Understanding Construction
Understanding the CDM 2007 Regulations
2nd Edition
By Owen V Griffiths, Alun V Griffiths
February 02, 2011
Almost 3000 lives have been lost in the UK construction industry over the last twenty-five years, in addition to those seriously injured or made ill. The need to reduce this rate has required tight controls to be introduced throughout the planning and management of construction ...
Understanding IT in Construction
1st Edition
By Ming Sun, Rob Howard
December 19, 2003
In recent years, Information Technology (IT) has been transforming business practice in many sectors resulting in efficiency gains and improved services for the client. The construction industry lags behind other manufacturing and service industries in adopting the new technology. To promote the ...
Understanding Quality Assurance in Construction: A Practical Guide to ISO 9000 for Contractors
1st Edition
By H.W. Chung
October 05, 1999
The ISO 9000 family of quality standards has been adopted world-wide as a framework for building better relationships between suppliers and customers. Originally a manufacturing-industry concern, quality is now acknowledged to be a key issue for the construction sector whose clients increasingly ...