Fundamentals of Building Construction Management

by John Messner

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This book provides an overview of the building industry, the projects performed within the industry, and methods to plan and manage the delivery of a construction project.

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Publisher
The Pennsylvania State University
Subjects
Workforce, Construction
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: About the Author
  7. 13: Preface
  8. 1: Chapters
  9. 1.1: Introduction to the Building Industry
  10. 1.2: The Lifecycle of a Building Project
  11. 1.3: Project Participants and Roles
  12. 1.4: Project Delivery Methods
  13. 1.5: Introduction to Construction Cost Estimating
  14. 1.6: Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Cost Estimating
  15. 1.7: Modeled Square Foot (SF) Cost Estimating
  16. 1.8: Assemblies Cost Estimating
  17. 1.9: Unit Price Cost Estimating
  18. 1.10: Procurement and Purchasing
  19. 1.11: Value Engineering
  20. 1.12: General Conditions and Project Staffing
  21. 1.13: Designing a Site Utilization Plan
  22. 1.14: Introduction to Project Scheduling
  23. 1.15: Network Scheduling
  24. 1.16: Risk Management
  25. 1.17: Introduction to Project Management and Control
  26. 1.18: Schedule Management
  27. 1.19: Cost and Financial Management
  28. 1.20: Quality Management
  29. 1.21: Safety Management
  30. 1.22: Information Management
  31. 1.23: Introduction to Lean Construction
  32. 1.24: The Future of the Construction Industry
  33. Back Matter
  34. Index
  35. Glossary
  36. Detailed Licensing
  37. 7: Glossary
  38. 15: References
  39. 2: Review Question Answers
  40. Detailed Licensing