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Innovation in Small Construction Firms promotes the benefits of innovation, and stimulate innovation capability within and between small and medium sized (SMEs) construction firms in an effort to bring in a new 'can innovate, should innovate, want to...

Novel research in construction management is often distant from existing practice. This collection of reviews serves to bridge this gap under three major themes: innovation, organisation and human behaviour, and methods and tools.It outlines a series of...

This title aims to use social science research to contribute towards solving policy problems raised by the rural to urban land conversion process and by high land prices in particular. Ultimately, this book aims to develop the information useful to...

Microwave Technology: A Powerful TechniqueThe first book to combine microwave-assisted heating technology and concrete technology (covering production, demolition, and recycling), Microwave-Assisted Concrete Technology: Production, Demolition and...

We spend most of our lives in buildings and almost every building is unique. The purpose of this book is to explain what buildings are and to provide an integrated overview of how they are built and sustained.The book does not presume any specialist...

Written by an experienced property journalist with over twenty years of insider knowledge, this book provides budding property developers and investors with all they need to know to profit from property. The author offers a new twist on buy-to-let and...

GNVQ Construction and the Built Environment: Intermediate provides essential coverage of the general skills, knowledge and understanding required for the four mandatory units in the Intermediate GNVQ. The book covers all the underpinning knowledge the...

This practical guide to cost studies of buildings has been updated and revised throughout for the 5th edition. New chapters have been added on the RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM) for order of cost estimating and elemental cost planning, and on the...

Providing real world applications for different structural types and seismic characteristics, Seismic Design of Steel Structures combines knowledge of seismic behavior of steel structures with the principles of earthquake engineering. This book focuses...

One of the most pressing problems facing the construction industry globally is the deterioration of major concrete infrastructure in marine and other chloride-containing environments. While recent advancements in concrete technology have made it easier...

Disaster Risk Reduction for the Built Environment provides a multi-facetted introduction to how a wide range of risk reduction options can be mainstreamed into formal and informal construction decision making processes, so that Disaster Risk Reduction...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118367803Author David R. PierceFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint R.S. Means Company LtdPublisher R.S. Means Company LtdWeight(grams)...

As the Building Regulations and Approved Documents have become more and more complex, they have become increasingly unfriendly for a professional user. Compliance is only possible by understanding a wide range of supporting documentation. Alternative...

Richard Ellis is a consultant in communications and the successful author of 'Communication for Engineers'. In each chapter he highlights key points and situations, and provides exercises to consolidate what has already been learnt. The book ends with a...

The Railway Research Institute (Instytut Kolejnictwa) in Warsaw was established in 1951 and was, until 2000, part of the Polish State Railways (PKP). At present, it serves as an independent entity, it is subordinated to the minister responsible for...

Landslides and slope failure are common in the US and rest of the world. The landslides cause significant damage to infrastructure and millions of dollars are required each year to fix the slope. A sustainable and costeffective option to stabilise the...

Despite recent improvements in energy efficiency being made in new build, it is important that the existing commercial building sector also take action to meet emission reduction targets. The objectives and challenges of such action will reduce the risk...

This book details how Building Information Modelling is being successfully deployed in the planning, design, construction and future operation of the Istanbul New Airport, a mega-scale construction project incorporating a varying mix of infrastructures...

Load Testing of Bridges, featuring contributions from almost fifty authors from around the world across two interrelated volumes, deals with the practical aspects, the scientific developments, and the international views on the topic of load testing of...

This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes Hand Tools for Instrumentation, Electrical Safety, Power Tools for...

The Second International Conference on Press-in Engineering (ICPE) 2021 was organized by the International Press-in Association (IPA). The conference is held every three years and the main theme this time is "Evolution and Social Contribution of Press-in...

To many program, project, or construction managers, a complex project seems to be a labyrinth with many hidden dangers. This book is a guide through that labyrinth. It explains best practices and provides insight so they cannot only identify hidden...

"The book not only gives a clear picture of the policy and strategic framework of PFI/PPP projects, the governance and knowledge management issues through different phases from planning, design development to operation and service delivery and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867186796Author Jeannie Leggett SikoraFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint BuilderBooksPublisher BuilderBooksWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867186048Author Carol SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint BuilderBooksPublisher BuilderBooksWeight(grams) 535gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867186772Author National Association of Home BuildersFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint BuilderBooksPublisher BuilderBooksWeight(grams) 672g

If you think your customer's home buying experience ends with the signing of the sales contract -- think again... To be a successful full-service home builder in today's market you must offer more than just a well-built home -- you must give your...

Quality management has received much attention in recent years, not least in the construction industry. This book provides a description of the techniques of quality management and how they are implemented, regardless of the context. The author applies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118335901Author RSMeansFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint R.S. Means Company LtdPublisher R.S. Means Company LtdWeight(grams) 953gDimensions(mm) 272mm...

The papers presented deal with the general methods and techniques, from a range of disciplines, as they can be applied to specific engineering and fire safety situations. The circumstances described include a variety of large scale plant applications in...

Collection of selected papers on current advances in high performance construction materials. Contributions deal with the development, characterization, application procedures, performance and structural design of materials with key potential in civil...

Corrugated web girders (CWGs), used for bridge construction, differ in important ways from conventional prismatic girders. Behavior and Design of Trapezoidally Corrugated Web Girders for Bridge Construction details the behavior and design of CWGs in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867187625Author Quint Lears, MIRMFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint BuilderBooksPublisher BuilderBooksWeight(grams) 248g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867186789Author David MarchmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint BuilderBooksPublisher BuilderBooksWeight(grams) 330g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780134311104Author NCCERFormat HardbackPage Count 504Imprint PearsonPublisher Pearson Education (US)Weight(grams) 1166gDimensions(mm) 10mm * 10mm * 10mm

This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes: DC Circuits, AC Circuits, Switching Devices and Timers,...

This important new book presents the background to the modern programme of European Community initiatives, tracing the origins of a European policy on occupational health and safety, and looking at the progressively expanding ambitions of Commission...

For as long as concretes have been used as substrates there has been a need for upgrading the immediate working surface, in some instances nominally, in others substantially. This in itself has presented problems because of the inexact nature of the art...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867185744Author NAHB Labor, Safety & Health ServicesFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint BuilderBooksPublisher BuilderBooksWeight(grams) 155g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867185386Author Kent ShepardFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint BuilderBooksPublisher BuilderBooksWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 127mm * 175mm * 13mm