Construction category: 2089 books
Construction 101
Become 3X Better At Building Things and Managing Projects
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2018
Are you an architect, engineer, project manager, superintendent? Are you a subcontractor, business owner, or are you just starting your career in construction? Our industry is shared by people who genuinely care about what they do and take pride in building things.
This book in intended to...
by Jane Coombs
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2018
This book is a practical guide for anyone involved in the construction industry. Of course, there are the usual health issues of vibration and construction dust. But the real value is in the plain English information on contemporary issues such as:
•How are you managing your ageing workers?
•Which...
by Stephanie Owen, J.R. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Law for the Construction Industry provides a comprehensive introduction to the English legal system and basic contract law for those involved in the construction industry. It covers the level 2 module on legal studies of The CIOB's Education Framework and is officially sanctioned by The CIOB as the...
Fall Prevention Through Design in Construction
The Benefits of Mobile Computing
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
The role of designers has traditionally been to design a building so that it conforms to accepted local building codes. The safety of workers is left up to the contractor building the designs. Research shows, however, that designers can have an especially strong influence on construction safety during...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Many areas of knowledge converge in the building industry and therefore research in this field necessarily involves an interdisciplinary approach. Effective research requires strong relation between a broad variety of scientific and technological domains and more conventional construction or craft...
Building International Construction Alliances
Successful partnering for construction firms
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Building International Construction Alliances is the first book to address the challenges of international cooperation between medium-sized construction firms. By presenting a case study of the historical evolution of Fratelli Dioguardi S.p.A. and Beacon Construction Company, and representative projects,...
Integrated Management Systems for Construction
Quality, Environment and Safety
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Integrated management systems (IMS) are an innovative way of handling the plethora of management functions and procedures that are applied throughout major construction projects. Contracting companies use management systems to shape and define the corporate arrangement of their business activities,...
Social Enterprise in the Construction Industry
Building Better Communities
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Through the emerging lens of social enterprise, this book examines how the global construction industry can engage more effectively with the communities in which it builds, addressing disadvantage and environmental degradation to leave a positive legacy for future generations.
Combining insights...
Construction Project Management
A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2009
Construction Project Management offers some of the best project management studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by some of the most progressive contractors and performed by outstanding scholars from top...
International Construction Contracts
A Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Many large construction projects, such as those in the Middle East or Asia Pacific, are international in scope with a range of contractors and subcontractors signing contracts for delivery of specified work or services. The contractual situation in these instances may be complex and potentially includes...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Complications arising from poor collaboration are the source of a variety of the construction industry's biggest problems. It is now widely recognized that an effective collaboration strategy based on the implementation of information systems and careful consideration of the wider organizational issues...
by Anthony Hussey
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
The Construction Contracts Act 2013 introduces adjudication for the construction industry in Ireland for the first time. The essence of adjudication is in providing a means whereby disputes as to payment under a construction contract are resolved quickly and cheaply. The key feature distinguishing...
Building Services Engineering
After Design, During Construction
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Building Services Engineering focuses on how the design-construction interface and how the design intent is handled through the construction stage to handover and in the short term thereafter.Part One sets the scene by describing the stakeholders involved in the construction stage and the project...
Rethinking IT in Construction and Engineering
Organisational Readiness
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2007
How could the potential of IT be realised to improve business performance in architecture, construction and engineering organisations? How could organisations unleash the potential of IT to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage? How can organisations migrate from technology to IT-enabled business...