Introduction to Construction
Management and Methods
Ralph W. Liebing, Building Commissioner, Hamilton County, Ohio
WHY TO BUY
Survey of the technical management of building construction.
Author biography
INFORMATION
RALPH W. LIEBING is currently the Specifications Coordinator at Hixson, Architects-Engineers-Interiors, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a registered architect and a Certified Professional Code Administrator. He has taught architecture at the University of Cincinnati School of Architecture and architectural technology at ITT Technical Institute, as well as serving as building commissioner for Ohio's Hamilton County in the Cincinnati area.
ISBN10: 0-471-78355-2
ISBN13: 978-0-471-78355-8
In Store Date: May 25, 2007
Publication Date: June 15, 2007
Price: US$ 80.00
• Drawings: B&W: 130 Color:0
Subject: (AR00) General & Introductory Architecture
Field: ARGD00 (Architecture and Design)
Discipline: ARX000 (Architecture)
Subdiscipline: ARX100 (Architecture)
Course: AR0150 (Construction Management - Architecture)
Product Line: (Z1) Architecture/Engineering
Discount Group: (4P) Professional(PL: BFHKRUZ,ISY3)
Bookstore Category: (ARC009000) ARCHITECTURE/Methods & Materials
Editor: (037) Drougas, P.
Marketing Manager: (57) Hartman, Valerie
Publisher: (Z1) Amanda Miller
EAN: 9780471783558
UPC: 723812839285
Market Restrictions: World Rights
Rights: Incomplete Rights
Sales handles
• Concise guide to the technical management of building construction is the perfect introduction to the industry and its processes.
• Illustrated throughout with drawings and documents used in construction, and photographs of the building process, to give a real-world understanding of the topics covered.
• Presents the construction of a typical commercial building, from start to finish, in a concise and easy-to-follow narrative.
About the topic/technology
Building construction is one of the largest industries in the United States. Commercial and instuitional construction alone was valued at over $242 Billion, and employed over 716,000 workers, as of 2002 (according to the U.S. Census Bureau). With a book in residential construction and renewed strength in commercial construction, there is a chronic shortage of skilled personnel.
In addition to laborers, the construction industry needs designers, specifiers, engineers, and managers. The tasks involved in the construction process includes planning, contracting, documentation, estimating, and scheduling, even before the erection of a structure begins. The training of skilled construction workers who possess all of the management skills are in great demand.
Market description
(Please include secondary markets)Students of Construction Management, Architecture, Architectural Technology, Construction Engineering Technology.
Introduction to Construction
Management and Methods
Ralph W. Liebing
About the book
Introduction to Construction: From Inception to Evaluation is a primer for all people entering the construction industry and related disciplines. Following a chronological approach to the building process, the reader is introduced to the technical and management aspects, offering a broad view of the industry as well as specific tasks needed to complete a project.
Using an easy-to-read, conversational writing style, Ralph Liebing distills the often complex procedures in the construction of architecture into understandable concepts.
Connecting each process to the next, whether documentation with the bidding process, or the delivery system with the scheduling, the author clearly explains the flow of work on a typical construction project.
No other survey offers such as broad look at the entire building process as demonstrated in a typical commercial construction project.
Previous works by author/editor
(Title; Author; ISBN; Price; Pub Date; Net Sales; Publisher; Comments)The Construction Industry: Processes, Players, and Practices/ ISBN 013-8638535/ 4/2000/ Prentice Hall/ paperback/ $67.60
Architectural Working Drawings 4E/ ISBN 0471348767/ 8/1999/ Wiley/ $95.00/ 2,745 units sold as of June 2005.
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