Construction Systems
Goal: building structures on the site where they are to be used
Goal: building structures on the site where they are to be used
Inputs: energy, knowledge, materials, money, people, time, tools
Processes: designing, engineering, site preparation, building, maintaining, inspecting
Outputs: intended – the structure
unintended – scrap, waste, pollution, collapse/failure
Feedback: open-loop, closed-loop
Some of the things construction gives us are houses and buildings to live and work in, roads, tunnels, and bridges to get from one place to another, and dams to hold water. Construction is crucial for daily life to continue these days.
The following video is a time-lapse video of a house being built: