Management of Construction Projects

Construction Management is a wide ranging discipline, but ultimately it is a demanding, hands-on discipline concerned with the management of people, plant and materials, all mobilised to complete a building project safely, on time, on budget and to the client's satisfaction.

List of contents

Preface vi
 
Acknowledgements viii
 
1 Organisation of the Construction Process 1
 
2 Developing Construction Teams 24
 
3 Project Planning - Linked Bar Charts and Procurement Programmes 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

About the author

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.

Summary

Construction Management is a wide ranging discipline, but ultimately it is a demanding, hands-on discipline concerned with the management of people, plant and materials, all mobilised to complete a building project safely, on time, on budget and to the client s satisfaction.

Product details

• Authors: B Cooke, B. Cooke, Brian Cooke, Brian (Former Principal Lecturer Cooke, Brian (Liverpool John Moores University Cooke
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.11.2014
• EAN: 9781118555163
• ISBN: 978-1-118-55516-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Projektmanagement, Baubetrieb, Business & management, Construction, Bauausführung, Project management, Construction Management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen, Civil Engineering & Construction