Construction specifications writing [[electronic resource] ] : principles and procedures / / Mark Kalin ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2010
• Edizione: 6th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (530 p.)
• Disciplina: 692/.3
• Soggetto topico: Specification writing; Buildings
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KalinMark RosenHarold J
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Construction specifications writing : principles and procedures / Harold J. Rosen, John R. Regener, Jr. 2005.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Construction Specifications Writing; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Role of Specifications; Documents for Construction; Bidding Documents; Contract Documents; Specifications; Study Questions; 2 Relationship between Drawings and Specifications; What Goes Where; The Drawings; The Specifications; Coordinating the Design Process; Terminology; Considerations for Users of Drawings and Specifications; Study Questions; 3 Organization of Specifications; History of Construction Specifications Organization; Organizing Specifications According to Masterformat TM; Study Questions ; 4 The Project Manual and Specifications SectionsThe Project Manual Concept; Alternative and Supplemental Formats for the Project Manual; Study Questions; 5 Formats for Specification Sections; Need for Formats for Specification Sections; SectionFormat; PageFormat; Study Questions; 6 Types of Specifications; Methods for Writing Specifications; Study Questions; 7 Specifications Writing Principles; Determining Content for the Specifications; Specifying; Study Questions; 8 Bidding Requirements; Three Basic Bidding Documents; Study Questions; 9 General Conditions of the Contract ; Contractual RelationshipsOther Public Agency and Corporate General Conditions; Study Questions; 10 Supplementary Conditions of the Contract; Supplementary Conditions; Guide for Producing Supplementary Conditions; Study Questions; 11 Bonds, Guaranties, and Warranties; Bonds; Warranties and Guaranties; Study Questions; 12 Division 01 - General Requirements; Scope of Division 01; Relationship of Division 01 Sections to Other Documents; Writing Division 01 Sections; Study Questions; 13 Modifications; Modifications to Bidding and Contract Documents; Addenda; Change Orders; Other Modifications ; Study Questions14 Specifications Language; General Precepts; Applications; Study Ques; 15 Specifications Resources; Overview; Construction Specifications Resources; Study Questions; 16 Product Selection; Product Selection Factors; Mandated Requirements; Design Criteria; Substitutions and Product Options; Communicating and Recording Product Selections; Study Questions; 17 Specifications Writing Procedures; Getting Started; Product Selections; Project Information; Specifications Format; Specifying Method; Specifications Detail; Order of Sections to Be Produced ; Editing and Writing Specification TextSpecifications Checklists; Study Questions; 18 Master Guide Specifications; Specification Guides and Intact Masters; Public Agency Master Guide Specifications; Commercial Master Guide Specifications; Office Master Guide Specifications; Study Questions; 19 Computer-Assisted Specifications; Introduction; The First Four Decades of Automation; Transforming the Specification Process; Word Processing Software; Computers and Peripheral Equipment; Word Processing Enhancements for Specifications; Knowledge-Based, Computer-Assisted Specifications ; Specifiers Property Sets (SPie)
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• Titolo autorizzato: Construction specifications writing
• ISBN: 1-118-17438-0; 1-283-28446-4; 9786613284464; 1-118-17476-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457878203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II