Overview
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.
The book, Construction UK: Introduction to the Industry [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781405159432 in Paperback by Ralph Morton may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01/22/2008
ISBN-13:
9781405159432
Pages:
240
Publisher:
Wiley
