The Grainger College of Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering

CEE 526

CEE 526 - Construction Optimization

Fall 2024

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Construction OptimizationCEE526CO66351LCD41530 - 1820 W  1310 Newmark Civil Engineering Bldg Khaled A El-Rayes
Hadil Helaly
Construction OptimizationCEE526ONC69123LCD4 -    Khaled A El-Rayes
Hadil Helaly
Construction OptimizationCEE526ONL67029ONL4 -    Khaled A El-Rayes
Hadil Helaly

Official Description

Optimizing construction project decisions during the planning and construction phases including the optimization of bid decisions; contractor and material supplier selection; site layout planning; tradeoffs among construction time, cost and quality; repetitive construction scheduling; resource allocation and leveling; and building sustainability. Course Information: 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: One of CEE 420, CEE 421 or CEE 422.

Subject Area

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering

Course Description

Optimizing construction project decisions during the planning and construction phases including the optimization of bid decisions; contractor and material supplier selection; site layout planning; tradeoffs among construction time, cost and quality; repetitive construction scheduling; resource allocation and leveling; and building sustainability are covered in this course.

Credit Hours

4 hours

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree and one of CEE 420 (Construction Productivity), CEE 421 (Construction Planning), and CEE 422 (Construction Cost Analysis).

Last updated

4/12/2016