Construction and building industry

With rapid changes in procurement processes and increasing pressure for improvement, cohesion and efficiency, practitioners need to be aware of industry-wide generally acknowledged best practice.

This book provides guidance on delay analysis, particularly in relation to extension of time submissions.

This book provides guidance on delay analysis, particularly in relation to extension of time submissions.

Construction is one of the largest and most people-intensive industrial sectors.

Construction is one of the largest and most people-intensive industrial sectors.

The construction process, right through from planning and design to use and demolition, has a major impact on society.

The construction process, right through from planning and design to use and demolition, has a major impact on society.

Construction teams are usually complex, interdisciplinary and temporary, and, as such, the need for effective communication is crucial.

Construction teams are usually complex, interdisciplinary and temporary, and, as such, the need for effective communication is crucial.

Work in the construction industry is particularly tough.

Work in the construction industry is particularly tough.

Construction is one of the most challenging industrial environments for effective people management.

Construction is one of the most challenging industrial environments for effective people management.

Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense?

Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense?

Traditional building economics has primarily been concerned with issues around project appraisal and cost management techniques.

Traditional building economics has primarily been concerned with issues around project appraisal and cost management techniques.

Innovative and novel, this book extends its coverage of the topic well beyond the conventional themes of project solicitation and proposal evaluation.

Innovative and novel, this book extends its coverage of the topic well beyond the conventional themes of project solicitation and proposal evaluation.

Since the early 1980s, researchers and practitioners in the organisational and management fields have presumed a link between organisational, or corporate, culture and organisational performance.

Since the early 1980s, researchers and practitioners in the organisational and management fields have presumed a link between organisational, or corporate, culture and organisational performance.

Improved efficiency and effectiveness in the construction industry provide huge potential savings.

Improved efficiency and effectiveness in the construction industry provide huge potential savings.

All the cost data you need to keep your estimating accurate, competitive and profitable.

Construction, architecture and engineering projects are complex undertakings, involving a temporary grouping of people and companies, with different agendas and experience, coming together to achieve a project goal.

Construction, architecture and engineering projects are complex undertakings, involving a temporary grouping of people and companies, with different agendas and experience, coming together to achieve a project goal.

This guide will help the contractor's staff overcome some of the difficulties encountered on a typical international contract using FIDIC forms.

This guide will help the contractor's staff overcome some of the difficulties encountered on a typical international contract using FIDIC forms.

Ensure successful construction projects through effective project scheduling and control The success of a construction project is dependent on a schedule that is well-defined yet flexible to allow for inevitable delays or changes.

Ensure successful construction projects through effective project scheduling and control The success of a construction project is dependent on a schedule that is well-defined yet flexible to allow for inevitable delays or changes.

The comprehensive study guide for understanding interior codes This revised and updated seventh edition of the Study Guide for the Codes Guidebook for Interiors is an essential companion to The Codes Guidebook for Interiors, the industry's reference of choice, with complete coverage of the major codes and standards that apply to interior projects.

The comprehensive study guide for understanding interior codes This revised and updated seventh edition of the Study Guide for the Codes Guidebook for Interiors is an essential companion to The Codes Guidebook for Interiors, the industry's reference of choice, with complete coverage of the major codes and standards that apply to interior projects.

The essential, authoritative guide to providing accurate, systematic, and reliable estimating for construction projects newly revised Pricing and bidding for construction work is at the heart of every construction business, and in the minds of construction consultants poor bids lead to poor performance and nobody wins.

The essential, authoritative guide to providing accurate, systematic, and reliable estimating for construction projects newly revised Pricing and bidding for construction work is at the heart of every construction business, and in the minds of construction consultants poor bids lead to poor performance and nobody wins.

Discover BIM: A better way to build better buildings Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers a novel approach to design, construction, and facility management in which a digital representation of the building product and process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information in digital format.

Discover BIM: A better way to build better buildings Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers a novel approach to design, construction, and facility management in which a digital representation of the building product and process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information in digital format.

Future Challenges in Sustainable Development within the Built Environment stimulates and reinterprets the demands of Responsible and Sustainable Development in the Built Environment for future action and development.

Future Challenges in Sustainable Development within the Built Environment stimulates and reinterprets the demands of Responsible and Sustainable Development in the Built Environment for future action and development.

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.

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.

This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to project marketing - a crucial aspect of businesses worldwide.