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The design manager’s handbook
Design management as a recognised role in the built environment industry is relatively new, initially arising from the need for better co-ordination and delivery of design information from design teams to main contractors - particularly important as procurement routes involving contractor led design have become much more commonplace.
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Site analysis : informing context-sensitive and sustainable site planning and design
The process-oriented guide to context-sensitive site selection, planning, and design
Sustainable design is responsive to context. And each site has a unique set of physical, biological, cultural, and legal attributes that presents different opportunities and constraints for alternative uses of the site. Site analysis systematically evaluates these on-site and off-site factors to inform the design of places—including neighborhoods and communities—that are attractive, walkable, and climate-resilient.
This Third Edition of Site Analysis is fully updated to cover the latest topics in low-impact, location-efficient design and development.
This complete, user-friendly guide:
* Blends theory andpractice from the fields of landscape architecture, urban planning, architecture, geography, and urban design
* Addresses important sustainability topics, including LEED-ND, Sustainable Sites, STAR community index, and climate adaptation
* Details the objectives and visualization methods used in each phase of the site planning and design process
* Explains the influence of codes, ordinances, and site plan approval processes on the design of the built environment
* Includes more than 200 illustrations and eight case studies of projects completed by leading planning and design firms
Site Analysis, Third Edition is the ideal guide for students taking courses in site analysis, site planning, and environmental design. New material includes review questions at the end of each chapter for students as well as early-career professionals preparing for the ARE, LARE, or AICP exams.
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The Engineer's Manual of Construction Site Planning
This handbook addresses problems facing the engineer when preparing to build, both during the contract bidding phase and after a contract has been concluded.It offers clear guidelines for planning the resources and machinery on site, as well as the safe positioning of roads, cranes, storage and temporary buildings.
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Construction Process Planning and Management - An Owner's Guide to Successful Projects
By their very nature, construction projects can create seemingly endless opportunities for conflict. Written by a best selling author with over 40 years of experiences in the construction and general contracting business, this guide provides you with the necessary tools to save time and money on your construction project. In this book, the author provides valuable advice for avoiding or working through the common problems that are a result of the long-term nature of construction projects, failure to select a \"project delivery system\" appropriate to the project, incomplete drawing and specifications, unrealistic scheduling, poor communication and coordination among participants, and inadequate contract administration. From project genesis, through design development to contractor and contract selection, on to construction oversight, punch list and successful project close-out, this book will point out those pitfalls to avoid and offer practical advice at every step along the way.
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Innovation, strategy and risk in construction
\"Innovation, Strategy and Risk in Construction integrates insights from business and government leaders with contemporary research, to help construction firms of all sizes to use times of crisis to their own advantage and build greater adaptive capacity into their operations. Accessible and full of practical examples, the book argues that traditional business strategies which seek to systematise innovation and eliminate uncertainty need to be balanced with more flexible approaches which acknowledge and harness uncertainty. The missing key to innovation, it is argued, is to turn serendipity into capability. The author proposes a simple model which allows managers to tap into the increasing dynamic and interconnected nature of the construction industry. Innovation does not occur in isolation within individual firms, but through collaboration. Each stakeholder in the construction industry has a responsibility to drive innovation, and this book will be key reading for consultants, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and clients, as well as policy makers and all serious students of construction management\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Managing Construction Projects
Project management is of critical importance in construction, yet its execution poses major challenges.In order to keep a project on track, decisions often have to be made before all the necessary information is available.
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