This book, about international contracting and contract management, is written from the angle of the contractor and discussed from an international perspective. It comments on real-life cases, taken from various kinds of projects: infrastructural works (roads, bridges, tunnels, rail roads), wind- an
Project Management in Construction, Seventh Edition
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- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 528
- Edition
- Hardcover
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
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Up-to-Date, Proven Construction Project Management Techniques
Thoroughly revised to cover the latest technologies and standards, this practical resource provides all of the information necessary to efficiently execute every phase of any construction job. The book features complete details on estimating, purchasing, contract administration, team management, quality control and assurance, and other topics essential to completing a project on time and within budget.Project Management in Construction, Seventh Edition, covers new OSHA regulations and new contract formats that emphasize collaboration and teamwork. BIM and green buildings, topics of importance to all of today's project managers, are explained..
Coverage includes:
-Introduction to the construction industry
-General conditions of the construction contract
-ConsensusDOCS integrated project delivery contracts
-Lean construction
-Bonds and insurance
-Organizing the project team
-Estimating and buying out the job
-Change orders
-Quality control and quality assurance
-Project documentation
-Claims, disputes, arbitration, and mediation
-Design-build
-Sustainability and green buildings
-Building information modeling
-Interoperability
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