Author: , Graeme Bowles, Marcus Grongvist, Scott Fernie, Steven Male ISBN: 072772729X / 9780727727299 Year: 1998 Availability: Out of Stock
Value management (VM) is a structured, team-oriented approach to problem solving that can be applied to the concept, design, construction and on-going management phases of a project. The primary rea...
Author: Andrew Cox ISBN: 0727725998 / 9780727725998 Year: 1998 Availability: Out of Stock
This book explores the appropriateness of procurement strategies in certain situations. It argues that organisations should develop strategically aligned supply chains to deliver predictable and sus...
Author: Brian Totterdill ISBN: 0727726641 / 9780727726643 Year: 1998 Availability: Out of Stock
This book provides practical guidance to the new ICE Adjudication Procedure (1997).
It includes a review of the requirements of the Housing Grants and Construction Regeneration Act 1996 and their...
Author: John Bennett, Sarah Jayes ISBN: 0727726900 / 9780727726902 Year: 1998 Availability: Out of Stock
This report describes current best practice in partnering in the construction industry and identifies what needs to be done to meet the new demands arising from a rapidly changing market and from ne...
Author: ICE ISBN: 0727725696 / 9780727725691 Year: 1997 Availability: Out of Stock
Gone are the days when construction companies could rely on repeat business and word of mouth to maintain a healthy business, especially in the aftermath of arguably the worst ever recession in the ...
Author: Jim Smith ISBN: 0727726145 / 9780727726148 Year: 1997 Availability: Out of Stock
There are few tasks in surveying that carry more onerous responsibilities than setting out. The financial cost of mistakes can be horrendous and completely out of proportion to the perceived value o...
Author: Peter Morris ISBN: 0727725939 / 9780727725936 Year: 1997 Availability: Out of Stock
'This book will undoubtedly become one of the classics of the project management literature...There will be a growing need for project managers who can look beyond the internal processes of their pr...
Author: Colin Gray ISBN: 0704912007 / 9780704912007 Year: 1996 Availability: Out of Stock
This report argues that the construction industry needs to develop the management and production capability to deliver more differentiated buildings at less cost. It examines the 'value chains' with...
Author: R.H. Clarke ISBN: 0727720937 / 9780727720931 Year: 1996 Availability: Out of Stock
In recent years the environment and structure that define local government have changed dramatically. Those professionals who want to work successfully within this new structure need to understand t...
Author: Health and Safety Executive ISBN: 0727720635 / 9780727720634 Year: 1996 Availability: Out of Stock
This volume contains the proceedings from the recent major conference on risk management in civil, mechanical and structural engineering, which was organized by the Health and Safety Executive in co...
Author: John Bennett, Sarah Jayes ISBN: 0704905035 / 9780704905030 Year: 1995 Availability: Out of Stock
This report discusses the benefits and costs of partnering and deals with the specifics of the two main types of partnering - project partnering and strategic partnering. It provides practical advic...
Author: , Charles Walker ISBN: 0727720538 / 9780727720535 Year: 1995 Availability: Out of Stock
The worldwide championing of the privatisation concept has led many governments to look for new ways of identifying and funding their infrastructure needs. The Build Operate/Own Transfer arrangement...
Author: D A Langford, V R Rowland ISBN: 0727720295 / 9780727720290 Year: 1995 Availability: Out of Stock
Increasingly, more and more clients are seeking to procure construction work on a global basis; designers from one country, contractors from another, materials and subcontractors from yet others. In...
Author: Ron Baden Hellard ISBN: 0727720430 / 9780727720436 Year: 1995 Availability: Out of Stock
This book provides a basic understanding and knowledge of the theory behind partnering. With the aid of practical case studies from around the world, this book helps remove the traditional barriers ...
Author: Alexandra Schofield ISBN: 0727757490 / 9780727757494 Year: 2012 Availability: Out of Stock
Coastal zones around the world are vital to recreation, travel, tourism and wildlife but also play an increasingly important role in energy capture, international trade, habitation and the economy. ...
Author: William Allsop ISBN: 0727741292 / 9780727741295 Year: 2010 Availability: Out of Stock
Proceedings of the 9th international conference organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held in Edinburgh on 16 to 18 September 2009.
These conferences, sponsored by the Institution o...
Author: David R. Green ISBN: 0727735160 / 9780727735164 Year: 2009 Availability: Out of Stock
Coastal Zone Management contains a comprehensive collection of technical papers on each of the key areas of major relevance in the subject.
Topics covered include coastal planning and its related...
Author: , E. Evans, E. Penning-Rowsell ISBN: 0727734490 / 9780727734495 Year: 2007 Availability: Out of Stock
This book presents a comprehensive insight into the flooding system, spanning multiple disciplines across different sectors of the flood and flood management professions. It forecasts the manner in ...
Author: ICE ISBN: 0727734555 / 9780727734556 Year: 2005 Availability: Out of Stock
The Coastlines, Structures and Breakwaters conference series is internationally recognised for its balanced spread of presentations, research, design, construction and a strong emphasis on practical...
Author: ICE ISBN: 0727730428 / 9780727730428 Year: 2003 Availability: Out of Stock
This volume presents the proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers' seventh internaional conference on coastlines, structures and breakwaters. The papers contained in the volume cover wide r...
Author: D.J. Patel ISBN: 072775713X / 9780727757135 Year: 2013 Availability: In Stock
The first book to provide independent guidance for the design and application of Shock Transmission Units (STUs), including their use in bridge and nuclear structures.
Recent earthquakes in many ...
Author: Sidney Levy ISBN: 0071502416 / 9780071502412 Year: 2008 Availability: Out of Stock
Complete Any Construction Job On Time, within Budget, and According to Specifications
Turn to the updated Second Edition of Construction Superintendent's Operations Manual for step-by-step guidan...
Author: David V. MacCollum ISBN: 007148244X / 9780071482448 Year: 2007 Availability: Out of Stock
Construction Safety Engineering Principles: Designing & Managing Safer Job Sites equips architects, engineers, and construction managers with a step-by-step methodology for identifying and controlli...
Author: Robert S. Mann ISBN: 0071479597 / 9780071479592 Year: 2007 Availability: In Stock
ELIMINATE CONSTRUCTION MISTAKES AND MINIMIZE YOUR EXPOSURE TO EXPENSE AND LITIGATION WITH DEFECT-FREE BUILDINGS
Nothing packs a more costly punch and ruins a project faster than a construction de...
Author: Robert T. Ratay ISBN: 0070512612 / 9780070512610 Year: 1996 Availability: Out of Stock
The support you need to build high-quality temporary structures. All the technical, business, and legal know-how you need to build and maintain 17 different temporary support and access structures h...
