Autore	Godwin William <1923->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2020
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xvii, 223 p.)
Disciplina	343.078624
Soggetto topico	Construction contracts Engineering contracts Architectural contracts Contracts (International law) Standardized terms of contract
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-119-51465-7 1-119-51461-4 1-119-51464-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910555091003321

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

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (iii, 153 pages) : illustrations
Soggetto topico	Construction contracts - United States Small business - United States Government contractors - United States Construction contracts Government contractors Small business
Soggetto genere / forma	Legislative hearings.
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	Building America
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910704729403321

Autore	Bielefeld Bert
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Basel, Switzerland : , : Birkhäuser, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (68 pages)
Disciplina	343.078624
Collana	Basics
Soggetto topico	Construction contracts Architectural practice
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	3-0356-1581-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Types of contracts -- Contractual provisions -- Contract components -- Contracting procedures -- Conclusion -- Appendix
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910466699603321