Construction UK: Introduction to the Industry

by Andrew Ross (Primary Contributor), Andrew Ross (Primary Contributor), Ralph Morton (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2007

  $4.03

  This thoroughly readable overview of the nature and history of the construction industry offers a clear understanding of how this vast and complex industry operates. Exploring its main features - the markets, the principal players, and ways of working - it provides a strong basis for further study. Construction UK: introduction to the industry takes a fresh approach to today's key issues - sustainability, safety, efficiency, employment practices and procurement. It explains why things are the way they are and investigates the powerful trends for change. This new edition is updated with: the latest DTI statistics, including new information on causes accidents an examination of the effectiveness of initiatives post-Egan a new section on the influence of European initiatives expanded coverage of sustainability and the environmental drivers affecting construction - as well as the industry's response an enlarged section on labour resources and the skills gap a new look at the role of IT and how it is changing the design, construction and operation of buildings new case studies on Holyrood and on Wembley Stadium. Students and all those interested in the built environment - architecture, engineering, surveying, construction - will find this a highly accessible and stimulating approach.

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  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  1. 5 million people work in the construction industry, generating GBP65 billion of work each year, defining and creating the environment in which we live ...Here at last is a thoroughly readable overview of the nature and history of the construction industry. It will give you a clear understanding of how this vast and complex industry operates at thre same time as exploring its main features - the markets, the principal players, ways of working - and provides the perfect foundation on which to base further study. Construction UK also offers a context to the controversial issues of today's industry - sustainability, safety, efficiency, employment practices and procurement - explaining why things are the way they are and investigating the powerful trends for change. Students and all those interested in the built environment - architecture, engineering, surveying, construction - will find this a fresh and stimulating approach.