Construction and building industry

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.

Global construction data is vital for contractors, governments, international organisations, policy makers, academic researchers and statisticians.

Global construction data is vital for contractors, governments, international organisations, policy makers, academic researchers and statisticians.

Effective risk and opportunity management is key to the successful delivery of any major engineering and construction project.

Effective risk and opportunity management is key to the successful delivery of any major engineering and construction project.

This book collates the main research developments around Lean Construction over the past 25 years with contributions from many seminal authors in the field.

This book collates the main research developments around Lean Construction over the past 25 years with contributions from many seminal authors in the field.

A lively, personalized account incorporating objective analysis and solid information accumulated over 42 years, this book presents a graphic picture of the construction industry from an insider's point of view.

Talk with your Spanish-speaking employees--no prior knowledge of Spanish needed!

ELIMINATE CONSTRUCTION MISTAKES AND MINIMIZE YOUR EXPOSURE TO EXPENSE AND LITIGATION WITH DEFECT-FREE BUILDINGSNothing packs a more costly punch and ruins a project faster than a construction defect dispute.

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Provision of infrastructure development continues to be a great concern in emerging economies, particularly in ensuring sustainable growth through business continuity, and human development.

Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements presents a detailed and comprehensive examination of the relationship between labour and the built environment, and synergises these critical focus areas in innovative ways.

In this textbook for upper-undergraduate and postgraduate students, Dr Ali and colleagues provide the reader with information on the effect of Industrial Revolution 4.

In this textbook for upper-undergraduate and postgraduate students, Dr Ali and colleagues provide the reader with information on the effect of Industrial Revolution 4.