"For my very first day in union construction I was sent to a bank in downtown Boston where a journeyman needed a hand pulling wire. Arriving early with my new tools and pouch, I knocked on the glass door in the high-rise lobby and explained to the guard that I was a new apprentice working for the electrical contractor. He refused to let me in. So I sat down on the tile floor, my backpack and toolpouch beside me, and waited for the man whose name I had written down alongside the address and directions on a piece of paper: Dan. The guard explained to Dan later that he'd figured I was a terrorist planning to bomb the bank. In 1978, that seemed more likely than that I might actually be an apprentice electrician."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 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.

The history of modern liberalism has been hotly debated in contemporary politics and the academy. Here, Judith Stein uses the steel industry--long considered fundamental to the U.S. economy--to examine liberal policies and priorities after World War II. In a provocative revision of postwar American history, she argues that it was the primacy of foreign commitments and the outdated economic policies of the state, more than the nation's racial conflicts, that transformed American liberalism from the powerful progressivism of the New Deal to the feeble policies of the 1990s. Stein skillfully integrates a number of narratives usually treated in isolation--labor, civil rights, politics, business, and foreign policy--while underscoring the state's focus on the steel industry and its workers. By showing how those who intervened in the industry treated such economic issues as free trade and the globalization of steel production in isolation from the social issues of the day--most notably civil rights and the implementation of affirmative action--Stein advances a larger argument about postwar liberalism. Liberal attempts to address social inequalities without reference to the fundamental and changing workings of the economy, she says, have led to the foundering of the New Deal state. |Using the steel industry to examine liberal policies and priorities after World War II, Stein shows that economic policy--not racial conflict--led to the feeble liberalism of the 1990s.

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"For years I have been convinced that there is not an honest bone in your body. Now I know that you are a god-damned thief," Henry Clay Frick reportedly told Andrew Carnegie at their last meeting in 1900, just before J. P. Morgan bought the Carnegie Steel Company and founded United States Steel.
Three years later, James Bridge, who had served as Carnegie's personal secretary, published this book. In it he recounted the events that led up to the final confrontation between two of America's most powerful capitalists. The book created a sensation when it appeared in 1903. Not only did it describe the raw emotions of Carnegie and Frick, those most brilliant and uneasy of business partners, it also told of the history and inner workings of the industrial giant, Carnegie Steel.
Bridge was an open partisan of Frick, and the portrait of Carnegie that emerges from this book is not flattering. But he was an experienced journalist, and he uses sources carefully. His book remains a striking insider's narrative of the American steel industry in the last decades of the nineteenth century-as well as the most revealing account of the emotions of some of its major owners.
The introduction by John Ingram places the book in perspective for both the historian and general reader.

"It goes a long way in mapping out the agenda for health and safety professionals in this most dangerous and populous industry." Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Derby, United Kingdom Changes in working practices and conditions in the construction industry over the past decade have meant that the competent authorities, health and safety committees, management or employers' and workers' organizations, in particular, should take a fresh look at such aspects as the safety of workplaces, health hazards, and construction equipment and machinery. This code of practice takes account of new areas in the sector which require improved health and safety practices and other protective measures.

The book presents a study of the social and economic viability of mini-cement plants in the Indian economic context.

Business genius and hedonist, Charles Schwab entered the steel industry as an unskilled laborer and within twenty years advanced to the presidency of Carnegie Steel. He later became the first president of U.S. Steel and then founder of Bethlehem Steel. His was one of the most spectacular and curious success stories in an era of great industrial giants.

How did Schwab progress from day laborer to titan of industry? Why did Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan select him to manage their multmillion-dollar enterprises? And how did he forfeit their confidence and lose the preseidency of U.S. Steel? Drawing upon previously undiscovered sources, Robert Hessen answers these questions in the first biography of Schwab.

This is a comprehensive book on infrastructure development and construction management. It is written keeping in mind the curricula of construction management programmes in India and abroad. It covers infrastructure development, the construction industry in India, financial analysis of the real estate industry in India, economic analysis of projects, tendering and bidding, contracts and contract management, FIDIC conditions of contract, construction disputes and claims, arbitration, conciliation and dispute resolution, international construction project exports and identifying, analysing and managing construction project risk. Thus, this book covers most of the construction management activities that are carried out at different stages of a construction project. This is an essential book for students of construction management, construction professionals, academicians and researchers.

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.

anaging the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control, Fourth Edition, covers all areas of the Construction Management industry-with a balanced focus on both theory and practicality. Helping readers gain a working knowledge of the whole Building Industry, this text provides the technical skills required to manage a construction project from conception through occupancy. Emphasizing current industry practices, it makes a useful reference for the construction professional. KEY FEATURES: Covers integrated project delivery and LEED/Green applications; Photos and illustrations throughout; Background theory, fundamentals and practical applications.

