Project Management in Construction, Seventh Edition /

Provides all of the information necessary to efficiently execute every phase of any construction job. The book features complete details on estimating, purchasing, contract administration, team management, quality control and assurance, and other topics essential to completing a project on time and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levy, Sidney M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2018].
Edición:7th edition.
Temas:
Building > Superintendence.
Construction industry > Management.
Project management.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. The Construction Industry
  • This Information Technology Thing
  • Cloud Computing: Impacting the Way We Communicate and Transmit Data
  • What Do the Experts See for Construction Down the Road?
  • The Off-Site Movement: Modular and Prefab
  • 3D Printing and the Construction Industry
  • The Green Building Movement
  • Sustainable Structures
  • What Is New in Contract Format?
  • Building Information Modeling
  • Life Cycle Analysis
  • What Do Owners Think?
  • Chapter 2. The Start of the Construction Process
  • Let?s Talk About the Bidding Process
  • The Letter of Intent
  • Prevalent Types of Construction Contracts
  • Chapter 3. The General Conditions of the Construction Contract
  • AIA A201?General Conditions of the Contract for Construction
  • AIA A232?General Conditions of the Construction Manager Contract
  • A Word to the Wise
  • Chapter 4. ConsensusDOCS Integrated Project Delivery Contracts and the Lean Construction Concept
  • The American Institute of Architects Integrated Project Delivery
  • Exploring the Limited Liability Company Concept
  • AIA E Series Contracts Relating to Digital Data Protocols
  • ConsensusDOCS?
  • The 2016 ConsensusDOCS Revisions
  • Lean Construction
  • These New Documents Raise Insurance, Legal, and Claims Concerns
  • The Legal Concerns of Integrated Project Delivery Projects
  • Chapter 5. Bonds and Insurance
  • This Risky Business
  • Why Contractors Fail
  • Bonds and the Bonding Process
  • Bonds for Projects in Government
  • Integrated Project Delivery and Its Effect on Surety Bonds and Insurance
  • IPD Team Insurance
  • Are New Insurance Requirements on the Horizon?
  • Chapter 6. Organizing the Project Team
  • Organizing the Job in the Office
  • Organizing the Estimate
  • Organizing in the Field
  • Shop Drawing Organization
  • The Future of Project Organization
  • Chapter 7. Successful Project Completion Demands a Successful Start
  • Starting Off on the Right Foot
  • Controlling the Project Start
  • Review of the Contract with the Owner
  • Review of the Project Specifications
  • Specific items to look for when reviewing the specifications
  • Record Drawings
  • Inspections and Test Reports (Other Than Those Required by Local Officials)
  • Operations and Maintenance Manuals
  • Commissioning and TAB
  • TAB?A Procedure That Requires Special Attention
  • Commissioning
  • The Punch List
  • Preparing for That First Project Meeting with the Subcontractors
  • That Dangerous End-of-Project Syndrome
  • A Building Systems Commissioning Checklist
  • Looking Ahead to Final Acceptance
  • Chapter 8. Estimating
  • The Basics
  • The Construction Specification Institute (CSI) MasterFormat
  • Acquiring a Database
  • Analyzing Unit Costs
  • Order-of-Magnitude Estimating
  • Conceptual Estimating
  • Sources of Conceptual Estimating Data
  • The Post-Construction Project Review
  • Mining Completed Projects to Enhance the Database
  • The Project Parameter Cost Model Form
  • New Demands Bring New Building Classifications?UNIFORMAT? and OmniClass?
  • Special Requirements Associated with Office Building Estimating
  • The Tenant Work Letter
  • The Developer?s Responsibility
  • Subcontractor Responsibilities as They Relate to Tenant Fit-Ups
  • Chapter 9. Buying Out the Job
  • Reread the Contract with the Owner
  • Awarding Subcontracts
  • The Bid Summary Sheet
  • Unit Prices
  • Combining Work to Best Advantage
  • Subcontract or Do It Ourselves?
  • Key Questions to Ask Subcontractors During Negotiations
  • Pitfalls to Avoid in Mechanical and Electrical Contract Negotiations
  • Who Is the Contractor?
  • Issues to Be Addressed
  • Warranties and Guarantees
  • Spare Parts, Special Tools, and "Attic" Stock
  • Job Cleaning and the Contract
  • Communicating the Terms and Conditions of the Subcontract Agreement
  • Importance of lien waiver requirements in the subcontract agreement
  • Purchase Orders
  • Pitfalls to Avoid When Issuing Subcontracts and Purchase Orders
  • Do Your Subcontract Agreements Include These Key Provisions?
