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Green Roofs, Facades, and Vegetative Systems - Safety Aspects in the Standards (Paperback): Elena Giacomello Green Roofs, Facades, and Vegetative Systems - Safety Aspects in the Standards (Paperback)
Elena Giacomello
R3,203 Discovery Miles 32 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Green Roofs, Facades, and Vegetative Systems: Safety Aspects in the Standards analyzes codes, standards and official documents from countries around the world, including: the United States and Canada in North America, Germany, France and Italy in Europe, and Australia, Singapore, Japan and Thailand in Asia. This essential resource for building design professionals covers a full range of living technologies, such as vegetative systems, green architecture/urban design, construction efficiency, facades, fire protection, sustainability aspects in buildings, landscape design, tall buildings and wind design. The book provides an invaluable tool on international codes and standards and how to incorporate them into projects.

New Perspectives on Construction in Developing Countries (Hardcover, New): George Ofori New Perspectives on Construction in Developing Countries (Hardcover, New)
George Ofori
R4,943 Discovery Miles 49 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Developing countries face the challenge of maintaining economic growth and socio-economic development, at the core of which sits the construction industry. Considerable research on construction in developing countries took place in the 1970's and 1980's, but little since, a gap which this book fills.

Including contributions from prominent academics and practitioners in Australia, China, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, and the UK, this is a truly international analysis of a subject of global interest. The most insightful and relevant of recent research on topics such as Millennium Development Goals, the informal construction sector, human resource development, technology, finance and social change, are all addressed in the context of the construction industry in the developing world. Also considered are other key aspects of construction industry development such as institution building, nurturing of contractors and consultants and championing of industry development programmes.

While the challenge has grown and the needs have become even more pressing, the research to date has rarely presented effective solutions. Focussing on those aspects of the construction industry most crucial to development, this is a much needed up-to-date study that sheds new light on a variety of concepts and issues.

This is essential reading for researchers, professionals and students interested in the construction industry in developing countries. Readers of this book will be interested in its companion volume; Contemporary Issues of Construction in Developing Countries.

Rebuild America - Solving the Economic Crisis Through Civic Works (Paperback): Scott Myers-lipton Rebuild America - Solving the Economic Crisis Through Civic Works (Paperback)
Scott Myers-lipton
R912 Discovery Miles 9 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In Barack Obama s America public works is once again a part of the national dialogue. Today it is offered as a solution to the economic downturn and to the public infrastructure crisis. This timely book examines the reasons for the economic crisis facing Main Street, and connects them to why the nation has structurally deficient bridges, weak levees, poorly maintained dams, and dilapidated schools.This book explores the new emerging dominant paradigm that will govern the nation, with a particular focus on the federal government s new emphasis to create jobs and build infrastructure. The book analyzes the history of U.S. public works, drawing upon and updating lessons from the New Deal, to understand the most effective way to organize a modern U.S. civic works project, as well as a civic works pilot project for the Gulf Coast. The pilot project is based on the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act, which would create a minimum of 100,000 prevailing wage jobs and training opportunities for local and displaced workers on infrastructure projects and restoring the coastal environment using emerging green building technologies. One chapter features new contributions from Howard Zinn, Angela Glover Blackwell, and other leading scholars, public policy advocates, and community organizers weighing in on how an U.S. civic works project might solve our economic, infrastructure, and environmental crises. Issues discussed in this section include using civic works to create green jobs, to alleviate poverty, to train the next generation of Rosie the Riveters, to organize Gulf Coast residents, to end the human rights crisis in the region, and to implement a national government-run public works project.Listen to the "Journey Home Radio Show" interview with Scott Myers-Lipton: Journey Home Radio Interview"

The Granite Men - A History of the Granite Industries of Aberdeen and North East Scotland (Paperback): Jim Fiddes The Granite Men - A History of the Granite Industries of Aberdeen and North East Scotland (Paperback)
Jim Fiddes
R649 R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Save R69 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Granite is the most unyielding of building materials. The great granite quarries of the North East are silent now, as are virtually all of the 100 granite yards that existed in Aberdeen around the year 1900. Yet in its time, the granite industry of north-east Scotland was the engine that built civilisations. As early as the sixteenth century, granite from Aberdeen and its vicinities was building castles. In the heyday of the mid-nineteenth century, the granite men of the North East hewed this material from the bowels of the earth and used it to fashion the iconic structures that defined the age. It paved the streets and embankments of London. It was used to build bridges over the Thames. It was carved into monuments for kings and commoners not only in Britain but all over the world. None of it possible without the men that toiled in those quarries and yards. This is the story of those granite men and their industry.