This book is a study of labor relations and the first generation of skilled workers in colonial Korea, a subject crucial to the understanding of modernization in twentieth-century Korea. Born in rural Korea, these workers confronted both the colonial experience and the modern workplace as they interacted with Japanese managers and workers. Based on the archives of the Onoda Cement Factory and interviews with surviving workers, this work analyzes the complex relationship between colonialism and modernization.

Die Einfuhrung neuer Baumaterialien, ihre Kombination in der Verwendung sowie eine zeitlich gestraffte Ausfuhrung von Bauvorhaben haben dazu gefuhrt, dass viele der bisherigen Kenntnisse und Regeln der Bautechnik, die fur traditionelle Baustoffe (z.B. Ziegel, Holz, Eisen und Stahl, Beton) galten, nur noch bedingt richtig sind. Bauausfuhrende mussen sich immer schneller umstellen hinsichtlich der Auswahl und Anwendung von bekannten und neuen Baustoffen, Baustoffkombinationen und Konstruktionen. Kenntnisse der wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen sind deshalb besonders wichtig. Diese vermittelt Band 1 des vierbandigen Werkes Baustoffe fur tragende Bauteile. Einleitend geht der Autor auf die Auswahl der Baustoffe, die technischen Baubestimmungen, den Energiebedarf, die Beziehungen zu Umwelt und Gesundheit sowie auf Bauschaden ein. Anschliessend behandelt er die Masseinheiten, die chemischen Grundlagen, die Baustoffdichten und den inneren physikalischen Aufbau eines Stoffes. Danach folgen die Einflusse aus Belastung, Feuchte, Warme, Schall, Elektrizitat und Licht. Die Neuauflage berucksichtigt neueste wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und hat besonders in den Abschnitten uber Gefugekenngroessen, elektrische, optische und Dauerhaftigkeitskenngroessen umfangreiche Erweiterungen erfahren. Neu sind die Abschnitte uber Baustoffchemie und Qualitatssicherung.

Fur Bauteile stehen meist qualitativ deutlich unterschiedliche Ausfuhrungsvarianten zur Auswahl. Planer, Ausfuhrende und Sachverstandige werden haufig mit der Frage konfrontiert, welche Merkmale nun eine Standardausfuhrung von einer Spitzenqualitat unterscheiden und was bezuglich einer konkreten Bauaufgabe als geschuldet gelten muss. Schallschutzklassen und Warmeschutzstandards werden ebenso angesprochen wie die unterschiedliche Zuverlassigkeit von Abdichtungssystemen. Qualitatsklassen bei Warmedamm-Verbundsystemen und Fenstern sind weitere Themen. Ein haufiger Streitpunkt sind die Anforderungen an die Trocken heit von Neben raumen. Welche Nutzungen mussen z. B. in Keller raumen im Neu- oder Altbau schadensfrei moeglich sein? Die bauvertraglichen Randbedingungen sind bei diesem Themenkomplex meist von entscheidender Bedeutung und werden daher ausfuhrlich angesprochen.

Das Buch bietet einen umfassenden UEberblick zu allen relevanten Inhalten der Projektentwicklung in der Immobilienwirtschaft, von der Immobilienentwicklung bis zum Baubeginn. Neben allgemeiner Grundlagen zur deutschen Immobilienwirtschaft geht das Buch auch auf Aspekte der internationalen Projektentwicklung, der Immobilienbewertung, Altlastenfragen sowie auf das Bodenrecht und Vertrage zur Standortsicherung ein. Hierbei werden sowohl Neuentwicklungen als auch Redevelopments behandelt. Einen weiteren Schwerpunkt bilden Fragen des Corporate Real Estate Managements wie Standortsuche, Corporate Architecture und Corporate Social Responsibility.

Defective construction work, whether the result of inadequate design, faulty workmanship or poor materials - or some combination of these failings - is a frequent cause of legal disputes. Someone is usually to blame, either the builder or one or more of the professional consultants, or even the entire project team. It is important therefore that the project team should possess a good working knowledge of their responsibilities and liabilities.
Written by a solicitor with over twenty years of experience of building disputes, this book examines the responsibilities and liabilities of the project team when defects occur. It sets out the background role of the common law and statute and includes detailed discussion of important case law affecting the construction process from inception through to completion, together with a consideration of the impact of letters of intent, 'no contract' situations, and specific provisions of model conditions of contract.

