Value Engineering workshop for Senior Citizen Bathroom Introduction Value Engineering workshop for Senior Citizen Bathroom

AGENDA Introduction & Objective Team FAST Diagram Concept Evaluations Proposed Concept Sharpened ideas Implementation Plan Savings Summary Executive Summary Q & A

Current Situation Introduction Residential complex designed for the middle-means elderly of HK To encourage and enable healthy living and ageing in place

Team Objectives To assess alternative design of bathrooms To improve the proposed design in terms of construction cost/period and required functions

VM-7 Sandy Tang Cost Estimator H.K. Poly U Thomas Wong VM - 7 (HK) VM-7 NAME JOB FUNCTION COMPANY & LOCATION Sandy Tang Cost Estimator H.K. Poly U Thomas Wong Quantity Surveyor Beria Consultants Ltd. Ken Leung Centre Operator Shimizu Corporation C. F. LAI P&D Engineer Water Supply Department Henry Luk Architect Housing Department Simon Chow Construction Engineer  Dragages HK Zhang Hong Senior Citizen CityU

C.F, Zhang Hong, Sandy, Henry, Thomas Team members C.F, Zhang Hong, Sandy, Henry, Thomas Ken, Simon

Function Identification FAST Diagram Function Identification FAST Diagram

FUNCTION - Active Verb / Measurable Noun Analysis – Cost Function Matrix   DIRECT FUNCTION - Active Verb / Measurable Noun PART or OPERATION QTY. COST Ensure Heat Improve Install $HK Privacy Water Appearance Finishings Structural Frame 480,000 80% Internal Finishing 1,600,000 30% 40% Doors 80,000 70% Windows Fittings Plumbing & sanitary fittings 216,000 Gas Heater 270,000 100% Electrical 120,000 MVAC 60,000 TOTALS $2,986,000 $440,000 $270,000 $504,000 $640,000 FUNCTION - PERCENTAGE: 100.00% 14.74% 9.04% 16.88% 21.43% Details

Criteria of Consideration Suitability of the elderly Proposed Concept Criteria of Consideration Suitability of the elderly Construction effectiveness Enhancement of facilities Cost effectiveness Appearance Ease of maintenance Minimization of wastage

Walls Improve Layout Design Fittings Door/partition Ceiling Floor Sharpened Ideas Walls Improve Layout Design Fittings Ceramic tile in wet & wall paper in dry area See picture Install an additional grab bar to shower area Glue wall tile directly to concrete Shorter ceilings (2.7m to 2.5m) Emergency call button Delete window sill Door/partition Shower head with massage function Ceiling Screen instead of door Foldable chair in shower Scrap finish Change (1) partition wall to integrate furniture Install UV light False ceiling to decrease wall finish Change door/wall to moveable transparent partition Install moveable clothes drying racks Perforated false ceiling Enlarge door area Emergency lighting Floor P & D Shelf by basin Imitative granite tile Transparent pipes; use shared pipes Change fittings, WC, basin and mixer to better quality and reasonable cost to total less than $3000 per unit Delete skirting/cove tile Use plastic pipe (PVC) (Class B) Install basin cabinet Hygienic P&D design

Ceramic tile in wet and wall paper in dry area $150,000.00 2 Saving summary Item PROPOSAL TITLE   Savings Investment 1 Ceramic tile in wet and wall paper in dry area $150,000.00 2 Blue wall tiles directly to concrete 3 Shorten ceiling (2.7m to 2.5m) $700,000.00 4 Share facilities to reduce P&D $270,000.00 5 Imitative granite floor tile $20,000.00 6 Delete skirting coved tile $100,000.00 7 Delete ceiling c/s rending $30,000.00 8 Facilities improvement fittings $810,000.00 9 P&D improvement (against SARS) 10 Possible Saving in Foundation 11 Replace door by screen $210,000.00 TOTALS - $1,580,000.00 $830,000.00 Net saving $750,000.00

Figure 1 Proposed layout Implementation Plan Figure 1 Proposed layout

Finishes schedule Finishes schedule

Enhance bathroom facilities and safety for the senior citizens Executive summary Total saving: $750,000.00 Enhance bathroom facilities and safety for the senior citizens Increase usable floor area by 100 sq. ft. Improve appearance Improve environment and safety during construction stage Reduce storey height

Q&A ? What is waste · Read the statement and develop

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