Area by area
Zones, levels and risers are the backbone. Trades hang off that access sequence.
CONSTRUCTION
Planning and Scheduling for Construction
Construction planning is the sequence of access, structure, envelope, fit-out and commissioning. Get the interfaces wrong and every trade looks busy while the building finishes late.
Construction
A building schedule is a sequence of access, not a list of trades
Construction programmes slip when the schedule is a catalogue of packages instead of a sequence of areas. Structure, façade, drylining, services and finishes have to follow the way the site actually releases floors, zones and risers.
We build that logic with the planner and the construction manager: temporary works, craneage, deliveries, inspections and sectional completion included. Design information is linked where late drawings are a real predecessor, not a slogan.
Firms that build for a living can also read the construction-companies pages, which split the same discipline by main contractor, subcontractor, developer and trade specialist.
On the programme
What has to be got right
Sectional completion
Partial handovers need their own commissioning and snagging paths, or the first area steals resources from the rest.
Temporary works and logistics
Cranes, hoists and road closures are constraints with dates. Leaving them out makes the programme look shorter than the site.
How we help
How EVM Solutions supports the team
Planning, scheduling and project controls from a Manchester-based consultancy, deployed to the programme rather than tied to a local office in every city.
Trade-level logic
A baseline the package managers can update without breaking the critical path.
Look-aheads
Short-term plans that still trace back to the master schedule.
Change impact
A clear view of what a late design release or a variation does to handover.
Also in this section
Other sectors
Infrastructure
Rail, road, water and utilities, where possessions, third parties and linear access drive the dates.
Read the pageData Centres
Shell, long-lead electrical plant, MEP and phased commissioning for halls that must energise on a promised date.
Read the pageEnergy & Utilities
Power, renewables, networks and utilities, planned around outages, commissioning and regulatory dates.
Read the pageOil & Gas
Brownfield shutdowns, long-lead equipment and commissioning on programmes where the asset stays live.
Read the pageIndustrial
Factories and process plants, where equipment installation and production ramp-up sit on the critical path.
Read the pageMarine
Ports, harbours and waterfront civils, planned around tide, weather and scarce marine plant.
Read the pageGovernment
Public infrastructure and government programmes that need assurance, stage gates and reporting a non-planner can audit.
Read the pageFAQ
Questions we are often asked
Is this the same as the construction-companies section?
No. This page is about construction as a sector. The other section is about the type of company buying the planning service.
Do you plan fit-out as well as shell and core?
Yes. Shell, core and fit-out can sit in one schedule, with sectional completion between them.
Which software do you prefer on building jobs?
Primavera P6 for the integrated schedule. Short-term plans can live alongside it if the link back to the master is kept.