Construction Industry

The construction industry has historically been male-dominated due to societal expectations and biases, specifically around the physical demands of...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

NEC Managing Reality: A Practical Guide to Applying NEC3 is a series of books written by NEC experts well versed in using the NEC `at the coal face...

This guidance note provides advice on the principles, risks, materials and methods for insulating pitched roofs at rafter level. When insulation is...

This guidance note provides advice on the methods, materials and risks involved with insulating the walls of timber-framed buildings. Making improv...

Supply chain management in the construction industry has passed through different eras yet throughout, the construction industry has experienced f...

Managing the Complexities of Real Estate Development provides a concise summary of the real estate development process, allowing the reader to lear...

This guidance note provides advice on the principles, risks, materials and methods for insulating solid masonry walls. Traditional solid wall const...

NEC Managing Reality: A Practical Guide to Applying NEC3 is a series of books written by NEC experts well versed in using the NEC `at the coal face...

Managing the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control, Fourth Edition, covers all areas of the Construction Management ind...

NEC Managing Reality: A Practical Guide to Applying NEC3 is a series of books written by NEC experts well versed in using the NEC `at the coal face...

NEC Managing Reality: A Practical Guide to Applying NEC3 is a series of books written by NEC experts well versed in using the NEC `at the coal face...

Prepared by the Management Practice for the Control of Erosion and Sediment (MPCES) Standards Committee of the Standards Development Council of the...

In this timely book, Emilio Jose Garcia and Brenda Vale explore what sustainability and resilience might mean when applied to the built environment...

A convergence of lean management and quality management thinking has taken place in organizations across many industries, including construction. P...

Susan Eisenberg began her apprenticeship with Local 103 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1978, the year president Jimmy Ca...

There are many text books about engineering design and some include project evaluation techniques. There are text books on accounting methods and y...

Quick, concise and direct, this pocketbook outlines the essentials that every architect needs to know about construction disputes from tips on avo...

Construction Planning, 2nd Edition is a thorough guide to the use of planning techniques, key concepts and the latest developments in the field of ...

Equip learners with the tools for success in a career as a plumber with this comprehensive and updated edition of our bestselling textbook, publish...

In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, this new book provides thought provoking commentary on the nature of the relationship between socie...

The construction industry is a huge employer all over the world, but due to the project-based nature of construction, opportunities to improve pay,...

For beginning to intermediate courses in construction estimating in two- and four-year construction management programs.   A step-by-step, hands-...

The definitive contracting reference for the construction industry, updated and expanded Construction Contracting, the industry's leading professio...