Operations Management for Construction (Paperback): Chris March Operations Management for Construction (Paperback)
Chris March
R1,554 Discovery Miles 15 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Students studying construction management and related subjects need to have a broad understanding of the major aspects of controlling the building processes. Operations Management for Construction is one of three textbooks (Business Organisation, Operations Management and Finance Control) written to systematically cover the field. Focusing on construction sites and operations which are challenging to run, Chris March explores issues such as the setting up of the site, the deciding of the methodology of construction, and the sequence of work and resourcing. As changing and increasing regulations affect the way sites are managed, he also considers the issues and methods of successful administering, safety, quality and environment. Finally, the contractor's responsibility to the environment, including relationships with third parties, selection of materials, waste management and sustainability is discussed. Chris March has a wealth of practical experience in the construction industry, as well as considerable experience of teaching, which he uses to support the theory and principles set out in the book.

Engineering Money - Financial Fundamentals for Engineers (Paperback): Hill Engineering Money - Financial Fundamentals for Engineers (Paperback)
Hill
R1,329 Discovery Miles 13 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

There are many text books about engineering design and some include project evaluation techniques. There are text books on accounting methods and yet others on business management. This book does not aim to replace these specialized texts but brings together the elements of these subjects that young engineers working in industry - particularly the construction industry and its customers - need to understand.

Most engineers learn about money the hard way: by experience in the workplace. The authors having done this themselves recognized the gap in engineers' education and set out to bridge it. This book is based on a 1996 course George Solt pioneered for final-year engineering undergraduates. The book is written in an approachable style and gives young engineers as well as mature engineers an insight into the way engineering businesses run, the importance of capital and the problems of cash flow.

Extending Performance of Concrete Structures (Hardcover): Ravindra K. Dhir, Paul A. J. Tittle Extending Performance of Concrete Structures (Hardcover)
Ravindra K. Dhir, Paul A. J. Tittle
R2,910 Discovery Miles 29 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Extending Performance of Concrete Structures forms the Proceedings of the one day International Seminar held during the Congress, Creating with Concrete, 6-10 September 1999, organised by the Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee. Topics discussed include developments in materials and use in new construction. The themes of the seminar were Materials Developments and Practical Applications.

The Economics of Construction (Paperback): Stephen Gruneberg, Noble Francis The Economics of Construction (Paperback)
Stephen Gruneberg, Noble Francis
R897 Discovery Miles 8 970 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The construction of housing, commercial property and infrastructure projects - roads, bridges, tunnels, railways, airports - for both the private and public sectors is one of the biggest industries in the world. It contributes around 10 per cent of world GDP, employs 7 per cent of the global workforce, and consumes around 20 per cent of the world's energy. It is also a highly fragmented industry with very low profit margins and a high risk of failure for the many firms operating in its complex supply chain. Stephen Gruneberg and Noble Francis present an up-to-date analysis of how construction markets operate, how firms collaborate on projects, and how their business models work. They explore the many distinctive features of the economics of the industry, such as the use of cost-reduction rather than profit-maximizing behaviour, the processes of tendering and procurement, and the often cyclical nature of demand. Particular challenges for the industry, such as the frequency of disputes between firms and the low productivity of the sector, are shown to be the outcomes of a business model that tends to focus on the volatility of demand and managing risk at the expense of improving efficiency. As well as discussing industry-wide issues, the authors also examine how individual projects are costed. The book offers authoritative analysis and expert insight into the economics of a much misunderstood industry and is suitable for a range of courses in business schools and departments of architecture and the built environment.

Steel City - Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and Technology in Sheffield 1743-1993 (Hardcover): Geoffrey Tweedale Steel City - Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and Technology in Sheffield 1743-1993 (Hardcover)
Geoffrey Tweedale
R2,998 Discovery Miles 29 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book focuses on the historical evolution of firms, and industry leaders and their strategies. Sheffield's experience is then related to current historical and economic debates about industrial structure, entrepreneurship and UK decline. Sheffield is revealed (with some important qualifications) as a remarkably enduring and successful center; and also a highly complex one, which cannot be fitted easily into present theories of mass production and entrepreneurial failure.

