Construction and heavy industry

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.

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.

There has never been available a compilation of information on steel estimating such as this one in the entire history of steel fabrication.

There has never been available a compilation of information on steel estimating such as this one in the entire history of steel fabrication.

Steel Workers in India discusses the factors that determine organizational climate and employee job satisfaction in the Salem Steel Plant.

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This book focuses on rethinking working and living spaces and understanding how "e;greening"e; can make them healthier and their occupants happier.

Enhancing Interoperability and Automation of Construction Waste Quantification outlines the construction waste quantification (CWQ) modelling that supports data-driven decision-making in the built environment.

Energy Efficiency Applications in Buildings presents an investigation into the energy use and measures to improve the energy efficiency of existing building stock in the UK.

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.

Since it came into force on 31 January 1997 the Arbitration Act 1996 has generally been welcomed by users and practitioners in the construction industry.

The JCT standard forms of building contract require a thorough understanding of their procedural requirements, as well as their legal implications.

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.

A recent construction project in Singapore involved a Russian plant, a Japanese management team, Australian and Italian engineers, Thai steel workers and a labour force from throughout Asia .

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.

The role of the expert witness has long been important in construction litigation and arbitration and most other types of dispute resolution.

The chance of being claimed against is now a major risk factor for every building designer, engineer, quantity surveyor and project manager.

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.

In recent years, metals have been among the safest and most lucrative investments around, but they are not entirely risk free.

Global value chains (GVCs) are fraught with the phenomenon of fragmentation and dispersion of production across the world.

Global value chains (GVCs) are fraught with the phenomenon of fragmentation and dispersion of production across the world.

Lean Project Delivery and Integrated Practices in Modern Construction is the new and enhanced edition of the pioneering book Modern Construction by Lincoln H.

Lean Project Delivery and Integrated Practices in Modern Construction is the new and enhanced edition of the pioneering book Modern Construction by Lincoln H.

The global construction sector is infamous for high levels of injuries, accidents and fatalities, and poor health and well-being of its workforce.

The global construction sector is infamous for high levels of injuries, accidents and fatalities, and poor health and well-being of its workforce.

The globally spreading privatisation wave that occurred in the 1990s deeply changed the structure of economic institutions worldwide.

The globally spreading privatisation wave that occurred in the 1990s deeply changed the structure of economic institutions worldwide.

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.

The need for a skilled, motivated and effective workforce is fundamental to the creation of the built environment across the world.

The need for a skilled, motivated and effective workforce is fundamental to the creation of the built environment across the world.

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.

Much has been written about Building Information Modelling (BIM) driving collaboration and innovation, but how will future quality managers and engineers develop digital capabilities in augmented and video realities, with business intelligence platforms, robots, new materials, artificial intelligence, blockchains, drones, laser scanning, data trusts, 3D printing and many other types of technological advances in construction?

Much has been written about Building Information Modelling (BIM) driving collaboration and innovation, but how will future quality managers and engineers develop digital capabilities in augmented and video realities, with business intelligence platforms, robots, new materials, artificial intelligence, blockchains, drones, laser scanning, data trusts, 3D printing and many other types of technological advances in construction?

Advanced Construction Mathematics covers the range of topics that a student must learn in order to achieve success in Level 3 and 4 mathematics for the Pearson BTEC National and BTEC HNC/HND in Construction, Building Services, and Civil Engineering.

Advanced Construction Mathematics covers the range of topics that a student must learn in order to achieve success in Level 3 and 4 mathematics for the Pearson BTEC National and BTEC HNC/HND in Construction, Building Services, and Civil Engineering.

Modelled on the concept of Industry 4.

Modelled on the concept of Industry 4.