Landscape Estimating-management-construction
Author : California Landscape Contractors Association
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 13,90 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Landscape architecture
ISBN :
Author : California Landscape Contractors Association
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 13,90 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Landscape architecture
ISBN :
Author : California Landscape Contractor's Association, Inc
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 28,82 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Landscape architecture
ISBN :
Author : California Landscape Contractors Association
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 1961
Category :
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Author : California Landscape Contractors Association
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 23,16 MB
Release : 1954
Category : Landscape architecture
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Author : Sylvia Hollman Fee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 21,27 MB
Release : 2007-04-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0876290136
This best-selling reference for landscape contractors, designers, and facilities maintenance personnel – now updated in its fifth edition – features the latest design trends and technologies. Includes: Step-by-step explanation of the estimating process – including full sample estimate for a major landscape project – updated with current costs and the new MasterFormat classification system. Expanded and revised to address the latest materials and methods, including new coverage on approaches to green building that save water, reduce maintenance costs, and provide other benefits to the facility. Sample forms and worksheets that save you time and prevent errors, now available on a new companion website. Download the forms of your choice and customize them for your firm. Professional guidance on calculating and controlling equipment costs – whether purchased or rented – and how to apply them correctly to each job. Assistance in planning and identifying maintenance costs. Your best source for professional guidance on accurate landscape estimates and reliable bids. FEATURES: Includes a companion website with the book's forms and worksheets to download and customize. Features new coverage of the latest industry trends, materials, and methods to save water and reduce maintenance costs.
Author : David Sauter
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 40,98 MB
Release : 2010-04-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781435497184
Landscape Construction, 3rd edition, will help your students understand the process of construction and implementation of a multitude of exterior hardscape construction projects. This book begins with the preparation for construction and follows through to the installation of the final elements of the landscape project. Your students will appreciate the detailed discussions about site preparation, grading and drainage, utilities and irrigation, retaining wall construction, paving, exterior carpentry and fencing and free-standing walls. Such amenities as pools, ponds, and edging are also discussed in detail. All instructions are well supported by photos and illustrations. Each section contains thorough installation information for most of the contemporary materials used in today's landscapes. David Sauter has provided your students with expert perspective on materials and techniques, as well as easy-to-follow instructions. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Author : Sylvia Hollman Fee
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,35 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Answers all your questions about preparing competitive landscape construction estimates...Means Landscape Estimating is a thorough, easy-reading, organized working tool that talks you through every step of preparing effective bids and estimates in a minimum of time -plus guidance for planning jobs and marketing your company.Written by an award-winning landscape designer and contractor, this edition of Means Landscape Estimating features an updated sample estimate, new productivity information, and reproducible forms. It includes a chapter on how to use Means Site Work & Landscape Cost Data as a pricing resource.
Author : Stephen Angley
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 50,62 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780766825734
"Landscape Estimating and Contract Administration" provides descriptions of various stages of a landscape project, from the feasibility study to the expiration of the guarantee period. This comprehensive guide to the landscape business presents an overall view of the process of completing a large landscape project, and helps foster an understanding of how the landscape industry works. Topics include how to create estimates, engaging in the bidding process, how to prepare contracts, how to prepare a budget, and how to utilize financial accounting.
Author : Ann Marie VanDerZanden
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,80 MB
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0470480939
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LANDSCAPES A must-have guide for anyone working with landscapes, Sustainable Landscape Management eases the transition of the landscape industry into a new era of green consciousness. Filled with examples that illustrate best practices, the book provides a practical framework for the development of sustainable management strategies from design to execution and, eventually, to maintenance in an effort to construct landscapes that function more efficiently and minimize the impact on the environment. Sustainable Landscape Management includes: An overview of sustainable design and construction techniques as the basis for the maintenance and management of constructed landscapes Coverage of ecosystem development, managing landscape beds, managing trees and shrubs, and lawn care An entire chapter devoted to issues associated with the use of chemicals in landscape management Guidance on retrofitting existing landscapes for sustainability Reshaping the landscape takes on more significance as society embraces a new value system for advancing environmentally friendly ideals. By following the management principles laid out in this book, readers will learn the key elements for building landscapes that integrate beauty and function to create a sustainable presence that extends well into the future.
Author : Bryan Spain
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 21,95 MB
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0203934903
Specifically written for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, this second edition of Spon's Estimating Cost Guide to Small Groundworks, Landscaping Work and Gardening contains accurate information on thousands of rates, each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit. This is the first book to focus on this range of external work, including garden maintenance work on blocks of flats and individual houses, schools and sports fields, garden makeovers, laying patios and paths, small land drainage schemes on farmland, and small-scale local authority maintenance work.