  • Chapter 10. The Change Order
  • ConsensusDOCS and Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC)
  • A Cardinal Rule
  • Reviewing the Important Contents of a Change-Order Request
  • Two Important Change-Order Provisions When Costs Are Difficult to Ascertain
  • What Constitutes "Cost"
  • Watch Those Hourly Payroll Costs
  • Completion Time and the Change Order
  • Public Works and the Change-Order Process
  • Roadblocks to Acceptance of Change Orders
  • Liquidated Damages and the Change-Order Process
  • Delays Affect More Than Just Field Costs
  • Pitfalls to Avoid When Preparing Change Orders
  • Change-Order Cost Checklist
  • Effective Change-Order Control
  • Chapter 11. Quality Control and Quality Assurance
  • The Father of Modern-Day Quality Control
  • Quality Begins with Quality Design
  • Strategies for Change
  • Total Quality Management
  • Benchmarking
  • The International Standards Organization
  • Six Sigma Approach to Quality
  • Six Sigma Approach in the Construction Industry
  • From Theory to Practice
  • Quality Control by Laser Scanning
  • The Preconstruction Conference?QC and QA
  • Developing a Company QC/QA Program
  • Chapter 12. Project Documentation
  • The Documentation Process
  • Documentation to the Owner
  • Documentation to the Architect and Engineer
  • Requests for Clarification and Requests for Information
  • Field Conditions Documentation
  • The Coordination Process
  • Other Important Documents
  • Documentation of Close-Out Requirements
  • Documentation to the Subcontractors
  • Documentation When Major Drawing Revisions Are Made
  • What Impact Have These Major Revisions Had on Productivity?
  • Documentation Required When Contracting with Public Agencies
  • The Davis-Bacon Act
  • Project Documentation from the Field
  • Chapter 13. Claims, Disputes, Arbitration, and Mediation
  • Global Perspective on Construction Disputes
  • What Triggers Claims and Disputes?
  • The Bid Proposal Process and the Potential for Disputes
  • Other Potentials for Disputes
  • Differing Site Conditions (DSC)
  • Shift Work and Its Impact on Productivity
  • Changed Conditions
  • The Courts, Lost Productivity, and the Measured Mile
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • In Summation
  • Chapter 14. Safety in Construction
  • The Occupational Safety and Health Act
  • Working Toward an Accident-Free Construction Workplace
  • The Danger of Power-Actuated Tools
  • Abandoned Underground Storage Tanks Present Another Jobsite Hazard
  • Safety Pays?in More Ways Than One
  • Developing the Company Safety Program
  • Chapter 15. Design-Build
  • What Is Design-Build?
  • Legal Liability Issues Await Those Who Are New to Design-Build
  • Developing a Design-Build Capability
  • Developing a Design-Build Program
  • How Owners Select Design-Builders
  • Using Contract Incentives
  • Contract Provisions Unique to the Design-Build Process
  • Design-Build in the Public Sector
  • Federal Design-Build Contracting
  • U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Design-Build Effectiveness Study of January 2006
  • Chapter 16. Sustainability and Green Buildings
  • The Green Movement
  • Two Approaches to Mitigating the Problem
  • Sustainable Technology
  • Initial Cost versus Pay-Back
  • The Marketplace
  • LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
  • LEED v4
  • U.S. Government Takes the LEED
  • How Do the States Stand?
  • The Architect?s Role in Green Building Design
  • Architects Involved in Green Building Design Must Consider the Legal Risks
  • Green Contract Concerns for the Contractor
  • Shaw Development v. Southern Builders
  • What Do We Mean by Sustainability?
  • The LaFargeHolcin Foundation List of Sustainable Construction
  • What are some of these eco-friendly materials?
  • Whole-Building Design Marks the Green Building Approach
  • Some Design-Build/Sustainable Building Guidelines
  • Why You and Your Company Should Take a Look at Green Building
  • Pay-Back Period for Green Buildings: Another Study
  • Other revealing but not so apparent benefits of green buildings
  • The Greening of Existing Buildings
  • JohnsonDiversey Continues to Innovate
  • Chapter 17.
  • Building Information Modeling and the Need for Interoperability
  • The Origins of BIM
  • BIM?Its Promises and Problems
  • The American Institute of Steel Construction and Its Foresight
  • 4D BIM and Scheduling
  • 5D and 6D BIM
  • The Role of 6D in the BIM Process
  • Laser Scanning and BIM
  • Benefits of laser scanning
  • The Legal Aspects of BIM
  • Best Practices Advice for BIM Team Members
  • Cloud-Based BIM Technology
  • American Institute of Architects? Digital Practice Documents
  • Market Research Reveals How BIM Is Received by Contractors
  • Market Research and How BIM Is Received by Owners
  • A Case Study
  • Adding 3D Printing to Building Information Modeling
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
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