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Avoiding claims in building design [[electronic resource] ] : risk management in practice / / Malcolm Taylor
| Avoiding claims in building design [[electronic resource] ] : risk management in practice / / Malcolm Taylor |
| Autore | Taylor Malcolm |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina |
343.41078624
692/.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Building - Superintendence
Building - Planning Risk assessment Building - Quality control Construction contracts |
| ISBN |
1-281-31839-6
9786611318390 0-470-69041-0 0-470-68014-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Avoiding Claims in Building Design; Contents; Which form should be used?; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Terms; Introduction; For whom is this book written?; Some terms of reference; Why do practices need to manage risk?; Changes in society's perception of the professional; Does insurance affect the frequency of claims?; Professionals need the weapons to fight back; Claims - failure of management or design?; The structure of this book; Part One: Principles and Practice of Risk Management; 1 Defining and identifying risk; Definitions; Identifying risk; Conscious risk strategy
Identifying and ranking the risks in your own practice2 The Risk Anatomy of Practice; Introduction; Innovatory or cautious design?; Innovation and the young practice; Young, mature and older practices; The commercial elements of practice; Do you produce house style design?; Separation of design from production documentation; Balancing of resources and skills; Qualification and experience; How dispersed is your practice?; Delegation; Financial controls; Markets and marketing; Hierarchy and succession; Summary; 3 A View of the Professions: their Individual Risk Patterns; Introduction The architect as lead consultant and designerThe interior designer; The landscape architect; The planner; Civil and structural engineers; The services engineers; The quantity surveyor; The project manager; 4 The Boundaries of Risk Between the Professions; Introduction; Boundaries of responsibility; Joint ventures; Subconsulting; Additional risks for multidiscipline practices; Cooperation in times of trouble; 5 Risk Management and Quality Assurance Compared; Is quality assurance relevant to risk management?; Definitions; The rules of QA; How does QA work?; Why do firms need QA? QA and risk management comparedRelevance of QA to risk management; 6 The Practitioner and his Insurers; Professional indemnity insurance; Mutuals and the Wren Insurance Association; 7 Introducing Risk Management into the Office; Introduction; A model framework for all practices?; The components of a risk management system; Costing the process; Setting up the system; Applying the system; Maintaining the system; Part Two: The Processes of Risk Management; 8 Setting Up the Appointment; Introduction; The start of the process; Preparing the ground for the appointment; Anatomy of the appointment Preparing the appointmentThe institutes' standard forms of engagement; Completing the forms; 9 Standard Forms of Engagement: The Architect; Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect (SFA/99); Coordinating the scope of services with others; Coordinating whole team design; The architect's design duties; Conditions of appointment; Conditions of Engagement for the Appointment of an Architect (CE/99) for use with a Letterof Appointment; 10 Standard Forms of Engagement: Engineers, Quantity Surveyor, National Health Service and Project Manager; The Engineers ACE Conditions of Engagement for Engineering Services B(l) and B(2) (ACE/B1, ACE/B2) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145303403321 |
Taylor Malcolm
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Avoiding claims in building design [[electronic resource] ] : risk management in practice / / Malcolm Taylor
| Avoiding claims in building design [[electronic resource] ] : risk management in practice / / Malcolm Taylor |
| Autore | Taylor Malcolm |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina |
343.41078624
692/.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Building - Superintendence
Building - Planning Risk assessment Building - Quality control Construction contracts |
| ISBN |
1-281-31839-6
9786611318390 0-470-69041-0 0-470-68014-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Avoiding Claims in Building Design; Contents; Which form should be used?; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Terms; Introduction; For whom is this book written?; Some terms of reference; Why do practices need to manage risk?; Changes in society's perception of the professional; Does insurance affect the frequency of claims?; Professionals need the weapons to fight back; Claims - failure of management or design?; The structure of this book; Part One: Principles and Practice of Risk Management; 1 Defining and identifying risk; Definitions; Identifying risk; Conscious risk strategy
