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  • Target Cost Contracting Strategy in Construction

    Principles, Practices and Case Studies

    by Daniel W.M. Chan, Joseph H.L. Chan ...
    Series series Spon Research
    The problems inherent in the traditional design-bid-build procurement method often lead to the adversarial working relationships within the construction industry. Target cost contracts, accompanied by a gain-share/pain-share arrangement serving as a cost incentive mechanism, have emerged in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Hong Kong with the aim of achieving better value for ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

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    by Caird Ramsay, Lisle Rudolph ...
    Shortlisted in TAFE Vocational Education category in the 2004 Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing. The devastation wreaked by bushfires on Australian homes and landscapes is an all too familiar scenario. Yet, why do we often see one house burn, whilst an apparently similar house on an adjacent block can endure? Research has shown that many factors affect the chances of a ... Read more

    $25.89 USD

  • The Eco-Home Design Guide

    Principles and practice for new-build and retrofit

    by Christopher Day ...
    Series series Sustainable Building
    The key principles of designing a pleasant, comfortable and healthy eco-home, with a foreword written by HRH The Prince of Wales, now King Charles III.Designing an eco-home is much more about working with your house's location and situation than relying on intrusive technology and hi-tech materials. With the soaring energy bills and the climate crisis, it is now more important than ever to invest ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Clay and lime renders, plasters and paints

    A how-to guide to using natural finishes

    by Adam Weismann, Katy Bryce ...
    Series series Sustainable Building
    An in-depth guide with step-by-step instructions on how to select, mix and apply lime- and clay- based plasters, renders, paints and washes.With the increasing awareness of eco-building techniques alongside the desire to make our homes healthier, the historical benefits of using natural renders and paints are being rediscovered. Clay and Lime Renders, Plasters and Paints is a detailed guide to the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Construction Operations Manual of Policies and Procedures

    by Andrew Civitello, Sidney Levy ...
    An exhaustive, business-boosting reference, Construction Operations Manual of Policies and Procedures, Fourth Edition, by Andrew Civitello, Jr., is loaded with procedures and step-by-step details for successfully managing construction operations. You get nearly 500 pages of methods, strategies and tactics, forms and ready-to-copy letters all laid out for you in a concise, easy-to-grasp style. This ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • Mitchell's Structure & Fabric Part 2

    by J S Foster ...
    Series Book 2 - Mitchell's Building Series
    Structure and Fabric Part 2 consolidates and develops the construction principles introduced in Part 1. With generous use of illustrations this book provides a thorough treatment of the techniques used in the construction of various types of building.This new edition has been thoroughly reviewed and updated with reference to recent changes in building regulations, national and European standards ... Read more

    $110.99 USD

  • Concrete Portable Handbook

    by R. Dodge Woodson ...
    Whether or not, you are on the job site or back in the office, this book will help you to avoid mistakes, code violations, and wasted time and money. The book's four part treatment begins with constituent materials followed by self contained parts on Concrete Properties, Processes, and Concrete Repair and Rehabilitation. Designed to be an "all in one" reference, the author includes a wealth ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Lean Culture for the Construction Industry

    Building Responsible and Committed Project Teams, Second Edition

    by Gary Santorella ...
    Many of the struggles that we are currently experiencing when attempting to implement Lean in the construction environment are the direct result of applying Lean tools out of proper context. Understanding Lean as an overall operating system will help to avert this all too common pitfall.An in-depth exploration of the application of Lean initiatives in the construction industry, Lean Culture for ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Elevator Traffic Handbook

    Theory and Practice

    by Gina Barney, Lutfi Al-Sharif ...
    This second edition of this well-respected book covers all aspects of the traffic design and control of vertical transportation systems in buildings, making it an essential reference for vertical transportation engineers, other members of the design team, and researchers. The book introduces the basic principles of circulation, outlines traffic design methods and examines and analyses traffic ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Experiment and Calculation of Reinforced Concrete at Elevated Temperatures

    by Zhenhai Guo ...
    Concrete as a construction material goes through both physical and chemical changes under extreme elevated temperatures. As one of the most widely used building materials, it is important that both engineers and architects are able to understand and predict its behavior in under extreme heat conditions. Brief and readable, this book provides the tools and techniques to properly analysis the ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Introduction to Continuum Mechanics

    by David Rubin, Erhard Krempl, Erhard Krempl, W Michael Lai ...
    Continuum Mechanics is a branch of physical mechanics that describes the macroscopic mechanical behavior of solid or fluid materials considered to be continuously distributed. It is fundamental to the fields of civil, mechanical, chemical and bioengineering. This time-tested text has been used for over 35 years to introduce junior and senior-level undergraduate engineering students, as well as ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Thermodynamic analysis of geothermal heat pumps for civil air-conditioning

    by Marcello Macrì ...
    The choice of a geothermal heat pump system, allows to use the ground as a heat reservoir with which to exchange heat during the year; this involves that the effect of seasonal temperature variations are minor than the variations of the outside air. In this book two air -conditioning systems for buildings are compared: a geothermal heat pump water / air and a traditional heat pump air / air. After ... Read more

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