Fundamentals of Residential Construction 4th Edition – An exclusive ebook by Alexander C. Schreyer

Edward Allen, Rob Thallon and Alexander C. Schreyer have jointly published an exclusive construction e-book alias Fundamentals of Residential Construction. The book provides detailed guidelines on the each step of construction process for building up single family and multifamily home building. This book sheds light on each and every step associated with home construction which range from siting and foundations to finishing details. The book is enriched with more than 1,200 drawings and photographs whereas collaborative accompanying online resources facilitate in getting an overview of the material. This latest publication highlights the newest improvements in materials and methods, along with new coverage of sustainable building and energy efficiency, multifamily construction, prefabricated building components, and CAD/BIM planning tools in residential construction. Important exposure on wood light-frame construction, building systems, industrialized fabrication, insulating concrete forms, light-gauge steel and masonry construction, multi-family buildings, and more offers a solid understanding of residential construction methods, tools, and processes.

While constructing a home, sound knowledge is necessary for materials, structures, codes, and management processes as these can help in arranging the preparation of expertise essential for finishing a residential project successfully.

·         Be familiar with the pros and cons of common materials and systems

·         Gather knowledge on site preparation, foundations, and framing

·         Dip into the details of roofing, finishing, and energy efficiency

·         Recognize heating/cooling, plumbing, and electrical options

·         Explore through the newest codes, costs, and management best practices

Bar bending schedule offers the steel quantity requirement in a better way and thus delivers an option to make optimal use of the design in case of cost overflow.

The process becomes simple for site engineers to validate and approve the bar bending and cutting length throughout inspection prior to positioning of concrete with the support of bar bending schedule and thus facilitates in superior quality control.

It becomes easier to handle the reinforcement stock necessary for identified time duration.

It will facilitate to fabrication of R/F with structure.

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The Construction Project Management Success Guide – An exclusive e-book for construction professionals

Andreas P has published the second edition of an exclusive construction e-book alias THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUCCESS GUIDE. The book contains 53 pages and written in English languages. The book is priced at Rs. 1948 for hard cover edition and Rs. 1193 for paperback edition.

This construction e-book will provide detailed information on Construction Contracts, Estimating, Planning And Scheduling as well as expertise to deal with Trades And Home Renovations. Besides, one can also explore how re-emergence of the real estate market sparked renewed optimism in construction.

The book mainly highlights the fundamental percepts essential for controlling the life concerning a construction job. Brief discussions are provided on the construction project management covering the phases like the initial phase, the planning phase, the execution phase, the controlling phase, the closing phase.

Other important aspects of construction like contracting & contract management, the participants in construction job, the current building code, self-managing a construction project as well as the vital factors for completing the contracting job successfully are also discussed in this book.

This book will provide useful guidance for the project managers and homeowners to construct any residential properties successfully.

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Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book’ – An exclusive guide book for Project Managers, Construction Managers & Quantity Surveyors

Duncan Cartlidge, a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as well as an Associate Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University , has written an exclusive book alias ‘Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book’. It is a sententious reference book improves the basic knowledge of a project manager to a great extent.

In order to deal with a construction project, the project manager should have the required skills which range from technical know-how to leadership, negotiation, team building and communication.

This essential guide book will cover the following points :-

• Pre-construction activities

• Design management and BIM

• Procurement

• Feasibility studies

• Environmental management systems

• People skills

• Recommended document formats

• Occupancy activities

Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book focuses on the standard activities undertaken by the project manager to make a real project successful.

By going through the book, the readers will be familiar with the RIBA Plan of Work and OGC Gateway process together with how BIM make sea change in the liabilities and obligations of the project managers.

The book consists of the standard models and pro-formulas which will simplify the work processes of project manager, construction manager and quantity surveyor.

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National Building Cost Manual 2014

Here we bring the review of this awesome book called National Building Cost Manual 2014, authored by Gary Moselle. It is a handy book for getting the vast knowledge of square-foot costs for residential, commercial, industrial, military, schools, greenhouses, manufactured homes, fire stations, libraries, churches, government offices and farm buildings.

• This book includes different aspects such as important variables that can make any building unique from a cost standpoint.
• This book speedily work up a reliable budget estimate based on actual materials and design features, class of construction, area, shape, wall height, number of floors, and support requirements
• This book now contains easy-to-use software that calculates total in-place cost estimates. Use the regional cost adjustment factors provided to tailor the estimate to any jobsite in the U.S. Then view, print, email or save the detailed PDF report as needed.

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Revised annually: It includes a FREE Download Certificate for an electronic version of the book with National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows estimating program. An interactive multimedia video that shows how to use the software to compile construction cost estimates is also available online.

Some of the important contents:

• Residential Structures Section.
• Public Buildings Section.
• Commercial Structures Section.
• Industrial Structures Section.
• Agriculture Structures Section.
• Military Construction Section.

