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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering

CEE 526 - Construction Optimization

Spring 2021

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