Wenn Bauaufgaben komplexer und menschliche Arbeitskraft teurer werden, spielen Maschinen im Baubetrieb eine immer wichtigere Rolle. Die richtige Auswahl und Anwendung fur die Loesung technischer Probleme und den wirtschaftlichen Erfolg einer Baustelle sind deshalb von entscheidender Bedeutung. "Baumaschinen" bietet dazu eine hervorragende Hilfestellung und gibt einen UEberblick zu den wichtigsten Baumaschinen und deren Einsatzmoeglichkeiten. Neu in der 4. Auflage: Erweiterung des Abschnitts "Zusatzgerate fur Hydraulikbagger", Neuaufnahme von Anbau-Vibrationsplatten fur die Erdverdichtung im Kapitel Gerate fur die Bodenverdichtung. Neuaufnahme des Abschnitts "Rohrschiebeeinrichtungen mit hydraulischen Rohrpressen zur Unterquerung von Flussen und Bauwerken" im Kapitel Gerate fur den Kanalbau, Rohrvortrieb und Rohrleitungsbau.

Am 7. Juni 2013 wurde die neue Honorarordnung fur Architekten und Ingenieure (HOAI )im Bundesrat verabschiedet. Sie trat am 17.07.2013 in Kraft und ist auf Vertrage ab diesem Datum anzuwenden.
Dieses Buch erlautert anschaulich - anhand von praxisbezogenen Beispielen und Tipps - die korrekte Anwendung der HOAI im Zuge der Vertragsanbahnung, Vertragsabwicklung und der Berechnung des Honorars.

Architekten erhalten einen schnellen Uberblick mit Erlauterungen zu allen relevanten Regelungen der HOAI, erganzt durch eine ganze Anzahl von Beispielen. Der Autor geht dabei ganz gezielt auch auf die speziellen Fragestellungen aus dem Tagesgeschaft der Architekten ein und gibt wertvolle Hinweise zum Abschluss von Planungsvertragen und zur Honorarberechnung. Beispielabrechnungen und Musterformulare fur die Abwicklung von Architektenvertragen erganzen die textlichen Ausfuhrungen. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt ist die Vertragsabwicklung und Honorarberechnung fur das Bauen im Bestand sowie die Erstellung von pruffahigen Schlussrechnungen.

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Der Kostendruck zwingt auch in der Immobilienwirtschaft zu Uberlegungen, ob die eigenen Dienstleistungen weiterhin selbst oder besser in Kooperation mit anderen oder ganzlich von anderen kostengunstiger zu erbringen sind. Indem Strukturen und Funktionen verandert oder ausgelagert bzw. neue Einheiten gebildet werden, lassen sich Kostensenkungspotenziale und neue Geschaftsfelder erschliessen. Der Autorin gelingt es, dieses komplexe Entscheidungsfeld mit Beispielen aus der Immobilienwirtschaft praxisnah darzustellen, wobei die Aussagen auch auf andere Dienstleistungen ubertragbar sind."

Stephan Seilheimer zeigt auf, wie offentliche Immobilienbestande zu analysieren, zu bewerten und zu steuern sind und wie sie an den Markt herangefuhrt werden konnen. Dazu entwickelt er ein funfstufiges Modell zur Einfuhrung eines kennzahlenbasierten Portfoliomanagements mittels Benchmarking einschliesslich eines Bewertungssystems fur offentliche Immobilien und wendet dies an einem Portfolio mit 500 000 m Nutzflache an.
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It is widely acknowledged that there is an increasing problem in maintenance of the American civil infrastructure. Highways, bridges, sewers, railroads, harbours, and public buildings built in the 1950s and 1960s are wearing out, while inflation-adjusted federal spending on infrastructure has fallen. The current situation, with respect to highway bridge maintenance, is in fact so severe that many states cannot afford to attend in need of replacement, so they are focusing only on the most severe cases. Recently, rapid assessment, repair, and replacement of damaged highway bridge after extreme events have been given close attention to by government agencies, engineering and construction communities, and the general public. This book presents the complicated undertaking of highway bridge replacement in an easy-to-read format.

Cowboy spurs are a pure form of American folk art. Like the cowboy himself, the way spurs developed was molded by their use and the environment of the range, along with a generous dose of individualism and pride. "Cowboy Spurs and Their Makers" tells for the first time the fascinating story of this western art and the artisans who professional historians, and westerners and valuable reference for identifying spurs used by riders of Texas and the Southwest.
A visit with contemporary spur maker Jerry Lindley, with pictures of him at work, traces the process and mechanics of hand forging spurs and decorating them by the overlay method. Individual chapters are devoted to the most prominent makers of cowboy spurs--manufacturers Buermann and North & Judd, the spur and bit companies of Crockett, Shipley, and Kelly, and hometown blacksmiths such as Bianchi, Causey, and the Boone clan. In lively detail their histories unfold, along with helpful descriptions of their techniques and most representative spurs.
Eighty-five black-and-white photographs and twelve color plates lavishly illustrate the spurs and their makers. An appendix lists many other artisans, past and present, with the locations of their shops and the identifying characteristics of their products. This book will become a standard reference for students, historians, and general readers alike--for everyone who values the important contribution of the cowboy to our cultural heritage and of the blacksmith who shaped the cowboy's badge of honor, his spurs.