Green Construction Project Management and Cost Oversight

Author: Kubba   Sam  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2010

E-ISBN: 9780080957043

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781856176767

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781856176767

Subject: TU Architectural Science;X Environmental Science, Safety Science

Language: ENG

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Green Construction is a specialized and skilled profession, and the author has extensive experience in this field. With this in mind, the reference is designed to provide practical guidelines and essential insights in preparing competent and professional looking ?Project Analysis Reports? and ?Project Status Reports?. The book also provides numerous tips on how to phrase the language of reports in a manner that is articulate and clearly understood by Real Estate Lenders and investors, as well as being an indispensable companion for both information and stimulus. Written in a conversational manner, this book will clarify the nuts and bolts of green construction, finance, and cost monitoring? as a profession, and will outline the many attributes required to being successful in this field. Moreover, it will scrutinize the mechanics of organizing monthly meetings, contractor payment certifications, budgets, change orders, construction schedules, code compliance, waivers of lean, and much more.

Drawing on over 30 years of personal experience across the world - both as an employee and as an employer, the reader will learn how to plan and implement sound business strategies and form alliances in a global context. The book also offers important information and penetrating insights into the process of setting up and working as a due-diligence consultant. In a clear, practical style, it will be explained how to identify opportunities for business development and how to maxim

Chapter

Front Cover

pp.:  1 – 4

Copyright Page

pp.:  5 – 8

Contents

pp.:  8 – 12

Foreword

pp.:  12 – 14

Acknowledgments

pp.:  14 – 16

Introduction

pp.:  16 – 30

CHAPTER 1 "GREEN" AND "SUSTAINABILITY" DEFINED

pp.:  30 – 57

CHAPTER 2 ELEMENTS OF GREEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

pp.:  57 – 100

CHAPTER 3 GREEN PROJECT REQUIREMENTS AND STRATEGIES

pp.:  100 – 141

CHAPTER 4 GREEN CONSTRUCTION COST MONITORING

pp.:  141 – 197

CHAPTER 5 HOW THE CONSULTANT FUNCTIONS IN THE REQUISITION PROCESS

pp.:  197 – 250

CHAPTER 6 CHOOSING MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

pp.:  250 – 296

CHAPTER 7 PROJECT COST BREAKDOWN

pp.:  296 – 333

CHAPTER 8 GREEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS

pp.:  333 – 372

CHAPTER 9 UNDERSTANDING SPECIFICATIONS

pp.:  372 – 407

CHAPTER 10 LITIGATION AND LIABILITY ISSUES

pp.:  407 – 439

CHAPTER 11 GREEN PROJECT COMMISSIONING

pp.:  439 – 467

CHAPTER 12 GREEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

pp.:  467 – 514

Appendix One: Acronyms and Abbreviations

pp.:  514 – 525

Appendix Two: Glossary

pp.:  525 – 549

Bibliography

pp.:  549 – 554

Index

pp.:  554 – 562

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