Construction and heavy industry

Questions of insurance arise in virtually all constructions cases.

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 repeal the CDM Regulations 1994 and the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996; containing all the legal duties regarding the design and management of a construction project and the safe operating standards expected on a construction site.

With the UK government's 2016 BIM threshold approaching, support for small organisations on interpreting, filtering and applying BIM protocols and standards is urgently required.

This book will provide readers with an understanding of the employability concept and develop an employability skills improvement model to enhance the employability of built environment graduates to foster economic development.

The lean procurement techniques given in this practical guide could save clients up to 40% of total design and construction costs; case history evidence is included to prove that the techniques really work.

In the post-liberalization period, India has slowly but steadily tried to foster innovation to improve competitive efficiency of Indian manufacturing and thus boost global competitiveness of the industrial sector.

Exploring the social complexities of the Frieda River Project in Papua New Guinea, this book tells the story of local stakeholder strategies on the eve of industrial development, largely from the perspective of the Paiyamo one of the project s so-called impact communities .

Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction: Theory and Practice aims to provide students and practitioners with an all-inclusive understanding of strategies for adopting continuous improvement in construction cost management.

Quality management is essential for facilitating the competitiveness of modern day commercial organisations.

The construction industry is an information-intensive sector and low levels of productivity are often blamed on inadequate integration of information.

This proceedings brings together one hundred and ten selected papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening (ICHSU2015), which was held in Changsha, China, during October 15-18, 2015.

The Estimator's Pocket Book, Third Edition is a concise and practical reference cover-ing the main approaches to pricing, as well as useful information such as how to process sub-contractor quotations, tender settlement and adjudication.

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

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.

Practical Management for the Digital Age is an innovative introductory management textbook that shows the sweeping impact of information technology on the business world.

This book presents the fundamentals of project management in simple language and an easy-to-understand format.

This book deals with the economics of construction at three levels: the industry, the firm and the project.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of issues that facility managers in the property industry need to understand and apply in the pursuit of value for money over the life span of built facilities.

Clients have been identified as critical for building delivery but have been under-researched with only a few studies about them.

First published in 1976, Bricks tells the story of bricks in Britain.

This book provides readers with an understanding of various concepts, benefits, and practices that the adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technolo>gies can bring when working towards sustainable construction goals.

This book outlines a cutting-edge form of program delivery which the authors term SIP-Form or Strategic Integrated Program delivery.

Soviet Geography (1935) presents a comprehensive account of the economic development of the USSR as it stood at the time.

This book tells you everything you need to know about international construction: the companies, their markets, the types of projects they build, how they compete and operate and how it affects us all.

Aluminium was one of most cartelised industries in the international economic panorama of the 20th century.

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.

Climate Adaptation Engineering defines the measures taken to reduce vulnerability and increase the resiliency of built infrastructure.

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.

Geotechnical Investigation and Improvement of Ground Conditions covers practical information on ground improvement and site investigation, considering rock properties and engineering geology and its relation to construction.

This internationally conducted study of the latest construction industry practices addresses a broad range of Information and Communication Technology applications.

Cities in developing countries are faced with housing challenges that differ from country to country.

The Community of Oil Exporting Countries (1972) looks at the oil producing countries of the developing world and their economic reliance on oil.

Shield Tunnel Engineering: From Theory to Practice is a key technique that offers one of the most important ways to build tunnels in fast, relatively safe, and ecologically friendly ways.

This book covers a wide range of topics relating to the health and wellbeing of the construction workforce.

In an increasingly globalised built environment industry, achieving higher levels of integration across organisational and software boundaries can lead to improved economic, social and environmental outcomes.

This Handbook seeks to examine and advance current understanding of the confluence of construction health, safety and well-being and the broad range of Industry 4.

Written by experts on innovation and growth, this book provides the necessary tools to systematically develop and sustain profitable innovation pipelines.

Soviet Geography (1935) presents a comprehensive account of the economic development of the USSR as it stood at the time.

This book aims to guide researchers who are engaged in social science and built environment research through the process of testing the reliability and validity of their research outputs following the application of different methods of data collection.

Building and Facilities Maintenance Management: An Innovative Operational Approach is a new introductory textbook aimed at students who are studying building maintenance and asset management for the first time as part of their undergraduate or foundation course.

For the business and government relationship in Japan, the pre-war period was an era of considerable change.

This book presents wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), its variants, processing steps, and the mechanical and microstructural aspects of developed components, along with a logical sequence that provides a ready reference.

Infrastructure Computer Vision delves into this field of computer science that works on enabling computers to see, identify, process images and provide appropriate output in the same way that human vision does.

The concept of integrated project delivery (IPD) has evolved as a result of the need for highly expert teams of people to collaborate to deliver extremely complex projects, to manage expectations about delivery speed, changes in governance standards and to take advantage of and manage expectations raised by rapid advances in technology.

Effective Speaking provides the hard scientific information about audience psychology, text preparation, presentation methods, voice production, body language and persuasive advocacy which will help would-be speakers improve their performance.

The second edition of the Construction Project Manager's Pocket Book maintains its coverage of a broad range of project management skills, from technical expertise to leadership, negotiation, team building and communication.