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Well Built How the Top 2% of Construction Contractors Create Superior Value, Profits, and Excellence


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English | June 18, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0CXJVYTC5 | 262 pages | EPUB | 7.14 Mb
The construction industry faces major headwinds-from fluctuating markets and attracting enough talent to unreasonably tight margins, and so much more. Yet some elite contractors consistently achieve double or triple the profits through these challenges.

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The Human Side of Construction How to Ensure a Successful, Sustainable, and Profitable Career as an AEC Professional


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English | November 5, 2024 | ISBN: 1394266200 | 176 pages | MOBI | 0.74 Mb
An incisive guide to navigating the construction industry and dealing with the people who work in it

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Development and the Law A Guide for Construction and Property Professionals


Free Download Godfrey Bruce-Radcliffe, "Development and the Law: A Guide for Construction and Property Professionals"
English | 2005 | pages: 153 | ISBN: 041529021X | PDF | 0,9 mb
A gap has long existed between construction professionals – such as architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and consultants – and the property development process. The underlying development structures, expressed in terms of legal obligation and accountability, are all too little understood.

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The Modern Period Room The Construction of the Exhibited Interior 1870-1950


Free Download Penny Sparke, Brenda Martin, Trevor Keeble, "The Modern Period Room: The Construction of the Exhibited Interior 1870-1950"
English | 2006 | pages: 209 | ISBN: 0415374693 | PDF | 3,5 mb
With contributors drawn from a broad range of disciplines, The Modern Period Room brings together a carefully selected collection of essays to consider the interiors of the modern era and their more recent reconstructions from a variety of different viewpoints.

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Mastering Construction A Comprehensive Guide


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English | March 13, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0CY38DR7V | 83 pages | PDF | 12 Mb
The book opens by highlighting the importance of construction project management and the skills it entails. It might target both beginners and experienced professionals seeking to refine their approach.

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Construction Safety


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2013 | 159 Pages | ISBN: 3642350453 | PDF | 5 MB
A close-to-ideal blend of suburb and city, speedy construction of towers of Babylon, the sparkling proportion of glass and steel buildings’ facade at night showcase the wisdom of humans. They also witness the footsteps, sweats and tears of architects and engineers. Unfortunately, these signatures of human civilizations are swathed in towering figures of construction accidents. Fretting about these on sites, different countries adopt different measures on sites. This book firstly sketches the construction accidents on sites, followed by a review on safety measures in some of the developing countries such as Bermuda, Egypt, Kuwait and China; as well as developed countries, for example, the United States, France and Singapore. It also highlights the enormous compensation costs with the courts’ experiences in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

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Proceedings of SECON’24 Structural Engineering and Construction Management


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031704304 | 1257 Pages | PDF (True) | 74 MB
This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 5th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON’24), held in Angamaly, Kerala, India, on 5-7 June 2024. The meeting served as a fertile platform for discussion, sharing sound knowledge and introducing novel ideas on issues related to sustainable construction and design for the future. The respective contributions address various aspects of numerical modeling and simulation in structural engineering, structural dynamics and earthquake engineering, advanced analysis and design of foundations, BIM, building energy management, and technical project management. Accordingly, the book offers a valuable, up-to-date tool and essential overview of the subject for scientists and practitioners alike, and will inspire further investigations and research.

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Mining and Construction in Snow and Ice From Test Pits to Long Tunnels


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031765079 | 266 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 78 MB
Snow, firn, and ice are the most widespread cryogenic minerals on Earth’s surface. Their properties differ significantly from those of common minerals, and their excavation requires special approaches. The problems of mining and construction in snow and ice could be explained mostly by harsh climate conditions, logistics difficulties, environmental issues and snow-ice related challenges. The primary objective of this book is to list all feasible technologies for mining and construction in snow and ice, and to analyze these from the perspective of applications, problems, and hindrances.

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