Applying the Chronographical Approach to the Modelling of Multi- storey Building Projects

Graphical scheduling methods are often considered to be one of the points of failure in the planning and monitoring of construction projects. The Chronographic Approach analyses the layout of the user interface in the spatial dimension and discusses the suitable visual parameters and their associated values. The main goal is to propose a visual graphical representation of the schedule. The present paper discusses the application of the Chronographical Approach to the modelling of multi-storey building projects and describes how the schedule information can be communicated using tabular and graphical interfaces. The proposed model is able to manage floors, specialities, data and constraints on different strata and show them either separately or combined using multiple sheets, sub-sheets, layers and tabs. The result is the presentation of the same project schedule through different compatible approaches. The planner has the ability to switch from one approach to another by changing the graphical parameters. Each approach can help to schedule a certain project type, show valuable information in a clear and comprehensible manner, visually facilitate the identification of problems, and assist the manger in solving problems of a variable nature while simultaneously simplifying site management.