Lean Design Management (Architectural Engineering and Design Management)
The fields of design management and lean construction appear to be developing independently. This volume brings together authors from four continents to argue that lean thinking should be integral to design management in the fields of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). The publication brings together a variety of perspectives on lean design management as experienced in Africa, South America, Australasia and Europe. Themes covered include: lean thinking and flexible building soluti...
An Architect's Guide to Construction-Second Edition (An Architect's Guide to Construction, #2)
by Brian Palmquist
This book offers a detailed insight into the desire for, and consequences of, precise communications in the daily life of contemporary architectural practice through close readings of constructed architectural details by Sigurd Lewerentz, Caruso St John Architects, Mies van der Rohe and OMA. In the professionalised context of the contemporary architectural profession, precise communications – drawings, specifications, letters, faxes and emails – are charged with the complex task of translating...
Completely revised throughout for this second edition, Managing Quality in Architecture addresses the new ISO 9001 standards after the significant 2015 revision. ISO 9001 is the global standard for quality, and firms certified under the 2008 edition have three years to upgrade their quality systems to the new Standard. This book helps architects, engineers and other designers working in the built environment to develop appropriate quality systems that meet the requirements of the international S...
Quality management is essential for facilitating the competitiveness of modern day commercial organisations. Excellence in quality management is a requisite for construction organisations who seek to remain competitive and successful. The challenges presented by competitive construction markets and large projects that are dynamic and complex necessitate the adoption and application of quality management approaches. This new edition of Construction Quality Management provides a comprehensive eva...
For a combined course in Estimating, Scheduling and/or Control; a course in Construction Process; or an Introduction to Construction Management. Comprehensive and unique in its perspective, this text covers all areas of the Construction Management industry-with a balanced focus on both theory and practicality. It helps students gain a working knowledge of the whole Building Industry, as well as the technical skills required to manage a construction project from conception through occupancy. It...
***AUSTRALIAN TITLE*** The National Gallery of Australia is arguably both the most fascinating and the most contentious building in Australia. No book, however, has ever been published on this remarkable work of modernist Australian architecture until now. 'Falls the Shadow: From Idea to Reality, The National Gallery of Australia' documents the controversy, challenges and accomplishments of this radical building - and the ultimately unsuccessful attempt by the building s lead architect, Col Mad...
Construction Projects Management and Urbanization
by Sami Saadeddine Mneimneh
This book examines an issue of constant concern in the construction industry, that of productivity. Using data from Ghana and South Africa, it presents research into the productivity of local contractors in these countries whilst examining the predominance of labour-intensive production methods. The book begins by considering the theoretical and conceptual perspectives on labour productivity in the construction industry in the existing literature, before reviewing current productivity measureme...
The Definitive Guide to Building an Energy Efficient House
by Michael Lane
Estimator's Piping Man-Hours Tool (Process Piping, #1) (Piping, #1)
by Gustavo Miguel Cinca
This publication is an indispensable tool for Company owners, Piping Contractors and all members of an organization who perform tasks related to cost estimating, bidding, cost control, budget planning and contract review. The Book provides solid Technical Support to make a reliable estimate of man-hours consumption in Piping. The content of the book is the result of the Author's work experience and details a calculation procedure that will help you to accurately estimate the direct labor requir...
The Production of Houses (Center for Environmental Structure, #4)
by Christopher Alexander
As an innovative thinker about building and planning, Christopher Alexander has attracted a devoted following. His seminal books--The Timeless Way of Building, A Pattern Language, and The Oregon Experiment--defined a radical and fundamently new process of environmental design. Alexander now gives us the latest book in his series--a book that puts his theories to the test and shows what sort of production system can create the kind of environment he has envisioned.The Production of Houses center...
Heritage Building Information Modelling for Implementing UNESCO Procedures
by Ahmad Hamed Baik
The main aim of this book is to develop and explore the value of new innovative digital content to help satisfy UNESCO's World Heritage nomination file requirements. Through a detailed exploration of two BIM case studies from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the book uniquely connects the use of Heritage BIM to the documentation methods used by UNESCO and demonstrates how this provides a contribution to both countries with heritage sites and UNESCO as an organisation. The research and practical examples i...