101 Case Studies in Construction Management

Includes case studies from real jobsites that cover: organisation, procurement, estimating, scheduling, subcontractors, communications, quality and cost control, change orders, claims and disputes, safety, close outs, BIM, sustainability and Lean.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Construction organizations, including personnel issues
Chapter 2: Procurement, including pricing and delivery methods
Chapter 3: Construction contracts, including insurance and bond issues
Chapter 4: Estimating
Chapter 5: Schedules and schedule control
Chapter 6: Subcontractors and suppliers
Chapter 7: Start-up, including preconstruction, mobilization, and value engineering
Chapter 8: Communications, including RFIs and submittals
Chapter 9: Pay requests, including liens, lien releases, and retention
Chapter 10: Cost control, including lean construction
Chapter 11: Quality and safety controls
Chapter 12: Change orders
Chapter 13: Claims, including dispute resolution techniques
Chapter 14: Advanced topics, including close-out, BIM, and sustainability
Appendix A: Abbreviations
Appendix B: Glossary

About the author

Len Holm is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Washington, USA. He has over 40 years’ construction industry experience at all levels and owns his own construction management firm. He is the author of numerous books on construction, including Management of Construction Projects: A Constructor's Perspective, 2nd edition, also published by Routledge.

Summary

Includes case studies from real jobsites that cover: organisation, procurement, estimating, scheduling, subcontractors, communications, quality and cost control, change orders, claims and disputes, safety, close outs, BIM, sustainability and Lean.

Product details

• Authors: Len Holm, Len (University of Washington Holm, Holm Len
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.2018
• EAN: 9780815361978
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-6197-8
• No. of pages: 164
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