Construction People

Author : Lee Bennett Hopkins
Publisher : Thinkingdom
ISBN 13 : 1635923611
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Construction People written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and published by Thinkingdom. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kirkus Reviews Best Book An NCTE Notable Poetry Book Fourteen poems compiled by award-winning poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins introduce readers to the various construction people who collaborate to create a high-rise hotel building, from architect to crane operator to glaziers and more. How does an empty lot transform into a new hotel? This anthology begins with a busy construction site, and an architect's (and her daughter's) dreams drawn on blueprint paper. Next, workers with huge machines--backhoes, dump trucks, cement mixers, etc.--roll in. Poems full of noise and action describe every step of the construction process. From welders and carpenters building the skeleton of the building to plumbers and electricians making its insides work, this book celebrates people and equipment working together to build something magnificent.

Author : Fidelis Emuze
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315459914
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Valuing People in Construction written by Fidelis Emuze and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valuing People in Construction provides contemporary perspectives on the ‘glue’ that binds the construction process together; people. The book addresses people issues in the construction industry where behavioural outcomes impact upon business and project performance. The main proposition of the book is that as people continue to lead the completion of construction activities, their health, safety, and well-being should be seen as a priority, and valued by stakeholders. As employers and employees, the role of people in construction must be to strive for the improvement of individual lives and society. This edited collection, which is the first book to focus specifically on placing value on people in construction, focuses on people at work, gender at work, conditions at work, and respect at work. In addition to an editorial overview, the book presents tested and refined empirical work and case studies by leading construction researchers from Africa, Australia, and Europe. Essential reading for researchers, students and professionals interested in construction management, the sociology of construction, HRM in construction, gender, work and health studies.

Author : Jack S. Goulding
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351376888
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Offsite Production and Manufacturing for Innovative Construction written by Jack S. Goulding and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-19 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including formative findings from literature, research and development and practice-based evidence (success stories). It presents new thinking and direction from leading experts in the fields of: design, process, construction, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, robotics, delivery platforms, business and transformational strategies, change management, legislation, organisational learning, software design, innovation and biomimetics. This book is particularly novel and timely, as it brings together a number of cogent subjects under one collective ‘umbrella’. Each of these chapters contain original findings, all of which culminate in three 'Key Learning Points' which provide new insight into the cross-cutting themes, interrelationships and symbiotic forces that exist between each of these chapters. This approach also provides readers with new contextualised understanding of the wider issues affecting the offsite market, from the need to embrace societal challenges, through to the development of rich value-laden solutions required for creating sector resilience. Content includes a balance between case studies and practice-based work, through to technical topics, theoretical propositions, pioneering research and future offsite opportunities ready for exploitation. This work includes: stakeholder integration, skills acquisition, new business models and processes, circularity and sustainable business strategies, robotics and automation, innovation and change, lean production methodologies and new construction methods, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, scaled portfolio platforms and customisability, new legal regulatory standards and conformance issues and offsite feasibility scenario development/integration.

Author : Andrew Dainty
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134274645
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book People and Culture in Construction written by Andrew Dainty and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-05-07 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction is one of the largest and most people-intensive industrial sectors. In many countries, however, construction is also one of the most highly criticized in terms of its employment practices and industrial relations. People and culture are too often seen as variables that must be manipulated in the cause of improved productivity. This important new work provides an essential corrective to the current literature by focusing on people and culture rather than sector efficiency. It presents the latest thinking from a diversity of perspectives derived from a major ESRC seminar series and invited contributions from leading researchers. Its interdisciplinary approach draws together industry and research and is international in its relevance. Through several multidisciplinary themes, People and Culture in Construction: explores the industry's labour market and the major influences on employment patterns examines how to improve the image and reality of the construction sector as an employer looks at the forces shaping the industry and implications for its stability considers the current composition of the workforce and the potential impacts of workforce diversification analyzes the impact of government targets and policies on construction working practices and culture investigates how to address the skills shortfall currently affecting the industry's performance.

Author : Herbert Applebaum
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313030367
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Construction Workers, U.S.A. written by Herbert Applebaum and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-10-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively, personalized account incorporating objective analysis and solid information accumulated over 42 years, this book presents a graphic picture of the construction industry from an insider's point of view. The volume focuses on the culture of construction workers, the management style of contractors, and the structural and organizational nature of the industry. It considers such unique features of construction as its craft-oriented technology, decentralized decision-making by workers on the job site, and non-bureaucratic methods of field supervision. Using the research of others, government publications, and his own intimate experience in the industry, the author provides an insightful view of a unique industry in modern America. The book opens with an overview of the industry, illustrating how construction is organized, the craft breakdown, and the cultural values of the crafts. It then considers such topics as workers' job satisfaction, craft organization of the work, and the dangerous nature of construction. Separate chapters are devoted to women construction workers, a recent phenomenon in the industry, and to minorities and the role of affirmative action. In conclusion, the book argues that construction is significant both as a major industry and as a model for organizing work to produce worker satisfaction.

Author : Mark Breslin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780974166292
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Five Minute Foreman written by Mark Breslin and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David John Cooper
Publisher : Gower Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780566086175
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving People Performance in Construction written by David John Cooper and published by Gower Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written as a practical guide to improving staff performance for managers in the construction industry, this text helps managers review and rethink their management style, and presents approaches, techniques and strategies for the continuous improvement of staff performance.

Author : Andrew Dainty
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134274653
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book People and Culture in Construction written by Andrew Dainty and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-05-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important work sets out cutting-edge social science and business-oriented thinking derived from a major EPSRC research project. Its interdisciplinary approach draws together industry and research, and is international in its relevance.

Author : Lucy M. George
Publisher : QEB Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781682971567
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Construction Worker written by Lucy M. George and published by QEB Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step inside the life of a Builder! The story focuses on the busy day to day life of a Builder as he goes about their daily work. Each day holds a new challenge in the exciting life of a Builder. Next Steps are included at the back of the book to prompt further discussion and develop vocabulary. More information is provided about the Busy People and the type of equipment they need as well as the characters that work alongside them.

Author : Anthony Walker
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9622092705
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land, Property & Construction in the People's Republic of China written by Anthony Walker and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 1992-10-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major element of China’s economic modernization has been the reform of its land tenure system and the development of its construction industry. These changes, which have accepted the principles of paying for the right to use land and profit-making by construction companies, have been dramatic. So has the attraction of foreign investors to joint ventures with Chinese companies, many of which need land and buildings. These initiatives have, in turn, generated further development of land policies and construction. This book documents the progress made in these important sectors of the economy and their potential for creating a property market, their impact on overseas companies building in China and also on the indigenous construction industry itself.