Identifying and ranking the risks in your own practice2 The Risk Anatomy of Practice; Introduction; Innovatory or cautious design?; Innovation and the young practice; Young, mature and older practices; The commercial elements of practice; Do you produce house style design?; Separation of design from production documentation; Balancing of resources and skills; Qualification and experience; How dispersed is your practice?; Delegation; Financial controls; Markets and marketing; Hierarchy and succession; Summary; 3 A View of the Professions: their Individual Risk Patterns; Introduction The architect as lead consultant and designerThe interior designer; The landscape architect; The planner; Civil and structural engineers; The services engineers; The quantity surveyor; The project manager; 4 The Boundaries of Risk Between the Professions; Introduction; Boundaries of responsibility; Joint ventures; Subconsulting; Additional risks for multidiscipline practices; Cooperation in times of trouble; 5 Risk Management and Quality Assurance Compared; Is quality assurance relevant to risk management?; Definitions; The rules of QA; How does QA work?; Why do firms need QA? QA and risk management comparedRelevance of QA to risk management; 6 The Practitioner and his Insurers; Professional indemnity insurance; Mutuals and the Wren Insurance Association; 7 Introducing Risk Management into the Office; Introduction; A model framework for all practices?; The components of a risk management system; Costing the process; Setting up the system; Applying the system; Maintaining the system; Part Two: The Processes of Risk Management; 8 Setting Up the Appointment; Introduction; The start of the process; Preparing the ground for the appointment; Anatomy of the appointment Preparing the appointmentThe institutes' standard forms of engagement; Completing the forms; 9 Standard Forms of Engagement: The Architect; Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect (SFA/99); Coordinating the scope of services with others; Coordinating whole team design; The architect's design duties; Conditions of appointment; Conditions of Engagement for the Appointment of an Architect (CE/99) for use with a Letterof Appointment; 10 Standard Forms of Engagement: Engineers, Quantity Surveyor, National Health Service and Project Manager; The Engineers ACE Conditions of Engagement for Engineering Services B(l) and B(2) (ACE/B1, ACE/B2) |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996218280503316 |
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Taylor Malcolm
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Avoiding claims in building design : risk management in practice / / Malcolm Taylor
| Avoiding claims in building design : risk management in practice / / Malcolm Taylor |
| Autore | Taylor Malcolm |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina |
343.41078624
692/.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Building - Superintendence
Building - Planning Risk assessment Building - Quality control Construction contracts |
| ISBN |
1-281-31839-6
9786611318390 0-470-69041-0 0-470-68014-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Avoiding Claims in Building Design; Contents; Which form should be used?; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Terms; Introduction; For whom is this book written?; Some terms of reference; Why do practices need to manage risk?; Changes in society's perception of the professional; Does insurance affect the frequency of claims?; Professionals need the weapons to fight back; Claims - failure of management or design?; The structure of this book; Part One: Principles and Practice of Risk Management; 1 Defining and identifying risk; Definitions; Identifying risk; Conscious risk strategy
Identifying and ranking the risks in your own practice2 The Risk Anatomy of Practice; Introduction; Innovatory or cautious design?; Innovation and the young practice; Young, mature and older practices; The commercial elements of practice; Do you produce house style design?; Separation of design from production documentation; Balancing of resources and skills; Qualification and experience; How dispersed is your practice?; Delegation; Financial controls; Markets and marketing; Hierarchy and succession; Summary; 3 A View of the Professions: their Individual Risk Patterns; Introduction The architect as lead consultant and designerThe interior designer; The landscape architect; The planner; Civil and structural engineers; The services engineers; The quantity surveyor; The project manager; 4 The Boundaries of Risk Between the Professions; Introduction; Boundaries of responsibility; Joint ventures; Subconsulting; Additional risks for multidiscipline practices; Cooperation in times of trouble; 5 Risk Management and Quality Assurance Compared; Is quality assurance relevant to risk management?; Definitions; The rules of QA; How does QA work?; Why do firms need QA? QA and risk management comparedRelevance of QA to risk management; 6 The Practitioner and his Insurers; Professional