CEB-FIP Model Code 1990 (Paperback): CEB-FIP Model Code 1990 (Paperback)
R3,928 Discovery Miles 39 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"This document is a comprehensive design code for concrete. It is the result of a comprehensive revision to the original model code of 1978, which was produced jointly by the Comite Euro-International du Beton (CEB) and the Federation International de la Precontrainte (FIP). The original CEB-FIP Model Code of 1978 has had a considerable impact on the national design codes in many countries. In particular, it has been used extensively for the harmonisation of national design codes. "

Buildings, Culture and Environment - Informing Local and Global Practices (Hardcover): Richard Lorch, Raymond J. Cole Buildings, Culture and Environment - Informing Local and Global Practices (Hardcover)
Richard Lorch, Raymond J. Cole
R4,280 Discovery Miles 42 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With accelerating change towards globalisation, the efficacy of design solutions not embedded within regional culture has been prone to failure - technically, socially and economically. Environmental problems and questions surrounding how to achieve a sustainable built environment are now posing urgent challenges to built environment practitioners and researcher. However, international cooperation in setting targets and standards as well as an increasing exchange of environmental information and practices present designers, clients and occupants with new problems that comprise local needs and the built environment.


This book addresses the role regional culture play in the successful (or otherwise) process of exchanging and adapting environmental practices and standards in the built environment. Using the specific case of the design of environmentally sound buildings, the book identifies a number of issues from different perspectives:


The conflict between regionally appropriate environmental building practices within a global technical and economic context.
How human, social and cultural expectations limit technological advances and performance improvements.
To what extent information on environmentally progressive buildings can be transferred across cultures without compromising regional and local practices.
Which ideas travel successfully between regions - generic principles, specific ideas or specific solutions?How the idea of regional identity is being redefined as the process of globalisation both widens and accelerates.

Adjudication in Construction Contracts (Hardcover): J Redmond Adjudication in Construction Contracts (Hardcover)
J Redmond
R3,166 Discovery Miles 31 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Adjudication was introduced in construction contracts as a requirement of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act in 1998 to tackle the large number of disputes which dog most projects. Provisions for adjudication are now included in all standard construction forms and are implied into all construction contracts that do not expressly include them.

When adjudication was first launched there were enormous uncertainties about how it would work in practice, and books published to coincide with the launch could only speculate on this.

This new guide, written by a construction lawyer and experienced adjudicator, is the first to explain how adjudication is actually working in practice. It covers all the major court decisions which have clarified enforcement, adjudicator errors and problems such as definition of construction contracts, jurisdiction, insolvency, natural justice and human rights. It also deals with the complex requirements of the legislation regarding payment terms.

This will provide a highly readable, but authoritative guide for all involved in adjudications, whether contracts directors, construction consultants, lawyers or adjudicators.

People and Organizational Management in Construction (Paperback, 2nd edition): Shamil Naoum People and Organizational Management in Construction (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Shamil Naoum
R1,434 Discovery Miles 14 340 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

People are at the heart of any successful organization and a good understanding how they interact is an essential ingredient for an organization's success. This popular book provides a system approach to people and organizational management, highlighting the importance of the managerial and social functions in affecting the attitude and behaviour of people at work. People and organisational management in construction applies management principles specifically to the construction industry. Blending theory with practice, using case studies drawn from the industry, each of the core management topics relevant to the industry are covered, including: management theory; strategy; organization structure and design; culture, leadership and power; personnel development, and ways in which construction organizations can improve their performance and effectiveness addressed

The Poor Side of Town - And Why We Need It (Hardcover): Howard A. Husock The Poor Side of Town - And Why We Need It (Hardcover)
Howard A. Husock
R659 R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Save R68 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book combines a critique of more than a century of housing reform policies, including public and other subsidized housing as well as exclusionary zoning, with the idea that simple low-cost housing-a poor side of town-helps those of modest means build financial assets and join in the local democratic process. It is more of a historical narrative than a straight policy book, however-telling stories of Jacob Riis, zoning reformer Lawrence Veiller, anti-reformer Jane Jacobs, housing developer William Levitt, and African American small homes advocate Rev. Johnny Ray Youngblood, as well as first-person accounts of onetime residents of neighborhoods such as Detroit's Black Bottom who lost their homes and businesses to housing reform and urban renewal. This is a book with important policy implications-built on powerful, personal stories.

Quality Auditing in Construction Projects - A Handbook (Hardcover): Abdul Razzak Rumane Quality Auditing in Construction Projects - A Handbook (Hardcover)
Abdul Razzak Rumane
R4,940 Discovery Miles 49 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides construction professionals, designers, contractors and quality auditors involved in construction projects with the auditing skills and processes required to improve construction quality and make their projects more competitive and economical. The processes within the book focus on auditing compliance to ISO, corporate quality management systems, project specific quality management systems, contract management, regulatory authorities' requirements, safety, and environmental considerations. The book is divided into seven chapters and each chapter is divided into numbered sections covering auditing-related topics that have importance or relevance for understanding quality auditing concepts for construction projects. No other book covers construction quality auditing in such detail and with this level of practical application. It is an essential guide for construction and quality professionals, but also for students and academics interested in learning about quality auditing in construction projects.

Construction Estimating Using Excel (Paperback, 3rd edition): Steven Peterson, Frank Dagostino Construction Estimating Using Excel (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Steven Peterson, Frank Dagostino
R5,616 Discovery Miles 56 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For beginning to intermediate courses in construction estimating in two- and four-year construction management programs. A step-by-step, hands-on introduction to commercial and residential estimating Construction Estimating with Excel, 3/e, introduces readers to the fundamental principles of estimating using drawing sets, real-world exercises, and examples. The book moves step-by-step through the estimating process, discussing the art of estimating, the quantity takeoff, how to put costs to the estimate, and how to finalize the bid. As students progress through the text they are shown how Microsoft Excel can be used to improve the estimating process. Because it introduces spreadsheets as a way of increasing estimating productivity and accuracy, the book can help both beginning and experienced estimators improve their skills. The Third Edition gives students a broader understanding of construction estimating with a new chapter discussing the role that estimating plays in different project delivery methods and in the design process and how to use data from RSMeans. To bring the book up to date, the material and equipment costs and labor rates have been updated to reflect current costs, and the discussion of Excel (including the figures) is based on Excel 2016. Additionally, content throughout the book has been updated to align to ACCE and ABET student learning outcomes. Student resources are available on the companion website www.pearsonhighered.com/careersresources/.

Firth Brown - A Sheffield Steel Company (Paperback, Illustrated Ed): Catherine Hamilton Firth Brown - A Sheffield Steel Company (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)
Catherine Hamilton
R397 R361 Discovery Miles 3 610 Save R36 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Firth Brown company was formed in 1930 after the amalgamation of Thomas Firth & Sons and John Brown & Co. Known throughout the world, their products were exported to all five continents. Both companies were at the forefront of technological development and they combined to form one of Sheffield's largest employers.

The Housebuilding Handbook - Your pocket guide to building a low risk, high reward property development business on a solid... The Housebuilding Handbook - Your pocket guide to building a low risk, high reward property development business on a solid foundation (Paperback)
Richard Little, Brynley Little
R286 Discovery Miles 2 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Risk Pricing Strategies for Public-Private Partnership Projects (Hardcover): A Boussabaine Risk Pricing Strategies for Public-Private Partnership Projects (Hardcover)
A Boussabaine
R2,524 Discovery Miles 25 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The complexity of public-private partnership project procurement requires an effective process for pricing, managing and appropriate allocation of risks. The level at which risk is priced and the magnitude of risks transferred to the private sector will have a significant impact on the cost of the PPP deals as well as on the value for money analysis and on the section of the optimum investment options. The construction industry tends to concentrate on the effectiveness of risk management strategies and to some extent ignores the price of risk and its impact on whole life cost of building assets. There is a pressing need for a universal framework for the determination of fair value of risks throughout the PPP procurement processes. Risk Pricing Strategies for Public-Private Partnership Projects addresses the issues of risk pricing and demonstrates the use of a coherent strategy to arrive at a fair risk price. The focus of the book is on providing risk pricing strategies to maximise return on risk retention and allocation in the procurement of PPP projects. With its up-to-date coverage of the latest developments in risk pricing and comprehensive treatment of the methodologies involved in designing and building risk pricing strategies, the book offers a simple model for pricing risks. The book follows a thematic structure: PPP processes map; Risk, uncertainty and bias; Risk pricing management strategies; Risk pricing measurement and modelling; Risk pricing at each of the project life cycle stages and deals with all the important risk pricing issues, using relevant real-world situations through case study examples. It explains how the theory and strategies of risk pricing can be successfully applied to real PPP projects and reflects the broad understanding required by today s project risk analysts, in their new and important role in PPP contract management.

Strategic Risk: A Guide for Directors (Paperback): Acturial Profession and ICE Acturial Profession and ICE Strategic Risk: A Guide for Directors (Paperback)
Acturial Profession and ICE Acturial Profession and ICE
R2,701 Discovery Miles 27 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This major new printed guide and CD, compiled by a group of industry experts working under the auspices of the DTI, the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Actuarial Profession, presents in a succinct and cogent way a recommended approach to the management of strategic risk, STRATrisk, and an explanation of how to apply the approach.

Human Resource Management in Construction - Critical Perspectives (Paperback, 2nd edition): Andrew Dainty, Martin Loosemore Human Resource Management in Construction - Critical Perspectives (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Andrew Dainty, Martin Loosemore
R1,620 Discovery Miles 16 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The construction sector is one of the most complex and problematic arenas within which to manage people. As a result, the applicability of much mainstream human resource management (HRM) theory to this industry is limited. Indeed, the operational realities faced by construction organizations mean that all too often the needs of employees are subjugated by performance concerns. This has potentially dire consequences for those who work in the industry, for the firms that employ them and ultimately, for the prosperity and productivity of the industry as a whole. In this new edition of their leading text, Andrew Dainty and Martin Loosemore have assembled a collection of perspectives which critically examine key aspects of the HRM function in the context of contemporary construction organizations. Rather than simply update the previous edition, the aim of this second edition is to provide a more critical commentary on the ways in which the industry addresses the HRM function and how this affects those who work within the industry. To this end, the editors have gathered contributions from many of the leading thinkers within construction HRM to critique the perspectives presented in the first edition. Each contributor either tackles specific aspects of the HRM function, or provides a critical commentary on industry practice. The authors explain, using real-life case studies, the ways in which construction firms respond to the myriad pressures that they face through their HRM practices. Together the contributions encourage the reader to rethink the HRM function and its role in defining the employment relationship. This provides essential reading for students of construction and project management, and reflective practitioners who are interested in theoretically informed insights into industry practice and its implications.

Strategic Procurement in Construction (Hardcover): Andrew Cox, Mike Townsend Strategic Procurement in Construction (Hardcover)
Andrew Cox, Mike Townsend
R1,440 Discovery Miles 14 400 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This work considers the current nature of the UK construction industry and looks at the limitations of conventional procurement systems and the need for a new approach to procurement in the face of the recession and overseas competition. The book analyzes the use of supply chain management and other strategic procurement techniques and outlines generic approaches to better practice. It also demonstrates to the key players in the construction process how they can improve their own effectiveness and profitability. Using a number of case studies to demonstrate the process and practices described, this edition illustrates how they can work effectively in practice.

British Industrialists - Steel and Hosiery 1850-1950 (Paperback): Charlotte Erickson British Industrialists - Steel and Hosiery 1850-1950 (Paperback)
Charlotte Erickson
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1959, this book surveys the changes in the social origins and career patterns of the leaders of two British industries during the previous century. The biographies of about 1000 managing partners and executive directors from the hosiery industry are pieced together from a variety of sources. Changes in social origins and career patterns are analysed and comparisons made between the leaders of these two very different industries in an attempt to isolate the influence of industry's size and capital requirements on management recruitment. Where possible, comparisons are also made with various studies of American industrial leaders and with other investigations of British industrialists. The book attempts to provide an empirical basis for generalisations about British industrial leadership during the century in which her role in world manufacturing was transformed from that of quasi-monopolist to one of competitor with many other countries.

The Management of Setting out in Construction (ICE Design and Practice Guides) (Paperback): The Management of Setting out in Construction (ICE Design and Practice Guides) (Paperback)
R1,311 Discovery Miles 13 110 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

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 of the task. Setting out is just one part of a complex series of processes which spans the whole project from inception to final construction and beyond. Accurate and efficient setting out is essential if any civil engineering project is to meet the stringent financial targets imposed upon it by modern construction systems.

Why Do Contractors Lie? - The INVESTOR'S GUIDE to Hire the Right Contractor for Success (Paperback): J O a Maurice Why Do Contractors Lie? - The INVESTOR'S GUIDE to Hire the Right Contractor for Success (Paperback)
J O a Maurice
R418 R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Save R28 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Why Do Contractors Lie? gives real estate investors the necessary knowledge to approach the contracting process from a higher level of expertise. Real estate investor of many years, J. O. A. Maurice, equips investors with the appropriate and repeatable skills to hire the right contractors for the right jobs, at the right price, and for the right duration. In Why Do Contractors Lie?, Maurice lays out the appropriate and effective skills investors need so they don't have to lose their investment due to a lying contractor. Within Why Do Contractors Lie?, real estate investors learn how to: Find a contractor they can trust Spot when contractors start to lie Make sure their project gets completed perfectly on time Avoid end-of-contract arguments or lawsuits Never again lose another investment because of terrible contractors

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