Construction and heavy industry

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

An important part of an organization's overall safety and health program involves safety management for contractors.

This book is a guide on how to begin, nurture and finish successful construction projects.

Few subjects related to the design or construction of machinery are of greater importance than the subject of bearings.

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This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise on the hardening, tempering, annealing, and case-hardening of various kinds of steel, including high-speed, high-carbon, alloy, and low carbon steels.

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Technology development has provided fundamental benefits of speed, precision, and convenience to common business strategies; providing not only a means for functional integration, but also an opportunity to enhance competitive capability of a business firm.

Although the construction industry is one of the largest enterprises in the United States, widely accepted management principles, such as those contained in PMI's Standard for Program Management are still not widely implemented.

Finally, the principals and techniques of construction coordination are explained in easy to understand language.

Hill's Tramroad was established in about 1817 by the Blaenavon ironmaster Thomas Hill to connect his ironworks with Llanfoist Wharf on the Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal.

In the years when it became clear that steelmaking on Teesside was coming to an end, Mike Guess decided to record the end of an era as 150 years of industrial history came to a close.

The period embraced by the term 'Pre-Industrial Age' extended from the end of the Ancient World, usually regarded as the fall of Rome, to around the middle of the eighteenth century and this book is primarily concerned with civil engineering achievements in Europe during this period.

Middlesbrough and Teesside are renowned for their association with the iron and steel industry.

Liability for the design of a building or structure is of fundamental concern to construction professionals, design-build contractors, specialist sub-contractors, and lawyers.

Liability for the design of a building or structure is of fundamental concern to construction professionals, design-build contractors, specialist sub-contractors, and lawyers.

Disasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity.

Disasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity.

There is growing interest in future scenario planning of the construction industry but a disconnect between thinking about the future at the policy-making level and implementing real change.

Project finance has spread worldwide and includes numerous industrial projects from power stations and waste-disposal plants to telecommunication facilities, bridges, tunnels, railway networks, and now also the building of hospitals, education facilities, government accommodation and tourist facilities.

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM Regulations 2007) is a revision of a major piece of legislation within the wide portfolio of construction-related legislation.

This code of practice, long established as a leading publication for the construction industry, provides an authoritative guide to essential principles and good practice in estimating for building work.

While most construction management books are project based, this book looks at management principles and techniques applied to the day-to-day problems facing a business in the construction industry.

Can contractors and specialists add value to a project by their early involvement in design, pricing, risk management and programming?

The global economic crisis of 2008 was precipitated by a housing market crash, thus highlighting the destabilizing influence of the property cycle upon the wider economy.

This authoritative guide promotes safe, healthy and non-exploitative working conditions for the construction industry.

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

Defective construction work, whether the result of inadequate design, faulty workmanship or poor materials or some combination of these failings is a frequent cause of legal disputes.

Liquidated damages and extensions of time are complex subjects, frequently forming the basis of contract claims made under the standard building and civil engineering contracts.

This guide shows design practices and other construction professionals how to manage knowledge successfully.

Micropolitics and Canadian Business explores the internal structure of industry politics in contemporary Canada.

Did you know that, on average, 30% of energy consumed in buildings is used unnecessarily or inefficiently?

Mounting emphasis on construction supply chain management (CSCM) is due to both global sourcing of materials and a shortage of labor.

Value is added to projects through the relationships surrounding the client; the focus of this book is therefore the client as project, rather than the building on the ground.

Whilst there are a number of books on the main forms of building contract, very few deal with subcontracting.

British Housebuilders is the first comprehensive account of the corporate history of the twentieth-century speculative housebuilding industry - the firms that `supplied` those houses and the entrepreneurs who created those firms.

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.

Performance measurement is the mechanism by which firms inform themselves of their true performance and locate unnecessary costs through the supply chain.

With climate change and the development of property on flood plains, the flooding of buildings has become a considerable problem, both for property owners and their insurers.

It is often said that in order to know where we are going, we need to know where we have been.

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 Joint Contracts Tribunal Standard Form of Building Contract, JCT 98, is now a well established and widely used form.

Achieving value in construction is now emerging as the main challenge facing the construction team if they are to offer the best service for the client.

Today construction industry is being asked more and more to protect the quality of the countryside and to help enhance our natural environment.

Equip your learners with the tools for success in a career as a plumber with this comprehensive and updated edition of our bestselling textbook, published in association with City & Guilds.

Equip learners with the tools for success in a career as a plumber with this comprehensive and updated edition of our bestselling textbook, published in association with City & Guilds.

Equip yourself with the tools for success in Electrical Installations with this comprehensive and updated edition of our bestselling textbook, published in association with City & Guilds and IET.

Equip yourself with the tools for success in Electrical Installations with this comprehensive and updated edition of our bestselling textbook, published in association with City & Guilds and IET.

Unlock your full potential with this revision guide that will guide you through the content and skills you need to succeed in the City & Guilds Level 2 Technical Certificate in Plumbing (8202).

Tackle the core component of your T Level with this comprehensive resource published in association with City & Guilds.