainability/compatibility that society as a whole urgently demands. Consequently, there are numerous operators (clients, designers, companies, producers) and articulated administrative procedures, legislative norms, technical tools for adequate and effective control of the building process. The latter, divided into various phases (programming, design, execution, operation, decommissioning) is therefore the tool for evaluating the “how” and also justifies the “why” certain choices are made; perhaps preferably, also involving the users with the Post Occupancy Evaluation. In short, it represents the critical reference framework that allows to evaluate techniques, materials, building, plant and home automation components analyzed during this course; which is not limited to the slavish illustration of predefined technical solutions, but rather "critically" guides to their most appropriate selection to guarantee the solution of the needs expressed by today's society in relation to the aspects of architectural, technical and energy-environmental quality, respecting scheduled times and costs. objectives The general objective of the course is to train the student in a technological culture that sees in the "centrality of the project" the conditions to "make understand" (the why and the how) the objective complexity of "building" a building asset and the timely and essential correlations with the building process that guarantees its realization. The specific objective is to make the student acquire basic knowledge in terms of requirements and performance of individual materials, components and technical building and plant elements of a building, finalizing them to the quality control of the architectural product obtained through the selection of the most suitable solutions analyzed each during the phases of the building process, so as to create between the latter those necessary connections that guarantee a correct, conscious and non-critical transmission of technical information. The work is therefore characterized by an "operational methodology"; it can therefore be used for any type of intervention (new construction, redevelopment, etc.) and in different contexts (territorial, economic, social, environmental, etc.); a methodology adopted in professional settings (both private and public administration) and which therefore provides the student with the first logical tools to acquire skills that guarantee a placement in the job market.

As a prerequisite, it is important to have basic knowledge of Italian, history, mathematics and physics. ​

Sferra A.S., (2017), Processo Edilizio & Sostenibilità Ambientale. Comunicare con la didattica, FrancoAngeli Editore, Milano. During the course, the Teaching Staff will indicate the references (bibliography and webography) that they deem most appropriate based on the results that will be recorded from time to time.

Attendance at the Course is an important element of the learning process, for this reason, even if the Course does not require it, it is strongly recommended.

Method of carrying out the Course In order to better organize the Course, objectively conditioned by the number of students, it is essential to register for the Course on the classroom platform for both those attending and those not attending by the first half of March. Application activities and field experiences During the course, theoretical-practical activities and exercises are planned aimed at verifying the student's theoretical preparation in progress. The evaluation of all activities will contribute to the final exam grade. Below are the specific activities relating to the topics illustrated in the modules. Exercise (see attachment "Exercise: analysis of documents drawn up by public clients). The objective of the exercise is to analyze a document drawn up by public clients mainly according to the aspects that directly and/or indirectly influence environmental sustainability. In order to consolidate the notions acquired through a concrete example (chosen by the student following the instructions provided by the teacher); try to gradually understand (based on the lessons): the structure of the document, the purposes, the contents "if" and "how" have repercussions on environmental sustainability. This exercise will contribute to the final exam grade. Intermediate evaluations (the methods are indicated on the website dedicated to the Course on the Classroom platform) During the Course, 3 intermediate tests are scheduled with methods and contents that will be communicated 5-6 days before.

Course delivery method In order to better organize the Course, objectively conditioned by the number of students, it is essential to register for the Course on the classroom platform for both attending and non-attending students by the first half of March. Application activities and field experiences Theoretical-practical activities and exercises aimed at verifying the student's theoretical preparation in progress are planned during the Course. The evaluation of all activities will contribute to the final exam grade. The specific activities related to the topics illustrated in the modules are reported below. Exercise (see attachment "Exercise: analysis of documents prepared by public clients). The aim of the exercise is to analyze a document prepared by public clients mainly in terms of the aspects that directly and/or indirectly influence environmental sustainability. In order to consolidate the notions acquired through a concrete example (chosen by the student following the instructions provided by the teacher); try to gradually understand (based on the lessons): the structure of the document, the purposes, the contents “if” and “how” have repercussions on environmental sustainability. This exercise will contribute to the final exam grade. Intermediate assessments (the methods are indicated on the website dedicated to the Course and on the Classroom platform) During the Course, 3 intermediate tests are planned with methods and contents that will be communicated 5-6 days before.