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Informationen zum Autor Professor Paul Watson is Head of Construction at Sheffield Hallam University. David Gibson is Chief Executive of the Association of Building Engineers. Other joint authors (Peter Rushforth, Stuart Smith, Neil Hanney, Richard Davis, Garry Workman) are senior lecturing staff at Sheffield Hallam University and Catherine Walsh works in private practice. The majority of the author group have had wide practical industry experience. Klappentext Construction is a complex industry, operating with ever changing legislative needs, new materials and technologies, and constant demands on resources.Professionals are now expected to deliver a broad spectrum of skills and competencies, and this new textbook will help them achieve this.Whilst other textbooks concentrate on individual topics, this brings together the key principles and operating practices of surveying and building engineering. It will enable the practitioner of the future to appreciate the interface between both technical and procedural requirements, identifying barriers and conflicts.The textbook is ideal for final year undergraduates in building surveying, construction management and quantity surveying, and will provide a core resource for the BSc(Hons) degree in building engineering developed in conjunction with the Association of Building Engineers. It will also provide a handy quick reference for practitioners, drawing as it does on a wealth of experience, both academic and professional, from the author team. Zusammenfassung Construction is a complex industry, operating with ever changing legislative needs, new materials and technologies, and constant demands on resources. Professionals are now expected to deliver a broad spectrum of skills and competencies, and this new textbook will help them achieve this. Inhaltsverzeichnis CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.CHAPTER 2 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT.CHAPTER 3 MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK.CHAPTER 4 BUILDING ADAPTATION.CHAPTER 5 FIRE SAFETY.CHAPTER 6 ADVANCED BUILDING CONTROL.CHAPTER 7 Sustainable Construction...
