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  • Integrated Construction Information

    by M. Betts, P.S. Brandon, Martin Betts Nfa ...
    The construction industry is an information-intensive sector and low levels of productivity are often blamed on inadequate integration of information. This book shows how the different types and sources of information can be integrated to benefit individual construction projects, construction companies and in the construction industry at world-wide level. ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

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    Nineteenth-century building advice that is eminently practical in the twenty-first century. 330 b/w illustrations ... Read more

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  • Handbook for Construction Planning and Scheduling

    by Andrew Baldwin, David Bordoli ...
    The authoritative industry guide on good practice for planning and scheduling in constructionThis handbook acts as a guide to good practice, a text to accompany learning and a reference document for those needing information on background, best practice, and methods for practical application.A Handbook for Construction Planning & Scheduling presents the key issues of planning and programming in ... Read more

    $62.00 USD

  • International Contracting: Contract Management In Complex Construction Projects

    by Arjan Van Weele, John Van Der Puil ...
    This book, about international contracting and contract management, is written from the angle of the contractor and discussed from an international perspective. It comments on real-life cases, taken from various kinds of projects: infrastructural works (roads, bridges, tunnels, rail roads), wind- and sunfarms, oil and gas installations, such as platforms, pipe lines, power generating works, and ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • The Impact of Building Information Modelling

    Transforming Construction

    by Ray Crotty ...
    Construction projects involve a complex set of relationships, between parties with different professional backgrounds trying to achieve a very complex goal. Under these difficult circumstances, the quality of information on which projects are based should be of the highest possible standard. The line-based, two dimensional drawings on which conventional construction is based render this all but ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Procurement in the Construction Industry

    The Impact and Cost of Alternative Market and Supply Processes

    by William Hughes, Patricia M. Hillebrandt, David Greenwood, Wisdom Kwawu ...
    Series series Spon Research
    Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense? Procurement in the Construction Industry is the result of research into this question and it includes the first rigorous categorizing of the differences between procurement methods currently in use. In the process of carrying out this research, the team ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Presentation and Settlement of Contractors' Claims - E2

    by Mark Hackett, Geoffrey Trickey ...
    Contractual disputes, often involving large sums of money, occur with increasing frequency in the construction industry. This book presents - in non-legal language - sound professional advice from a recognized expert in the field on the practical aspects of claims. This edition has been brought right up to date by taking into account legal decisions promulgated over the last 17 years, as well as ... Read more

    Was $61.99 USD Now $52.99 USD

  • Engineering Geology and Geological Engineering for Sustainable Use of the Earth’s Resources, Urbanization and Infrastructure Protection from Geohazards

    Proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures

    Edited by Janusz Wasowski, Daniele Giordan, Piernicola Lollino ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The ongoing population growth is resulting in rapid urbanization, new infrastructure development and increasing demand for the Earth's natural resources (e.g., water, oil/gas, minerals). This, together with the current climate change and increasing impact of natural hazards, imply that the engineering geology profession is called upon to respond to new challenges. It is recognized that these ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • An Era of Expansion

    Construction at the University of Cambridge 1996–2006

    by David Adamson ...
    Changing conditions in Higher Education and national funding regimes preceded a proliferation of construction projects in universities between 1996 and 2006. This book reviews a hundred projects between 1996 and 2006, and uses 9 detailed case studies from the author's time in charge of capital projects at the University of Cambridge to show us how these projects were conceived, argued for, ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Humanizing Digital Reality

    Design Modelling Symposium Paris 2017

    Edited by Klaas De Rycke, Christoph Gengnagel, Olivier Baverel, Jane Burry, Caitlin Mueller, Minh Man Nguyen, Philippe Rahm, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book aims at finding some answers to the questions: What is the influence of humans in controlling CAD and how much is human in control of its surroundings? How far does our reach as humans really go? Do the complex algorithms that we use for city planning nowadays live up to their expectations and do they offer enough quality? How much data do we have and can we control? Are today’s ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Cybersecurity Lexicon

    by Luis Ayala ...
    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    Learn the threats and vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to cybersecurity attack. Definitions are provided for cybersecurity technical terminology and hacker jargon related to automated control systems common to buildings, utilities, and industry.Buildings today are automated because the systems are complicated and so we depend on the building controls system (BCS) to operate the equipment ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Energy: Management, Supply and Conservation

    by Clive Beggs, Dr. Clive Beggs ...
    Energy – its source, security, price, and the efficiency of its use, are increasingly important issues for a diverse range of people.'Energy: Management, Supply and Conservation' is a comprehensive text dealing with the theory and practice of the supply of energy, energy management and auditing, and the design of sustainable energy facilities. It considers the systems needed to create low-energy, ... Read more

    $77.99 USD