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National Construction Estimator 2014

National Construction Estimator - 62nd Annual Edition, authored by Richard Pray, divulges the existing building costs for residential, commercial, and industrial construction.

The book - Published by: Craftsman Book Company

ISBN: 978-1-57218-292-9

672 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Shipping Weight: 3.36 lbs.

This is in fact predictable cost for every widespread building material, the labor cost to put in the material and a total "installed" cost. For those jobs where you cannot rely on your experience to estimate, depend on the prices in this national standard of construction costs to obtain you securely in the fairly accurate.

This provides man-hours, recommended crew, and the labor cost for installation of every job and practically every type of material in construction. It provides lucid imagery on what is included in the job being estimated so you know precisely what the job and the prices for that job involve. Every cost is carefully described. It even provides not obligatory crew sizes, and equipment rates.

It includes a free download of an electronic version of the book with National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows estimating programme. You will also receive a link for a download of the 2014 electronic version at no extra charge.

Included with National Estimator download:

• Job Cost Wizard – turns estimates into invoices and exports both in QuickBooks.

• Free Online Technical Support – for the National Estimator Software.

• Free Quarterly National Estimator Updates – Updates to the 2014 costbooks and zip code modification factors are updated quarterly.

• Quarterly price updates on the Web are free and automatic all during 2014. You'll be prompted when it's time to collect the next update. A connection to the Web is required.

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Construction Safety Management and Engineering – a handy book for beginners

Construction Safety Management and Engineering, the much cherished book edited by Darryl C.Hill, has produced its second edition.

This book has extensive coverage on implementation of safety and healthy programme of the construction companies. Some opinions are given to follow the market standards.

The present market survey represents that the second edition is as strong as the first edition. The authors of the books are some of the best know writer in the industry. Their immense technical know-how and handy experience made this book unparallel in the market. Some of them are John Gambatese [incentives; prevention through design (PTD)], Mike Behm (PTD), Nigel Ellis (fall protection), Mike Hayslip (excavation) and T. Michael Toole (PTD; regulations).

But the selling proposition of the book would be its veritable "who's who" of specialists. Many of the authors are considered premiere experts in their respective specialty area, but it is impossible to mention them all.

This book is for the new comers of the industry. The section – before work commence – is particularly helpful for the construction trainees. This section includes topic such as cost, insurance and risk, contractor selection, construction version of PTD, substance abuse and incentives and such many more. The article of John Gambatese thoroughly discusses their importance. This piece provides excellent knowledge about why the incentives should use or when it should not be used.

The next section considers legal aspects of construction safety, including relevant chapters on managing multiemployer work sites, subcontractor liability and regulatory requirements. These three chapters provide an excellent foundation for learning the critical drivers for construction operations where so many different employers are engaged and the employer is faced with almost countless opportunities for safety-context liability concerns in a regulated environment.

Next, the technical topic areas provide admirable depth of coverage and detail. On fall protection, Ellis aptly balances technical detail with the appropriate level of coverage demanded of a technical reference. Brian Clark and Sathyanarayanan Rajendran discuss steel erection and provide ample discussion of prework, rigging, fall protection, structural stability, fasteners and decking. No construction safety handbook would be complete without John Palmer's coverage of scaffolding, Philip and Ciaran McAleenan's chapter on ladders, and David MacCollum's discussion of cranes. Each of these chapters provides appropriate technical detail and supporting material such as illustrations and glossaries.

Kraig Knutson and Dennis Neitzel provide basic but essential discussion of electrical safety, which is an important aspect of all construction projects. Hayslip does not disappoint in the chapter on excavation and trenching safety. He offers a good level of technical detail and provides extensive illustrations of the concepts (e.g., trench boxes, sloping, angling, and pneumatic systems), specifications and regulations related to excavation and trenching protection systems. Samuel Gualardo provides thorough coverage of power-line concerns and, while one could argue that this topic should have been included with the electrical safety chapter, he does a good job of addressing the unique hazards and concerns of power lines on a construction site.

The demolition chapter by Dave Korman covers a topic that many may not think of when considering construction operations, which is usually a building process. However, demolition is not only a common construction activity; it often must be done to make way for the new construction.

In the category of "Other Considerations," several accomplished authors and practitioners discuss the essential topics that help to complete this well-rounded reference book, including ergonomics, work zone traffic safety control, healthcare, MSHA regulations and their applicability to construction, managing communications in a crises, construction safety and health certification, partnerships and alliances, safety and health issues in construction, the Spanish-speaking workforce and future safety issues.

This book is well balanced, well organized, thorough and accurate. Hill has done an excellent job of organizing and producing such a monumental publication and assembling nothing but the best in all of the authors. Anyone with construction safety responsibilities should have this book on his/her library shelf.

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