Selecting construction methods, scheduling activities, and planning the use
of site space are key to constructing a project efficiently. Site layout a
nd activity scheduling have been tackled as independent problems. Their int
erdependence is often ignored at the planning stage and may be dealt with -
if at all - when construction is underway. Problems that may have had easy
solutions if dealt with earlier, may then be expensive to remedy. This pap
er addresses the combined problem termed "space scheduling" and presents an
algorithmic time-space trade-off model for adjusting activity durations an
d start dates to decrease the need for space over congested time periods. T
he model characterizes resource space requirements over time and establishe
s a time-space relationship for each activity in the schedule, based on alt
ernative resource levers. An example illustrates the presented algorithm th
at generates a feasible space schedule.