indemnity insurance; Mutuals and the Wren Insurance Association; 7 Introducing Risk Management into the Office; Introduction; A model framework for all practices?; The components of a risk management system; Costing the process; Setting up the system; Applying the system; Maintaining the system; Part Two: The Processes of Risk Management; 8 Setting Up the Appointment; Introduction; The start of the process; Preparing the ground for the appointment; Anatomy of the appointment Preparing the appointmentThe institutes' standard forms of engagement; Completing the forms; 9 Standard Forms of Engagement: The Architect; Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect (SFA/99); Coordinating the scope of services with others; Coordinating whole team design; The architect's design duties; Conditions of appointment; Conditions of Engagement for the Appointment of an Architect (CE/99) for use with a Letterof Appointment; 10 Standard Forms of Engagement: Engineers, Quantity Surveyor, National Health Service and Project Manager; The Engineers ACE Conditions of Engagement for Engineering Services B(l) and B(2) (ACE/B1, ACE/B2) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818187903321 |
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Taylor Malcolm
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| Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Construction contract administration [[electronic resource] /] / Charles S. Phillips
| Construction contract administration [[electronic resource] /] / Charles S. Phillips |
| Autore | Phillips Charles S. <1924-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Littleton, Colo., : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 692/.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction contracts
Construction industry - Management |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-68015-376-5
0-87335-314-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Contract production -- pt. 2. Contract administration -- pt. 3. Case studies and information systems -- pt. 4. Appendices. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454912903321 |
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Phillips Charles S. <1924->
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| Littleton, Colo., : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Construction contract administration [[electronic resource] /] / Charles S. Phillips
| Construction contract administration [[electronic resource] /] / Charles S. Phillips |
| Autore | Phillips Charles S. <1924-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Littleton, Colo., : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 692/.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction contracts
Construction industry - Management |
| ISBN |
1-68015-376-5
0-87335-314-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Contract production -- pt. 2. Contract administration -- pt. 3. Case studies and information systems -- pt. 4. Appendices. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778526303321 |
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Phillips Charles S. <1924->
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| Littleton, Colo., : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Construction contract administration [[electronic resource] /] / Charles S. Phillips
| Construction contract administration [[electronic resource] /] / Charles S. Phillips |
| Autore | Phillips Charles S. <1924-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Littleton, Colo., : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 692/.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction contracts
Construction industry - Management |
| ISBN |
1-68015-376-5
0-87335-314-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Contract production -- pt. 2. Contract administration -- pt. 3. Case studies and information systems -- pt. 4. Appendices. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807136803321 |
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Phillips Charles S. <1924->
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| Littleton, Colo., : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Construction contract claims, changes, and dispute resolution / / edited by Paul Levin ; forword by Islam H. El-Adaway, PH.D
| Construction contract claims, changes, and dispute resolution / / edited by Paul Levin ; forword by Islam H. El-Adaway, PH.D |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Virginia : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (514 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 692/.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction contracts - United States
Dispute resolution (Law) - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-7844-7969-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910151780103321 |
| Reston, Virginia : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Construction contracting : a practical guide to company management / / Richard H. Clough [and four others]
