Construction and heavy industry

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

R&D Investment and Impact in the Global Construction Industry brings together contributions from leading industry researchers in a diverse group of countries to investigate the role of research and development (R&D) in the construction industry.

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

This tenth edition of David Chappell's bestselling guide has been revised to take into account changes made in 2016 to payment provisions, loss and/or expense, insurance and many other smaller but significant changes, and includes a section on performance bonds and guarantees.

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.

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

The aim of this book is to provide a single source of information to support continuing professional development (CPD) in the built environment sector.

This book examines complex challenges in managing major strategic economic and social infrastructure projects.

Lu Zhang explains how labor relations in the auto industry and broader social economy can be expected to develop in China in the coming decades.

Law for Project Managers provides an easily understandable and practical guide to the laws of contract, liability, intellectual property and so on, entirely from the perspective of the project manager.

Originally published in 1968 this important work covers a crucial period in Britain's economic history.

This book examines real estate markets and urban development in Central America, Mexico and The Caribbean (CAMEC).

This book is an easy-to-read introduction to the principles and methods of building procurement and is aimed at first year students or non-cognate graduates starting out on a career in construction, property, quantity surveying and construction management.

Practical Construction Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project serves as a practical guide, explaining how to implement the Critical Path Method (CPM) in construction projects using Microsoft Project, filling a clear gap in the academic literature.

This book documents the experiences, development, and prospects of the construction industry in numerous developing countries.

Building Lean, Building BIM is the essential guide for any construction company that wants to implement Lean Construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM) to gain a strategic edge over their competition.

This new textbook fills an important gap in the existing literature, in that it prepares construction engineering and built environment students for their first experience of the jobsite.

This book presents a new framework for leadership in the construction industry which draws from the authentic leadership construct.

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.

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

The Geography of the Port of London (1957) deals with the mid-century functions of the port studied in relation to their physical setting and in the light of their historical development.

This new edition of Reporting for Buyers provides guidance for the surveyor on setting out the findings of the inspection in a clear, unambiguous and unequivocal way.

This book presents a new way of thinking about, teaching, learning, and practicing real estate development.

Relationship Management and the Management of Projects is a guide to successfully building and managing relationships as a project manager and in the project business.

It is commonly quoted that the majority of change initiatives fail and equally common is the reasoning that failure is due to a lack of adequate planning and robust processes to deliver change to the organisation.

Historically known for its significant environmental footprint, the construction industry faces increasing pressure to evolve in a landscape where environmental concerns, resource efficiency, and adaptability are paramount.

The response from the jewelry industry to a campaign for ethically sourced gold as a case study in the power of business in global environmental politics.

In 1991 the Chartered Institute of Building initiated a multi-institute task force and a Code of Practice for Project Management was published in 1992, with a second edition in 1996.

The concept of a circular economy in the construction sector captures global material flow through product design, inverse logistics, innovation and collaborations.

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

Introduction to Construction Management, Second Edition, is the beginner's guide to key concepts, terms, processes and practices associated with modern 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.

Intelligent Shield Machines: The Application of Advanced Technologies in Tunnel Construction explores both theoretical and practical engineering applications for new technologies and machines.

This book is written for users of mediation, whether they be a party, an advisor or an expert.

Market Management and Project Business Development is a guide to the theory of marketing and selling projects in business, demonstrating how to secure and deliver value, and improve performance in profitable ways.

The old saying 'safe as houses' is being challenged around the world like never before.

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The construction industry is currently experiencing accelerating developments concerning societal demands along with project complexity, internationalization and digitalization.

Originally published in 1983.

Topics discussed include the structure and magnitude of the construction industry, responsibilities and roles of the organisations and people within the industry.

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

Sustainable Design and Build provides a complete reference for engineers and scientists who want to conduct sustainability research.

During earthquakes, masonry buildings are the most affected, and consequently, damage to these buildings leads to massive loss of life and property.

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

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.

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.

Infrastructure is vital to a resilient society and infrastructure investment is therefore critical to the vibrant functioning of societies.

As the ever-changing skylines of cities all over the world show, tall buildings are an increasingly important solution to accommodating growth more sustainably in today's urban areas.

Expanded and edited by Malcolm Thorpe, a former CITB Advisor, this latest edition incorporates all the latest industry-based requirements and technical developments in the construction industry.

THE #1 REFERENCE ON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION UPDATED FROM THE GROUND UP Edward Allen and Joseph Iano s Fundamentals of Building Construction has been the go-to reference for thousands of professionals and students of architecture, engineering, and construction technology for over thirty years.