Bøger af Sidney Levy

The latest tools and techniques for successfully managing construction operations CONSTRUCTIONFully revised throughout, the new edition of this practical guide offers a wealth of proven strategies for effectively running a construction business, delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget, and maximizing profits--all gleaned from the authors' decadeslong experience in the construction industry.Construction Operations Manual of Policies and Procedures, Fifth Edition contains new chapters on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and claims, disputes, arbitration, and mediation. More than 150 new and updated contract formats, checklists, forms, and sample letters are included. The book also provides current OSHA safety regulations and standards and the latest LEED Certification requirements. Run a profitable and efficient construction firm with help from this time-saving resource.COVERAGE INCLUDES: Company organization and quality assurance program Company and project administration General contracts Project engineering Site superintendence Safety and loss control Design-build project administration The preparation and processing of change orders Claims, disputes, arbitration, and mediation Progress schedules and funds analysis Building Information Modeling Green buildings and sustainability

Design-build is widely recognised as the most profitable method of project delivery for non-residential constructionDesign-Build Project Delivery offers real-world examples and advice from a wide variety of industry experts on every aspect of design-build project delivery. Complete with checklists and forms, this is the most practical and comprehensive resource on design-build project delivery available.Key featuresAdvantages and disadvantages of design-build: where, when and how to use itHow to define roles, create a design-build team, and market design-build servicesThe cost estimating processContracts and bonding and insurance issuesPhased proposals and competitive biddingProject management methodsBuild-Operate-Transfer (BOT)

Up-to-Date, Proven Construction Project Management TechniquesThoroughly 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

Unfortunately, these design principles must be modified when designing with plastics since they do not respond elastically to stress and undergo permanent deformation with sus tained loading.

A construction professional with more than 30 years experience in the industry offers a practical manual designed for the construction superintendent that helps to simplify today's complex projects while offering highly accessible and easily referenced technical data on most common construction components.

This is a thorough revision of the all-inclusive compendium of construction materials and equipment.