Construction field guide
This ready-reference field guide puts every aspect of the construction industry right at your fingertips. It is completely up to date, and its scope of coverage is truly encyclopedic. In a clear, straightforward manner, it explains what's required in contracts and documents, building codes and...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Anaheim, CA :
BNi Building News,
©2009.
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| Edition | 3rd ed. |
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781628702729 1628702729 9781557016461 1557016461 1557016453 9781557016454 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (504 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Section 1: Legal and practical relationships: Contracts and documents
- Drawings and specifications
- Construction financing
- Insurance and bonds
- Labour relations and legislation
- Dispute resolution options
- Safety and health programs.
- Section 2: Quality management systems and project management: Planning and scheduling
- Introduction to quality management systems
- The quality management system
- Construction project management
- Progress estimates : construction cost control
- Principles of estimating construction costs.
- Section 3: Construction materials and methods: Material control
- Construction site exploration and work
- Concrete construction
- Unit masonry
- Rough carpentry
- Finish carpentry
- Interior wallboards and tile
- Lathing and plastering
- Exterior wall finishes
- Roofing
- Structural steel and sheet metal
- Interior and exterior painting
- Interior wallcoverings
- Glass and glazing
- Electrical wiring
- Plumbing
- Floor coverings
- Thermal insulation and vapor barriers
- Heating and air conditioning
- Mathematics for calculating material and labor costs.
- Section 4: Final inspection and acceptance.