Cooke Management of Construction Projects

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-55515-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

Construction Management is a wide ranging discipline, butultimately it is a demanding, hands-on discipline concerned withthe management of people, plant and materials, all mobilised tocomplete a building project safely, on time, on budget and to theclient's satisfaction.
Management of Construction Projects is a highlyillustrated series of case studies based on seven live constructionmanagement projects, demonstrating the very practical nature ofmanaging projects. The detailed case studies cover a variety ofconstruction projects, varying in value from £1million to£117 million, including a major inner city office block, aportal framed factory unit, a university refurbishment project, asuperstore & car park and a new school building. The casestudies emphasise detailed on site management procedures andidentify a predominantly functional approach to managing projects.A number of related chapters covering practical and theoreticalaspects of construction management support and illustrate theindividual case studies.
With a strong emphasis on the practical nature of the subject,Management of Construction Projects is an ideal introductionto the subject for all students on construction and related degreeand diploma programmes. It will be of particular interest tostudents preparing for the CIOB EPA programme and the new NVQcourses at level 4 and 5 in construction management.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cooke, Brian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vi
Acknowledgements viii
1 Organisation of the Construction Process 1
2 Developing Construction Teams 24
3 Project Planning - Linked Bar Charts and ProcurementProgrammes 34
4 Contracts 44
5 Materials Management 55
6 Mechanical Handling and Risk Assessment 73
7 Managing Construction Defects 95
8 Hotel and Office Project Development 105
9 The Merlin Project 143
10 The Co-operative Head Office Building 165
11 Chinley School Project 195
12 Retail Unit and Car Park 222
13 University Refurbishment project 251
14 Managing a Small Business 272
Index 293

Über Autor(innen)

Brian Cooke MSc is a former chartered civil engineer, quantity surveyor and builder. During his career he has held the posts of principal lecturer in Construction Management and visiting lecturer at universities throughout the northwest of England, Europe and the Far East. He is co-author, along with Peter Williams, of the bestselling Construction Planning, Programming and Control, currently in its third edition, and author of Construction Practice.