Construction and building industry

The definitive contracting reference for the construction industry, updated and expanded Construction Contracting, the industry's leading professional reference for five decades, has been updated to reflect current practices, business methods, management techniques, codes, and regulations.

A practical, hands-on guide to real-world construction estimating How to Estimate with RSMeans Data is the only instructional book on construction cost estimating that uses the most popular source of construction cost data, RS Means.

A practical, hands-on guide to real-world construction estimating How to Estimate with RSMeans Data is the only instructional book on construction cost estimating that uses the most popular source of construction cost data, RS Means.

Risk Pricing Strategies for Public-Private Partnership Projects Innovation in the Built Environment The complexity of public private partnership (PPP) project procurement requires an effective process for pricing, managing and appropriate allocation of risks.

Risk Pricing Strategies for Public-Private Partnership Projects Innovation in the Built Environment The complexity of public private partnership (PPP) project procurement requires an effective process for pricing, managing and appropriate allocation of risks.

This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of management ideas and practices, focusing on the human relations side of construction management.

This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of management ideas and practices, focusing on the human relations side of construction management.

Innovation in construction is essential for growth.

Innovation in construction is essential for growth.

There are many text books about engineering design and some include project evaluation techniques.

There are many text books about engineering design and some include project evaluation techniques.

Launch your career in construction management with this one-of-a-kind book The construction management industry is expected to increase employment by 16 percent over the next decade.

Launch your career in construction management with this one-of-a-kind book The construction management industry is expected to increase employment by 16 percent over the next decade.

There are probably 20-25 subcontracts entered into for every major building contract.

With accelerating change towards globalisation, the efficacy of design solutions not embedded within regional culture has been prone to failure - technically, socially and economically.

The book explains why the real estate and construction industries are organised in the ways they are and then relates those characteristics to long-term market behaviour.

This is the first post-Egan book to look at benchmarking and KPIs (key performance indicators) in the construction industry.

The Joint Contracts Tribunal are publishing a completely new standard form of contract for large clients on major construction projects.

To deliver a construction project on time, at cost and of appropriate quality, it is critical to manage the design and construction process effectively.

Public Private Partnership is a key issue in the construction industry causing much concern among contractors, funders and facility managers.

Construction has been an industry characterised by disputes, fierce competitiveness and fragmentation - all major obstacles to development.

The construction industry has not had a good record on health and safety and faces tough legal and financial penalties for breaches of the law.

Adjudication was introduced in construction contracts as a requirement of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act in 1998 to tackle the large number of disputes which dog most projects.

This book reviews the general theory of strategy, relates it to the particular circumstances of the construction industry, and shows how it can be applied in practice.