Construction and heavy industry

Much of the more than 30 million tons of asbestos used in the United States since 1900 is still present as insulation in offices and schools, as vinyl-asbestos flooring in homes, and in other common products.

Large technological systems, such as seaports, nuclear power stations, wind farms and natural gas extraction, provide vital functions for society.

Risk Pricing Strategies for Public-Private Partnership Projects Innovation in the Built Environment The complexity of public private partnership (PPP) project procurement requires an effective process for pricing, managing and appropriate allocation of risks.

Behaviour of Building Structures Subjected to Progressive Collapse gives in-depth and up-to-date quantitative and numerical analysis of building structures against progressive collapse.

This book introduces and develops the novel concept of Lean Construction 4.

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.

This book explores construction digitalisation, particularly in developing countries.

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.

This title was first published in 1976.

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

This book lays out the evolution of the often contested construction management discipline.

Construction Company Management will give readers a detailed understanding of the critical aspects of managing a successful construction company in a dynamic and complex construction business environment characterised by intense competition, supply chain disruptions, and rapid changes in technology, regulations, client preferences, and market conditions.

Partnering is the most effective way of tackling construction projects.

This companion to the bestselling Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction is an essential revision aid for students preparing for their written assessments on the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety.

This book calls for those interested in robust construction research to embrace ethnography - in all its forms, including rapid ethnographies, ethnographic-action research, autoethnography, as well as longer-term ethnographies.

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.

In Understanding and Negotiating EPC Contracts, Volume 1, Howard M.

The problems inherent in the traditional design-bid-build procurement method often lead to the adversarial working relationships within the construction industry.

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

Practice management for Land, Construction and Property Professionals presents the expert views and practical experience of researchers and practitioners concerned with the particular challenges and skills required to manage professional service organizations in the constuction and property industries.

Understanding the rheological properties of fresh concrete, the hydration phenomenon of cement responsible for structuration, the relationship between the characteristics of the porous solid obtained and its mechanical performances or resistance to the aggressive penetration requires a complex knowledge of the physicochemistry of reactive porous materials.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a global phenomenon which is gaining significant momentum across the world.

Real Estate Valuation: A Subjective Approach highlights the subjective valuation components of residential and commercial real estate, which can lead to a range of acceptable property value conclusions.

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.

TÉMOIN VEDETTE DE LA COMMISSION CHARBONNEAU, l'homme d'affaires et entrepreneur Lino Zambito a payé un énorme prix personnel, professionnel et financier pour sa franchise.

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.

As an industrial process, construction is unique.

The construction industry is a microcosm of the economy as a whole, and as such the economics of the sector contains many of the aspects of the economy in general, albeit with fascinating and unique features.

Next Generation Safety Leadership illustrates practical applications that bring theory to life through case studies and stories from the author's years of experience in high-risk industries.

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

Now in its fourth edition, this textbook confronts many of the major problems which can arise in claims situations.

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

Facilities which utilize hazardous liquids and gases represent a significant potential liability to the owner, operator, and general public in terms of personnel safety and preservation of assets.

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

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

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

Now in its thirty-first edition, Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2012 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs.

Architecture and Capitalism tells a story of the relationship between the economy and architectural design.

This book takes a pragmatic approach to develop the competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms in the Global South, using Ghana as a case study.

This book is the first to bring together academic and practitioner views of Value for Money (VFM).

Questions of insurance arise in virtually all constructions cases.

In recent years, Information Technology (IT) has been transforming business practice in many sectors resulting in efficiency gains and improved services for the client.

As usage of the NEC family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment.

Originally published in 1984.

With a daunting industry-wide business failure rate, construction professionals need to manage risk and finances as effectively as they manage projects and people.

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

Tired of new software that doesn't seem to work in the field?

This book provides a basic outline of the history of the American steel industry, a sector of the economy that has been an important part of the industrial system.

This book offers a new understanding of innovation in the built environment.

The UK construction industry is the sixth largest industry in the UK in terms of turnover.