Partnering In The Construction Industry

Author : John Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136374760
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Partnering in the Construction Industry written by John Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-03-14 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partnering is the most effective way of tackling construction projects. This book explains how clients and construction firms using partnering can achieve ever higher levels of efficiency and certainty to provide world class buildings and infrastructure of all kinds. Detailed guidance about the actions that clients and professionals new to partnering need to take is given followed by advice about the actions individual firms can take to get the maximum benefits from partnering. Finally the book describes how highly developed forms of partnering are developing into strategic collaborative working that turns construction into a genuinely modern industry able to meet all customers’ needs. The book is designed to be used flexibly by a variety of readers, with coloured sections and executive summaries built into the body of the text to enable senior managers to get a quick overview of the guidance provided. The detailed guidance provides those at the workface with the ammunition needed to cooperate with those around them in doing their best work. The guidance is supported by check lists that help ensure everyone involved knows what they need to do to match and then exceed today’s best practice. Construction clients will learn how to get high quality, reliable and fast completion and a firm price that represents best value for money. This book helps everyone in the construction industry be fairly rewarded for delivering best practice. The expert guidance also gives the construction industry the time and resources needed to give proper attention to all aspects of quality including sustainability and total life cycle costs. to match and then exceed today’s best practice.

Author : Construction Industry Board (Great Britain). Working Group 12
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780727725516
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Partnering in the Team written by Construction Industry Board (Great Britain). Working Group 12 and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1997 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Introduction and executive summary - The basics of partnering - Best practice - The reported benefits of partnering - Case studies of partnering in practice - Partnering for a new office development - Partnering for a corporate head office development - Partnering for a waste water treatment scheme - Partnering for a term maintenance contract - Partnering for a new highways project

Author : Julian Critchlow
Publisher : Chartridge Books Oxford
ISBN 13 : 1902375009
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Partnering Work in the Construction Industry written by Julian Critchlow and published by Chartridge Books Oxford. This book was released on 1998 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a view within the construction industry that the adversarial culture in contracting fails all in the construction process. Partnering has been put forward as an alternative approach.

Author : William C. Ronco
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780070536692
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Partnering Manual for Design and Construction written by William C. Ronco and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1996 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project partnering is a structured approach to managing and improving communications in design and construction projects. This text includes samples, templates, charts, forms and agendas. These are intended to help readers organize and implement partnering in their own projects.

Author : R. Baden Hellard
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780727720436
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Partnering written by R. Baden Hellard and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1995 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Partnering" is a construction procurement method which aims to eliminate adversarial relations by removing the traditional barriers between client and contractor. This book is suitable for all involved in the commissioning of construction projects.

Author : Ralph J. Stephenson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471107163
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Partnering for the Design and Construction Industry written by Ralph J. Stephenson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1996-01-12 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is no secret that problems in the construction industry canquickly escalate into full-fledged conflicts; adversarial positionstaken by the various parties involved in a project routinely leadto disrupted schedules and costly litigation. It doesn't have to bethat way. Project Partnering for the Design and Construction Industryprovides powerful tools for improving working relationships amongcontractors, designers, clients, and suppliers. Speaking directlyto the construction professional, author Ralph J. Stephensondemonstrates numerous ways to avoid conflict and ensure successful,on-time project deliveries by promoting teamwork, establishingnoncontract ground rules for ethical and responsible behavior, andemploying a variety of conflict-resolution techniques. This thoroughly practical handbook describes all the steps,procedures, and guidelines you need to make project partnering workfor you. You'll discover how to identify possible sources ofconflict before the work begins and learn to plan and write aproject partnering charter. You'll develop the ability to identifycommonly encountered problem-types and avoid miscommunications anddisputes that may arise from incompatible personalities andmanagement styles. Using real-world case studies, examples, and his own personalobservations, the author examines construction projects of allsizes and types, from inception and design through completion andbeyond. He offers a historical overview of the constructionindustry, comments on its nature as a business, analyzes itsvarious components, and offers helpful tips on management methodsfor specific projects and organizational structures. This comprehensive and enthusiastic book demonstrates how effectiveproject partnering fosters competent, high-quality work throughoutthe entire life cycle of a project. It also enables constructionprofessionals to make each project more profitable and lessstressful, while finding renewed job satisfaction in a revitalizedworking environment How to manage construction projects on time, within budget--andwithout major conflicts . . . To many contractors, architects, design engineers, and suppliers, aconflict-free construction project may seem like an impossibledream. Not so. Project Partnering for the Design and ConstructionIndustry provides step-by-step instructions on how to conduct ahigh-quality, on-time, profitable construction project, whileavoiding strife, adversarial behavior, or debilitating legalaction. Written in plain English and spiced with humor, this enormouslyuseful guide: * Examines all practical methods and procedures needed to createsuccessful partnering systems for a wide range of projects * Shows how project partnering dispute resolution techniques candefuse problems and disagreements quickly and inexpensively beforethey get out of hand * Describes a variety of preventative measures to help containliability and reduce time spent on nonconstruction activities * Helps establish productive relationships among all participantsin a construction project, including designers, contractors,clients, and suppliers * Provides numerous case studies where project partnering has beenapplied successfully, as well as real-world examples, charts,illustrations, and actual partnering charters * Offers alternative dispute resolution techniques for situationswhere project partnering is inappropriate * Discusses background, history, and the general organizationalstructure of the construction industry For contractors, engineers, architects, subcontractors, suppliersand owners, and anyone involved in the decision-making process onconstruction projects, this book provides the key to undertakingprojects with confidence and building a solid reputation in themarketplace.

Author : John Bennett
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780704905030
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trusting the Team written by John Bennett and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1995 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the benefits and costs of partnering and deals with the specifics of the two main types of partnering - project partnering and strategic partnering. It provides practical advice and guidance on how you can apply partnering to your organisation and details the contractual and legal issues.

Author : Allan Ashworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317902750
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry written by Allan Ashworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully updated to take into account recent legislation, this book provides a sound basis for students. It gives them an understanding of the principles involved in contractual and procurement arrangements in the construction industry.

Author : John Bennett
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 0727726900
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Seven Pillars of Partnering written by John Bennett and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1998 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes current best practice in partnering in the construction industry and identifies what needs to be done to meet the new demands arising from a rapidly changing market and from new technologies. The report discusses why the industry must set itself tough new targets to improve its performance and meets the increasing demands of clients. It measures the scale of benefits that are already being achieved, but more importantly it identifies the next steps needed for partnering to totally alter the construction industry's performance.

Author : Allan Ashworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315529041
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry written by Allan Ashworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry 7th edition aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the subject, and reinforces the changes that are taking place within the construction industry. The book looks at contract law within the context of construction contracts, it examines the different procurement routes that have evolved over time and the particular aspects relating to design and construction, lean methods of construction and the advantages and disadvantages of PFI/PPP and its variants. It covers the development of partnering, supply chain management, design and build and the way that the clients and professions have adapted to change in the procurement of buildings and engineering projects. This book is an indispensable companion for students taking undergraduate courses in Building and Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management and Project Management. It is also suitable for students on HND/C courses in Building and Construction Management as well as foundation degree courses in Building and Construction Management. Key features of the new edition include: A revised chapter covering the concept of value for money in line with the greater emphasis on added value throughout the industry today. A new chapter covering developments in information technology applications (building information modelling, blockchains, data analytics, smart contracts and others) and construction procurement. Deeper coverage of the strategies that need to be considered in respect of contract selection. Improved discussion of sustainability and the increasing importance of resilience in the built environment. Concise descriptions of some the more important construction case laws.