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This pocket sized reference needed for anyone who works on construction sites in the home building industry, covers all the topics in 29 CFR 1926 that are usually encountered in residential construction. Each of the selected topics is written in easy-to-understand language and explained, so that every worker can apply it. Construction Industry Guide to OSHA is the perfect tool for job site training.

Despite the wide range of technologies involved, the construction industry still relies heavily on one old-fashioned component: the human. The clients, managers, designers, investors, and a whole host of other stakeholders are all involved in a crucial series of relationships that are just as important to project success as technical know-how. As construction projects become increasingly international as well as interdisciplinary, the risk and cost of disharmonious working grows ever larger. The...

This book offers the first full-scale account of the merchant builders, Levitt, U.S. Homes, Fox and Jacobs, and Eichler Homes prominently among them, who gave a major impetus to the postwar building boom in America and to the American dream of homeownership as an attainable goal for the average family.The "Merchant Builders "carries the story from the large-tract developments that were built after World War II to the very different economic environment of the 1980s. It examines the practices of...

This title describes the outcome of the first stage of CIRIA's major research project on Waste minimization and recycling in construction, taking the reader through a detailed review of resources, waste, and recycling issues and then explaining the roles and responsibilities of the parties involved.

Provides a wide insight into the construction business, showing the reader how a contractor organizes a construction company and controls his work. Offers a practical and direct approach and describes how a business starts up, how it's organized and how it's financed. Also covers estimating, cost keeping systems, labor relations, equipment, safety, and insurance. Augmented with numerous case histories, forms and sample agreements to keep a job on schedule and within budget.

Written for the practising building estimator in a small or medium-sized contracting firm, and for those personnel involved in the ordering, purchase and control of materials for building contract. The book is designed to aid the quick and accurate production of building estimates, using the minimum amount of calculation. By the use of pre-calculated constants when building up an estimate, the time taken to calculate the cost of labour, plant and materials required is greatly reduced. Although t...

This guide shows design practices and other construction professionals how to manage knowledge successfully. It explains how to develop and implement a knowledge management strategy, and how to avoid the pitfalls, focusing on the techniques of learning and knowledge sharing that are most relevant in professional practice. Expensive IT-based 'solutions' bought off-the-shelf rarely succeed in a practice context, so the emphasis here is on people-centred techniques, which recognise and meet real bu...

The economies of the Asia Pacific region make up one of world's fastest growing construction markets. For this new edition of Spon's Asia Pacific Construction Costs Handbook the coverage has been extended to include Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Vietnam. The UK is also included, to facilitate comparison with construction costs in Europe. The following information is given, in the same way, for each country: * key data on the main economic and construction indicators. * an outline of the national constru...

This publication provides guidance to the "ICE Conditions of Contract Target Cost Version, First edition" which encourages active collaboration to reduce costs by sharing expertise and jointly managing risks in an open working environment, within the framework of the ICE Conditions of Contract family. It encourages the Contractor to be more closely involved in aspects of design, provides for payment to the Contractor on a cost reimbursable basis and an incentive share arrangement if the costs di...

A best-seller in Japan, now available in English, this book offers new insights into the Japanese construction industry: how it markets itself, how it manages itself and outside design firms, and how it has extended its international reach so successfully. Most importantly, it explains how businesses outside Japan can directly apply these proven strategies to their own industries. Written by a corporate planner with a team of experts at Shimizu, the second largest construction company in the wor...

Building workers constitute between five and ten per cent of the total labour market in almost every country of the world. They construct, repair and maintain the vital physical infrastructure of our societies, and we rely upon and trust their achievements every day. Yet we know surprisingly little about builders, their cultures, the organization of their work or the business relations that constitute their industry. This book, based on one-year's participant observation on a London construction...

What needs to change for your business to grow sustainably?  The engineering and construction industry is at a tipping point: How can we foster long-term growth in uncertain times? How do we navigate technology-driven disruption and meet the challenge of net zero emissions? And how do we create a more inclusive, collaborative, and sustainable industry for the future? The Steel Ceiling: Achieving Sustainable Growth in Engineering and Construction highlights current issues facing businesses in the...

Educational Leadership: A Bridge to Improved Practice describes how successful and effective schools and administrators operate in an increasingly challenging, fast-paced, demanding, and at times revolutionary environment. Readers are offered an integrated view of the knowledge base, research, and practice of administration within a context of multiple perspectives and a wide range of thinking. This edition provides a comprehensive discussion of the field of educational administration in thre...

The construction industry is a huge employer all over the world, but due to the project-based nature of construction, opportunities to improve pay, conditions and use of technology are often overlooked. The lack of attention to workforce management issues in the construction industry contributes to its overall poor performance in most countries worldwide. To address this problem, it is necessary to understand the practices that need to be in place for construction organisations to be able to man...

Focusing on budgeting and estimating -- the least understood but most important factors of a contracting business -- this guide shows contractors how to price their services to recover expenses and still have money for capital expenses and profits. It goes into detail on accounting issues and provides checklists for required government accounts. Plus, it covers concerns such as dealing with problem employees and clients and establishing lines of communication within the company.