Author: Peter G. Hessler
Publisher: PennWell Corp.
Keywords: survival, guide, management, construction, plant, power
Number of Pages: 345
Published: 2005-10-05
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 1593700296
ISBN-13: 9781593700294

With the focus on return on investment and new technologies, the power industry today is much different than it was years ago. A unique set of management skills is necessary to supervise construction or retrofitting of a power generation plant, given today’s bottom-line emphasis on environment, fuel efficiency, up-to-date technical features, and the industry’s loss of experienced craftsmen and supervisory personnel. This book explains the power of economics behind the industry and how to manage the finances of work activities.

Author: Nea
Publisher: Organization for Economic
Keywords: changing, business, world, management, life, power, plant, nuclear
Published: 2001-01
List price: $53.00
ISBN-10: 9264184295
ISBN-13: 9789264184299

Author: Barbara J. Jackso
Publisher: Sybex
Keywords: construction, management, career, jumpstart, first
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 1970-01-01
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 0470609990
ISBN-13: 9780470609996

Launch your career in construction management with this one-of-a-kind book The construction management industry is expected to increase employment by 16 percent over the next decade. This second edition of a bestselling introduction to construction management walks you through each stage of the construction management process. Written from the constructor’s perspective, this book will familiarize you with all the construction management fundamentals and how Building Information Modeling (BIM) is impacting the construction management profession. Covers interoperability of technology adv

Author: Martin Loosemore
Publisher: University of New South Wales Pre
Keywords: management, construction, series, project, essentials
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2003-10-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 086840733X
ISBN-13: 9780868407333

This book has been written as a text and reference for project management courses in both undergraduate and postgraduate building construction management courses, and quantity surveying, architecture and civil engineering programs. Its focus is on the application of important issues of project management in the construction industry.

Authors:S. Keoki Sears, Glenn A. Sears, Richard H. Clough,
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: construction, management, field, guide, practical, project
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2008-04-25
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 047174588X
ISBN-13: 9780471745884

For more than thirty years, Construction Project Management by Clough and Sears has been considered the preeminent guide to the Critical Path Method (CPM) of project scheduling. It combines a solid foundation in the principles and fundamentals of CPM with particular emphasis on project planning, demonstrated through an example project. This Fifth Edition features a range of improvements. New pedagogical devices improve absorption of the material. Updated labor, material, and equipment pricing is incorporated into the text. Coverage is enhanced by discussions of contemporary planning and manag

Author: Anton H. Hehn
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Keywords: plant, power, handbook, fluid, engineering, components, applications, volume, system
Number of Pages: 298
Published: 1993-06-23
List price: $94.95
ISBN-10: 0884150895
ISBN-13: 9780884150893

Volume 2 focuses on the design and application aspects of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Author: Dennis Lock
Publisher: Gower Publishing Company
Keywords: construction, leading, management, project
Number of Pages: 190
Published: 2004-09-01
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0566086123
ISBN-13: 9780566086120

Dennis Lock presents a practical, accessible guide to defining, organizing, planning and executing a construction project so that it is completed to the satisfaction of the principal stakeholders.