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"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 direc...

Skilled Hands, Strong Spirits follows the history of the Building and Construction Trades Department from the emergence of building trades councils in the age of the skyscraper; through treacherous fights over jurisdiction as new building materials and methods of work evolved; and through numerous Department campaigns to improve safety standards, work with contractors to promote unionized construction, and forge a sense of industrial unity among its fifteen (and at times nineteen) autonomous and...

There is growing interest in future scenario planning of the construction industry but a disconnect between thinking about the future at the policy-making level and implementing real change. Constructing Futures: industry leaders and futures thinking in construction takes a thematic approach to the future of the UK construction industry by presenting the results of a series of in-depth interviews conducted with leading construction figures and structuring this material into chapters addressing...

An indispensable "how-to guide" to the management of heavy transport, cranes, earthmoving equipment and supporting services on a major civil engineering project. The book covers the selection of equipment, purchase, maintenance and final disposal of, subject to inspection or other future requirements, assets worth multi-million pounds, particularly joint ventures when equipment, spare parts, office equipment and anything including the camp and contents, can be sold by International Auctioneers a...

Through the emerging lens of social enterprise, this book examines how the global construction industry can engage more effectively with the communities in which it builds, addressing disadvantage and environmental degradation to leave a positive legacy for future generations. Combining insights from leading research and real-life case studies of social enterprise in the construction sector, the result is a practical framework which will help social enterprises, clients, consultants and constru...

The Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement – CESMM – has been well-established for over 35 years as the standard for the preparation of bills of quantities in civil engineering work. This much-anticipated fourth edition, CESMM4, brings the method into line with changes in industry practices and extends its usages into all new areas. New to CESMM4: - Contract neutral: For the first time CESMM can be used contact suites including with NEC, FIDIC and ICC - National Standard neutral: w...

This report develops a standard pre-qualification form for public sector work. It considers the issues relating to the creation of a single register of contractors seeking public sector work, and the appropriate requirements for entry on that register. The working group for this guide was chaired by Ted Evans from the Construction Industry Employers Council. In Constructing the Team, Sir Michael Latham argued that qualification to approved lists needs to be rationalised in the UK as the costs to...

The face of construction has changed substantially in recent years and will continue to do so as clients’ demands and requirements become more sophisticated and the industry is faced with the challenge of improving the service it provides. Enhanced management will be a crucial element in meeting these challenges; and effective training and development is a prerequisite to create the vision, abilities and skills to match future demands. Completely updated, this is the second edition of an essenti...