Construction & Construction Trades 37

Building is made more enjoyable with this artsy take on the subject. This educational book explains what it's like to be at a construction site but without the overuse of words. Rather, kids are giv……続きを見る

In today’s climate the need for a closer understanding of the relationship between the two inter-related topics of risk management and finance on construction projects is becoming increasingly cruci……続きを見る

The need for quality assurance in construction is now widely accepted. As a result, pressure is currently being applied to contractors and those offering professional services to demonstrate QA capa……続きを見る

The general perception amongst most project and risk managers that we can somehow control the future is, says David Hancock, one of the most ill-conceived in risk management. The biggest problem is ……続きを見る

Designbuild Education adopts the intellectual framework of American Pragmatism, which is a theory of action, to investigate architects’ compelling urge to build and how that manifests in collegiate ……続きを見る

Architects have been intrigued by prefabricated construction since the early twentieth century. Recent advances in design, engineering and manufacturing processes have led to a significant expansion……続きを見る

This book provides a unique guide to value management and sustainability in construction to researchers and professional. The book provides a better understanding of the concept of value management,……続きを見る

Die vorliegende Broschüre sollte jeder stets griffbereit haben, der mit Beton zu tun hat. Sie liefert als kompakte Arbeitsgrundlage wesentliche Normeninhalte für die Planung und Ausführung in der Ba……続きを見る

This book provides an overview of the environmental problems that arise from construction activity, focusing on refurbishment as an alternative to the current crisis in the construction sector, as w……続きを見る

Since publication of the first edition in 1976, The Building Regulations: Explained and Illustrated has provided a detailed, authoritative, highly illustrated and accessible guide to the regulations……続きを見る

In this timely book, Emilio Jose Garcia and Brenda Vale explore what sustainability and resilience might mean when applied to the built environment. Conceived as a primer for students and profession……続きを見る

Disaster Risk Reduction for the Built Environment provides a multi-facetted introduction to how a wide range of risk reduction options can be mainstreamed into formal and informal construction decis……続きを見る

Active geophysical monitoring is an important new method for studying time-evolving structures and states in the tectonically active Earth's lithosphere. It is based on repeated time-lapse observati……続きを見る

Facilities Management (FM) and Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM) are two closely related and relatively new management disciplines with developing international professions and increasing acad……続きを見る

Thoroughly Updated Coverage of Masonry Codes, Materials, and Structural Design This fully revised resource covers the design of masonry structures using the 2015 International Building Code, the ASC……続きを見る

Written by experienced and innovative projects lawyer Arent van Wassenaer, this book explains what the critical success factors are for construction projects to be completed on time, within everyone……続きを見る

Dynamics of Coupled Structures*, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 35th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2017,* the fourth volume of ten from the Conference brings together contr……続きを見る

Time Frames provides a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and twentieth-century ar……続きを見る

This text provides a concise and practical guide to timber design, using both the Allowable Stress Design and the Load and Resistance Factor Design methods. It suits students in civil, structural, a……続きを見る

Der Bereich Kostenrechnung ist entscheidend für den wirtschaftlichen Erfolg eines Bauunternehmens. Dementsprechend wichtig ist die genaue und umfassende Kenntnis ihrer Prinzipien und Grundsätze sowi……続きを見る

This book examines pedestrian shoe-floor slip resistance from an engineering standpoint in order to better understand friction and wear behavior. This analysis includes an extensive investigation in……続きを見る

This book serves as a guide for discovering pathways to more efficient energy use. The first part of the book illustrates basic laws of energy conversion and principles of thermodynamics. Laws of en……続きを見る

Positive energy homes enable people to live healthy and comfortable lives with energy left over to share. Creating a house you love that produces surplus energy is surprisingly easy with a thorough ……続きを見る

This report defines the concept of district cooling and summarizes its benefits and challenges then presents technologies used in the process---including stand-alone as well as integrated or cogener……続きを見る

CCL was conducting a recent CPM training seminar when a question was asked about scheduling in shifts using Microsoft Project. Microsoft Project does not recognize shifts. This creates challenges es……続きを見る

Whether it's a small citrus plant or a large vine, conservatory plants are more popular than ever. Collins Practical Gardener Conservatory & Greenhouse Gardening is bursting with practical advice an……続きを見る

Organizations in the construction industry struggle with three key issues: quality management or better meeting customer expectations, supply chain management or more effectively working with suppli……続きを見る

This book explains over 3,000 terms (over 200,000 words) and contains over 200 professionally drawn line illustrations. This practical handbook is intended for day to day use as a reference or as a ……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of management ideas and practices, focusing on the human relations side of construction management. Easily accessible and suitable for use wit……続きを見る

This internationally conducted study of the latest construction industry practices addresses a broad range of Information and Communication Technology applications. Drawing on research conducted in ……続きを見る