2024-2025 / GCIV2063-1

Planning buildings, co-ordination and safety on building sites

Duration

15h Th, 15h Pr, 1d FW

Number of credits

 Master MSc. in Architectural Engineering, professional focus in architectural and urban engineering2 crédits 
 Master MSc. in Civil Engineering, professional focus in civil engineering3 crédits 
 Master MSc. in Architectural Engineering, professional focus in urban and environmental engineering2 crédits 

Lecturer

Fabian Boucher

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

GCIV2063-1  |  Part 1 - "Planification des constructions"



  • 1 - Introduction
  • 2 - Techniques
  • 3 - Steps
  • 4 - Risk Analysis
  • 5 - Lean Planning
  • 6 - BIM 4D
  • 7 - Monitoring & Reporting
  • 8 - Variations
GCIV2063-1  |  Part 2 - "Coordination et sécurité des chantiers"



  • Preamble
  • 1 - Introducing Managing Safely
  • 2 - Understanding Responsibilities
  • 3 - Understanding Hazards
  • 4 - Assessing Risks
  • 5 - Controlling Risks
  • 6 - Communication
  • 7 - Measuring Performances
  • 8 - Investigating Incidents

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

GCIV2063-1  |  Part 1 - "Planification des constructions"



  • Gaining a "planning" culture
  • Recognising the necessity to plan
  • Gaining the ability to read, comment a planning
  • Being able to prepare a planning using different techniques
  • Understanding and using the variations under a planning (acceleration, claim, earned value, etc.)
GCIV2063-1  |  Part 2 - "Coordination et sécurité des chantiers"



  • Gaining a "health and safety" culture
  • Understanding responsibilities (company and personal)
  • Understanding hazards
  • Assessing and controlling H&S risks
  • Communicate and measure performance
  • Investigate incidents
This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, II.1, II.2, III.2, III.3, IV.1, IV.4, V.1, V.2, VI.1, VI.2, VI.3, VI.4, VII.1, VII.2, VII.3, VII.4, VII.5, VII.6 of the MSc in civil engineering.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

ARCH0069-2 Gestion de Projets (Not mandatory)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Session 1 - 5
- Safety share
- Theory and Exercices in the classroom + homework
Session 6
- Site visit
Session 7
- Presentation project + Q&A
Session 8
- Presentation project + Q&A
Project
- Topic : selected by the group or by the teacher
- Group : max. 3 persons
- Content :
          - Description
          - Planning
                    - WBS / Calendar / Sequence / Resources / Durations
                    - Critical Path
                    - Min. 100 activities
          - Safety
                    - Select a particular activity
                    - Prepare a Risk Assessment or a Job Safety Analysis
- Report to be submitted max. 1 week before presentation (FS1week)
- Presentation
          - Part 1 - Presentation of the project
          - Part 2 - Questions & Answers

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

5 sessions at ULiège - by Professor

1 session at ULiège - by student

1 Site visit

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Previous year : Presentations are available at the start of the year

This year update : Presentations are made available at the end of each session

Evaluation :

  • Report 100% ; or
  • Report 50% + Exam 50% if requested by student or report level too low

Work placement(s)

None

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

None

Contacts

Fabian BOUCHER
fabian.boucher@besix.com
fboucher@uliege.be
+32.486.86.00.13

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