| Construction contracting : a practical guide to company management / / Richard H. Clough [and four others] |
| Edizione | [Eighth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (691 p.) |
| Disciplina | 692/.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Management
Construction industry - Subcontracting Construction contracts |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-02542-7
1-119-01997-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 The Construction Industry; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Construction Project; 1.3 Economic Importance; 1.4 The People involved on a Construction Project; 1.4.1 Owner; 1.4.2 The Architect-Engineer; 1.4.3 Engineering Consultants; 1.4.4 Other Consultants; 1.4.5 Construction Manager; 1.4.6 The Prime Contractor; 1.4.7 The Subcontractor; 1.4.8 The Sub-subcontractor; 1.4.9 Vendors; 1.5 Construction Categories; 1.5.1 Residential Construction; 1.5.2 Commercial Construction; 1.5.3 Heavy/Civil/Highway Construction; 1.5.4 Industrial Construction
1.6 Project Financing1.6.1 By Owner; 1.6.2 By Builder-Vendor; 1.6.3 By Developer; 1.7 The Contract System; 1.8 Project Delivery Methods; 1.8.1 Construction Services Only; 1.8.2 Design-Bid-Build; 1.8.3 The Team Approach; 1.8.4 Design-Build; 1.8.5 Design-Manage; 1.8.6 Preengineered Buildings; 1.8.7 Fast-Track; 1.8.8 General Conditions Construction; 1.8.9 Value Engineering; 1.9 Types of Construction Contracts; 1.9.1 Single-Contract System; 1.9.2 Separate-Contracts System; 1.10 Forms of Construction Contract Award; 1.10.1 Competitive Bid Contracting; 1.10.2 Competitive Negotiation 1.10.3 Negotiated Contracting1.11 Forms of Negotiated Contracts; 1.11.1 Lump-Sum; 1.11.2 Unit Price; 1.11.3 Cost-Plus or Cost-Reimbursable; 1.12 Basic Elements of Agreement in the Various Types of Cost-Plus Contracts; 1.12.1 Cost Plus a Fixed Fee; 1.12.2 Cost Plus a Percentage of CostThe owner will reimburse the contractor's costs; 1.12.3 Cost Plus a Fixed Fee or Percentage of Cost, with a Guaranteed Maximum; 1.12.4 Cost Plus a Fixed Fee or Percentage of Cost, with a Guaranteed Maximum and a Savings or Incentive Clause; 1.13 Competitive Sealed Proposals; 1.14 Other Forms of Contracts 1.14.1 Time and Materials Contracts1.14.2 Job Order Contracting; 1.14.3 Construction by Force Account; 1.15 Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; 1.16 Seasonality in Construction; 1.17 Licensing; 1.18 License Bonds; 1.19 Building Codes; 1.20 Contractor Organizations; 1.21 Management Practices in Construction; 1.22 Business Failures in Construction; 1.23 Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 1 Review Questions; Chapter 2 Business Ownership; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Alternative Forms; 2.3 Construction Contracting Firms; 2.4 The Individual Proprietorship; 2.5 The General Partnership 2.6 Establishing a Partnership2.7 Liability of a General Partner; 2.8 Dissolution of a Partnership; 2.9 Subpartnership; 2.10 The Limited Partnership; 2.11 The Corporation; 2.12 The Foreign Corporation; 2.13 Stockholders; 2.14 Corporate Directors and Officers; 2.15 The S Corporation; 2.16 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); 2.17 Limited Liability Company (LLC); 2.18 The Joint Venture; 2.19 Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 2 Review Questions; Chapter 3 Company Organization; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Organization Basics; 3.3 General Considerations; 3.4 Principles of Organization 3.4.1 List of Duties |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460145603321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Construction contracting : a practical guide to company management / / Richard H. Clough [and four others]
| Construction contracting : a practical guide to company management / / Richard H. Clough [and four others] |
| Edizione | [Eighth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (691 pages) : illustrations, charts, tables |
| Disciplina | 692/.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction contracts
Construction industry - Management Construction industry - Subcontracting |
| ISBN |
1-119-02542-7
1-119-01997-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796071903321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Construction contracting : a practical guide to company management / / Richard H. Clough [and four others]
| Construction contracting : a practical guide to company management / / Richard H. Clough [and four others] |
| Edizione | [Eighth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (691 pages) : illustrations, charts, tables |
| Disciplina | 692/.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Construction contracts
Construction industry - Management Construction industry - Subcontracting |
| ISBN |
1-119-02542-7
1-119-01997-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814441403321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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