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.

Susan Eisenberg began her apprenticeship with Local 103 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1978, the year president Jimmy Carter set goals and timetables for the hiring of women on federally assisted construction projects and for the inclusion of women in apprenticeship programs. Eisenberg expected not only a challenging job and the camaraderie of a labor union but also the chance to be part of a historic transformation, social and economic, that would make the construction trades accessible to women. That transformation did not happen. In this book, full of the raw drama and humor found on a construction site, Eisenberg gracefully weaves the voices of thirty women who worked as carpenters, electricians, ironworkers, painters, and plumbers to examine why their numbers remained small. Speaking as if to a friend, women recall their decisions to enter the trades, their first days on the job, and their strategies to gain training and acceptance. They assess with thought, passion, and twenty years' perspective the affirmative action efforts. Eisenberg introduces this new edition with a preface that shows how things have changed and how they have stayed the same since the book's original publication. She ends with a discussion of the practices and policies that would be required to uproot gender barriers where they are deeply embedded in the organization and culture of the workplace.

Neben und zusammen mit Stahl ist Beton heute der wichtigste Baustoff. Seine Herstellung und Verwendung wird deshalb hier am ausfuhrlichsten dargestellt. Beton ist fast unbegrenzt einsetz- und gestaltbar und kann vom Anwender seinen Anforderungen entsprechend selbst hergestellt werden. Hierzu bedarf es allerdings besonderer Kenntnisse der Eigenschaften von Beton, ihrer Beeinflussung und ihrer Wirkung. Die Neubearbeitung von Band 2 des vierbandigen Werkes Baustoffe fur tragende Bauteile behandelt die nichtmetallisch-anorganischen Stoffe, also vor allem Beton, Moertel und Mauerwerk. In mehreren Abschnitten werden die Betonarten, z.B. Schwer- und Leichtbeton, vorgestellt und ihre Zusammensetzung sowie ihre besonderen Eigenschaften wahrend des Einbaus und bei der Erhartung beschrieben. Ein eigenes Kapitel ist dem Moertel gewidmet, der sich in der Zusammensetzung nur durch die verwendete Korngroesse vom Beton unterscheidet. Im Kapitel uber Mauerwerk, dem anderen wichtigen nichtmetallisch-anorganischen Baustoff, werden vor allem die Festigkeits- und Verformungseigenschaften behandelt. Neueste technische Entwicklungen, aktuelle Normen und Vorschriften wurden bei der Neubearbeitung berucksichtigt.

This book sets out the innovative practices that have been introduced from other industries and shows how the construction industry has learnt from these.

Disasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity. Despite huge improvements in the emergency response, permanent reconstruction is often uncoordinated, inefficiently managed and slow to begin. International agencies are geared to an efficient response in terms of humanitarian relief, but they are not well versed in the requirements of long-term reconstruction, which is often constrained by lack of planning and poorly coordinated management.

The construction industry is typically engaged in a range of critical activities after a disaster, including provision of temporary shelter in the immediate aftermath and restoration of permanent shelter and public infrastructure once the immediate humanitarian needs have been attended to. "Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment" identifies the challenges that face the industry and highlights best practice to enable the construction industry to address those problems which make an effective response to these unexpected events difficult. Written by an international team of experts, this book will help researchers and advanced students of construction understand the problems faced by communities and the construction industry when faced with a natural or man-made disaster, and identify the planning and management processes required by the industry to mount an effective response.

Quick, concise and direct, this pocketbook outlines the essentials that every architect needs to know about construction disputes - from tips on avoiding them in the first place and informally negotiating issues as they arise, to how to go about settling full-blown disputes more formally. The only easy-reference pocket book available on construction dispute management. Aimed at Part 3 students and practitioners working in small practices - a huge segment of the industry.

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM Regulations 2007) is a revision of a major piece of legislation within the wide portfolio of construction-related legislation. It seeks to improve the long term health and safety performance of the UK construction industry, with ownership of health and safety proactively undertaken by the integrated project team.

Good design has always embraced health and safety issues and design teams remain essential players as well as key contributors and communicators in matters of health and safety management. Designers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their designs account for health and safety at all stages within the holistic envelope of construction.

"Design Risk Management: Contribution to Health and Safety" gives detailed guidance to construction practitioners with design responsibility on how to identify and manage health and safety risks, and on the design strategies to be followed. It seeks to focus on accountability with due emphasis on the minimisation of unnecessary bureaucracy and offers documentation trails that provide an insight to managing risk and not paperwork. Subsequently it offers a process by which designers can discharge their duties in compliance with the CDM Regulations.

Learn how Single-Task Construction Robots (STCRs) can improve productivity in the construction industry with this cross-disciplinary text. This third volume in The Cambridge Handbooks in Construction Robotics series discusses the STCRs employed on construction sites since the development of the approach in the 1980s, presents current applications, and highlights upcoming trends in the construction automation and robotics field. Two hundred different types of STCR are presented, from the simplest models comprising simple manipulators and mobile platforms, to those utilizing more sophisticated technologies such as aerial robotics, swarm robotics, exoskeletons, additive manufacturing technologies, self-assembling building structures, and humanoid robotics. Real-world case studies demonstrate the different application scenarios for each approach, and highlight the key implementation and management issues. With an easy-to-follow structure, and including hundreds of color illustrations, it provides an excellent toolkit for professional engineers, researchers, and students.

This study explains how businessmen in the German iron and steel industry managed their enterprises, dealt with their customers, and acted in their relations with state and society during a period of war, revolution, and economic crisis. Because this industry occupied a central position in Germany during the inflation, the author's investigation illuminates certain crucial aspects of the Weimar Republic that have hitherto been relatively unexplored. The author explains how heavy industry--and particularly the iron and steel industry-successfully took advantage of shortages of raw materials and of inflation to gain the upper hand over customers in the manufacturing industries. He notes that it proved able to resist government and consumer efforts to change and control policies affecting heavy industry and, finally, to lead the counterattack against labor's greatest gain in the Revolution of 1918, the eight-hour day. Although the importance of iron and steel to the German economy declined in relation to that of more advanced sectors of the economy, its highly concentrated character, able leadership, and importance to the war and reconstruction efforts gave it advantages in reconstituting its power within the business community and the Weimar state. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Questions of insurance arise in virtually all constructions cases. Providing a much-needed guide to the complex interface between insurance law and construction projects, this fully revised and updated second edition of Insurance Law for the Construction Industry will be of practical everyday use to both contentious and non-contentious lawyers. Written by an experienced team of practising solicitors from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, this work combines an overview of the relevant insurance law with the specific detail specialists will require. The book provides comprehensive coverage of the issues involving insurance encountered in the process of construction. It gives practical answers to all the problems likely to be encountered when negotiating construction contracts, insurance policies or insurance claims. Insurance Law for the Construction Industry is divided into four clear sections for ease of reference. It begins with an exposition of the principles of insurance law and then describes in detail the typical clauses found in insurance policies, the policies to be taken out by standard form construction contracts and how insurance is distributed and regulated. The many strands of insurance law are expertly drawn together to provide an excellent point of reference for all those working in this sector.

Dieses essential gibt eine praxisorientierte UEbersicht uber Aufgaben und Haftung des BIM-Managers in Abhangigkeit zu den ubrigen Baubeteiligten hinsichtlich der HOAI, der VOB/B, der RBBau und weiterer gesetzlicher Regelwerke. Die Autoren befassen sich mit der rechtlichen Einordnung des in Deutschland noch am Anfang stehenden "Building Information Modeling (BIM)". Sie erlautern vor allem Auswirkungen von BIM in vergutungs- und haftungsrechtlicher Hinsicht. Daruber hinaus erfolgt eine Betrachtung von Schnittstellen der Leistungspflichten der jeweiligen Projektbeteiligten unter Berucksichtigung des BIM-Managers, von versicherungsrechtlichen Fragen und von vergaberechtlichen Aspekten im Zusammenhang mit BIM.

Andreas Schmidt gibt praktische Hilfestellung fur die zeitnahe Realisierung und Absicherung von Vergutungsanspruchen. Dies ist fur Bauunternehmen eine wesentliche Voraussetzung fur den Unternehmenserfolg, denn diese sind nach der gesetzlichen Konzeption des Werkvertragsrechts grundsatzlich vorleistungspflichtig - d.h. sie mussen das fur die Leistungserbringung erforderliche Personal, Material und Gerat zunachst vorfinanzieren. Der Autor zeigt, wie der Bauunternehmer die Regelungen im BGB und in der VOB/B betreffend die Abrechnung seiner Leistung sachgemass anwendet, um Zahlungsflusse zu beschleunigen. Zudem erfahrt der Unternehmer, wie er reagieren kann, wenn der Auftraggeber verspatet oder gar nicht zahlt und wie er seinen Vergutungsanspruch fur den Insolvenzfall absichern kann.

Dieses essential bietet einen schnellen UEberblick uber die praxisrelevanten Aspekte der bis Herbst 2018 einzufuhrenden elektronischen Vergabe oeffentlicher Auftrage. Der UEbergang vom Papier zum Digitalen eroeffnet Staat und Unternehmen viele Chancen zur Effektivitat des Ausschreibungsprozesses und birgt zugleich Risiken. Mit dem entsprechenden rechtlichen, technischen und organisatorischen Know-how lasst sich die E-Vergabe aber gezielt als effizientes Einkaufsinstrument einsetzen. Hierfur setzt dieses essential erste Impulse und sorgt mit einem nahezu vollstandigen Marktuberblick uber die verfugbaren E-Vergabe-Standardloesungen fur ein praxisnahes Verstandnis bei Entscheidern.

The Technology and Construction Court is one of the specialist jurisdictions of the High Court. It deals with a specialised workload involving construction industry and engineering disputes and, increasingly, information technology disputes. Its work often involves heavy factual cases, but also action in support of other dispute resolution methods such as arbitration, mediation, or adjudication under the Housing Grants, Construction, and Regeneration Act 1996. Technology and Construction Court :Practice and Procedure provides a unique and authoritative guide to this jurisdiction. It examines the day-to-day workings of the Court in detail, including: the relevant Civil Procedure Rules, the Pre-Action Protocol procedure, case management, alternative dispute resolution, the Court's support for arbitration, the stages in proceedings leading up to trial, the enforcement of adjudicators' decisions and costs. The book is fully up-to-date to take account of the second edition of the TCC Guide, which took effect on October 2005. The text offers step-by-step guide to the practice and procedures involved in the initiating and defending of proceedings, together with expert analysis and guidance on matters unique to the Court - such as Scott schedules, handling of expert witnesses, and enforcement of adjudication decisions. The authors are specialist practitioners with extensive experience of the Court from both sides of the legal profession. They have combined an authoritative analysis of the powers and constitution of the Court with detailed attention to the practical matters facing litigants, including timescales, costs, and the interaction of the Court's powers with alternative dispute resolution methods. There are useful appendices with extensive materials including a list of the current Judges, a list of District Registries, relevant legislation, rules of procedure, Practice Directions, and statutory instruments and various standard forms. This detailed and authoritative guide to the practice and procedure of this Court will be an essential reference work for all practitioners and in-house counsel involved with construction, engineering and IT disputes.

Mit diesem Fachbuch "Projektmanagement im Anlagenbau" werden alle Projektphasen eines typischen Projekts im Anlagenbau erfasst. Die Autoren beschreiben die einzelnen Leistungen der Projektsteuerung. Als Leistungsbild und Standard fur das Projektmanagement im Bauwesen haben sich die Vorschlage der AHO-Schriftenreihe Nr. 9 etabliert. Der Anlagenbau erfordert bei vielen UEbereinstimmungen in systematischer und methodischer Hinsicht spezifische Herangehensweisen. Dementsprechend hat der DVP-Arbeitskreis Anlagenbau die Aufgabe ubernommen, fur diesen Geschaftsbereich ein den branchenspezifischen Anforderungen Rechnung tragendes Leistungsmodell zu erarbeiten. Diese Leistungen gelten fur die ganze Vielfalt der Anlagenbauprojekte. Das Fachbuch kommt dem erforderlichen Standardisierungsbedarf bei der Beauftragung von Leistungen entgegen. Das gesamte Leistungsbild des Projektmanagements wird in funf Handlungsbereiche differenziert und diese Handlungsbereiche wieder in Grundleistungen und besondere Leistungen unterteilt. Die spezifischen Leistungen des Projektmanagements werden getrennt nach diesen Handlungsbereichen in verschiedenen Projektstufen von der Vorbereitung uber das Basic-Engineering, die Vergabe, das Detailed-Engineering, die Ausfuhrung und den Projektabschluss dargestellt. Diese Matrix ermoeglicht es den Nutzern des Fachbuches in Erganzung des AHO-Heftes Nr. 9 nach ihrer Wahl das gesamte Leistungsbild, aber auch Teilleistungen punktgenau zu beschreiben und zu vergeben. In dieser Gliederung der Handlungsbereiche und der Projektphasen wird jede einzelne Teilleistung von den Autoren kommentiert, um dem Leser das Bild jeder Leistung des Projektmanagements im Anlagenbau zu verdeutlichen.

In diesem essential stellen die Autorinnen den baubegleitenden Bodenschutz als ein wirksames Instrument zur Vermeidung und Verhinderung von Bodenschaden auf Baustellen vor. Sie veranschaulichen relevante Eigenschaften von Boeden, stellen gravierende Schaden des Bodens auf Baustellen vor, zeigen aber auch Massnahmen zur Bodenschonung auf. Leicht wird erkennbar, dass vor allem die fruhzeitige Integration eines bodenkundlichen Baubegleiters bereits in der Planungsphase des Bauvorhabens uber den Erfolg des Bodenschutzes entscheidet. Es gilt, die haufig nahezu irreversiblen Bodenschaden zu vermeiden, deren Rekultivierung nicht nur kostenintensiv, sondern insbesondere sehr zeitaufwandig ist. Praktische To-Do-Listen erleichtern die Umsetzung des Bodenschutzes auf Baustellen.

Michael Risch beschreibt, wie man Baustellen sicherer gestaltet, die eigene Verantwortung erkennt und damit das Unfall- und Haftungsrisiko reduziert. Ausgehend von den realen Erfordernissen an die Arbeitssicherheit unterstutzt der Autor so bei der Einordnung, Wertung und Anwendung von Vorschriften und Regeln zur Unfallvermeidung und zum Arbeitsschutz auf Baustellen. Auf dieser Grundlage wird der Leser befahigt, diese auf den jeweiligen Sachverhalt in der Praxis zu ubertragen und sinnvoll danach zu handeln. Die Planung komplexer Gebauden sollte mit einer moeglichst genauen Kenntnis der tatsachlichen Bauablaufe Hand in Hand gehen, denn nur so kann bereits im Planungsprozess eine vorausschauende Gefahrdungsbeurteilung fur die Bauausfuhrung erfolgen. Mit der Inbetriebnahme und Nutzung eines Gebaudes muss auch dessen Wartung, Pflege und Instandhaltung sicher und ungefahrdet durchfuhrbar sein, was im Planungsprozess zu berucksichtigen und in der Bauausfuhrung umzusetzen ist.

Das Lehr- und Fachbuch gibt einen kompakten UEberblick der Projektentwicklung in der Immobilienwirtschaft. Es zeigt dem Leser den richtigen Weg zur Prozessorientierung, damit die spatere Projektentwicklung strukturiert und erfolgreich in die Praxis umgesetzt werden kann. Schwerpunkte des Buches sind hierbei die Einflussfaktoren einer nachhaltigen und bedarfsgerechten Projektentwicklung. Neben wichtigen Grundlagen gehen die Autoren praxisbezogen auf Grundstucks- und Immobilienbewertung, Kapitalbeschaffung und Vertrage ein.

Dietmar Goldammer zeigt wie sich Architektur- und Ingenieurburos auf veranderte Arbeitswelten, soziale Verantwortung und Nachhaltigkeit als neue Herausforderungen einstellen mussen. Der Autor beschreibt Fruhwarnsysteme, Zertifizierungen und neue Organisationsformen, die dabei helfen. Er thematisiert auch, wie die Regelung der Nachfolge des Unternehmers ausgestaltet werden kann. So zeigt sich: Der gesellschaftliche Wandel ist auch in den Planungsburos angekommen. Es ware ein Leichtsinn zu glauben, dass dort alles so weiter geht wie bisher. Das Essential hilft kurz und pragnant, die richtigen Schritte anzustossen.

Winner of the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Award for General Engineering from the Association of American Publishers Originally published in 1996. By applying their abundant natural resources to ironmaking early in the eighteenth century, Americans soon made themselves felt in world markets. After the Revolution, ironmakers supplied the materials necessary to the building of American industry, pushing the fuel efficiency and productivity of their furnaces far ahead of their European rivals. In American Iron, 1607-1900, Robert B. Gordon draws on recent archaeological findings as well as archival research to present an ambitious, comprehensive survey of iron technology in America from the colonial period to the industry's demise at about the turn of the twentieth century. Closely examining the techniques-the "hows"-of ironmaking in its various forms, Gordon offers new interpretations of labor, innovation, and product quality in ironmaking, along with references to the industry's environmental consequences. He establishes the high level of skills required to ensure efficient and safe operation of furnaces and to improve the quality of iron product. By mastering founding, fining, puddling, or bloom smelting, ironworkers gained a degree of control over their lives not easily attained by others.