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  • Describing Construction

    Industries, Projects and Firms

    Edited by Rick Best, Jim Meikle ...
    This third book from editors Rick Best and Jim Meikle brings together and presents insights into a number of key concepts in the study of construction firms, projects and the group of activities that loosely define the construction industry. The value for readers comes from the collection of a variety of topics in a single volume, which provide a basic understanding of the complexities of ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Workplace Strategies and Facilities Management

    Edited by Rick Best, Gerard de Valence, Craig Langston ...
    This book provides comprehensive coverage of issues that facility managers in the property industry need to understand and apply in the pursuit of value for money over the life span of built facilities. The authors introduce the fast-growing discipline of facility management, examine the core competencies that facility managers should possess and study different contemporary drivers of change. The ... Read more

    $104.99 USD

  • Accounting for Construction

    Frameworks, Productivity, Cost and Performance

    Edited by Rick Best, Jim Meikle ...
    Accounting for Construction follows on from Measuring Construction, edited by the same team. It extends the coverage of some of the material in the first volume and expands the range of related topics to include, inter alia, shadow economies, accounting for informal construction and the treatment of the built environment sector in national accounts.Taken together, the two volumes collate a range ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Measuring Construction

    Prices, Output and Productivity

    Edited by Rick Best, Jim Meikle ...
    Despite the size, complexity and importance of the construction industry, there has been little study to date which focuses on the challenge of drawing reliable conclusions from the available data. The accuracy of industry reports has an impact on government policy, the direction and outcomes of research and the practices of construction firms, so confusion in this area can have far reaching ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Building in Value: Pre-Design Issues

    Edited by Rick Best, Gerard de Valence ...
    The concept of value in projects is a key issue for everyone involved in the construction industry. Building in Value brings together many experts in the field to outline the wide range of tools, techniques and procedures that can and should be used to make the building procurement phase as efficient as possible. The authors go on to discuss how to ensure that future problems in the design and ... Read more

    $104.99 USD

  • Design and Construction

    Edited by Rick Best, Gerard de Valence ...
    The design and construction of buildings is a lengthy and expensive process, and those who commission buildings are continually looking for ways to improve the efficiency of the process. In this book, the second in the Building in Value series, a broad range of topics related to the processes of design and construction are explored by an international group of experts. The overall aim of the book ... Read more

    $104.99 USD

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  • Facilities Management Handbook

    by Frank Booty ...
    Now in this fourth edition, the Facilities Management Handbook has been fully updated from the acclaimed previous editions, continuing its status as an invaluable resource to those working in facilities management, whether just starting out or as seasoned campaigners and practitioners.Information is presented in a clear and logical way, offering easy-to-find advice and best practice information ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

  • Economics of Property Management: The Building as a Means of Production

    by Herman Tempelmans Plat, Frank Heynick ...
    The economic analysis of a building is a complex subject and traditionally it has focused on a single aspect of the structure or a single part of the construction process. Dr Tempelmans Plat is a leading proponent of a new methodology which focuses on the building as a stock of services to be supplied over a long lifespan. This method is more realistic since it takes into account the changes in ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Estimating for Builders and Surveyors

    by R D Buchan, Eric Fleming, Fiona Grant ...
    Written for students taking courses in building and surveying, 'Estimating for Builders and Surveyors' describes and explains the method used by the estimator to build up prices or rates for items described in the SMM7 format. Each chapter is a self-contained unit related to a particular element in the building. Worked examples throughout reflect both traditional and up-to-date technology. Written ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Construction Project Manager

    by Accattoli Michele ...
    The Construction Project Manual is the result of many years experience in the field by the author, Michael Accattoli.Born with the aim of illustrating the work of the surveyor and construction management of the construction site to those who come for the first time to the profession of surveyor, this ebook shows how to get prepared for the test field is rarely something you can learn at school ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Building Lean, Building BIM

    Improving Construction the Tidhar Way

    by Rafael Sacks, Samuel Korb, Ronen Barak ...
    Building Lean, Building BIM is the essential guide for any construction company that wants to implement Lean Construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM) to gain a strategic edge over their competition.The first of its kind, the book outlines the principles of Lean, the functionality of BIM, and the interactions between the two, illustrating them through the story of how Tidhar ... Read more

    $96.99 USD

  • Construction Manager's BIM Handbook

    by John Eynon ...
    CONSTRUCTION MANAGER’S BIM HANDBOOKBuilding Information Modelling (BIM) harnesses digital technologies to unlock more efficient methods of designing, creating and maintaining built environment assets. BIM embeds key product and asset data with a 3-dimensional model of a built asset, which can be used to foster a collaborative way of working and effective management of information throughout a ... Read more

    $56.00 USD