an introduction to the practicalities of designing, constructing, and owning buildings /
Leslie Holes.
1st ed.
New York :
E & FN Spon,
1997.
1 online resource (xviii, 411 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part PART ONE Our Built Environments -- chapter 1 The internal environment -- chapter 2 The external environment -- chapter 3 The building structure -- chapter 4 Improving our built environments -- chapter 5 Construction products -- part PART TWO Design -- chapter 6 Project initiation -- chapter 7 Scheme design -- chapter 8 Design efficiency -- chapter 9 Detail design -- chapter 10 Communicating the design -- part PART THREE Construction -- chapter 11 The total building process -- chapter 12 Managing projects -- chapter 13 Dimensional relations -- chapter 14 Products quantities -- chapter 15 Process durations -- part PART FOUR The Business Environment -- chapter 16 Cost analysis and cost equivalents -- chapter 17 Contracts -- chapter 18 Estimating and tendering -- chapter 19 Pricing bills of quantities -- chapter 20 Managing cost and value.