NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Louisiana Edition
Author : NASCLA Staff
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 30,15 MB
Release : 2015-06-01
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ISBN : 9781934234792
Author : NASCLA Staff
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 30,15 MB
Release : 2015-06-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781934234792
Author : NASCLA Staff
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 12,30 MB
Release : 2016-04-10
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ISBN : 9781934234907
Part 1 Focuses on planning and starting your business. This section will help you formulate a business plan, choose a business structure, understand licensing and insurance requirements and gain basic management and marketing skills.Part 2 Covers fundamentals you will need to know in order to operate a successful construction business. This section covers estimating, contract management, scheduling, project management, safety and environmental responsibilities and building good relationships with employees, subcontractors and customers.Part 3 Provides valuable information to assist you in running the administrative function of your business. Financial management, tax basics, and lien laws are covered. Effective management of these areas of business is vital and failure proper attention can cause serious problems.
Author : Daniel Benn Atcheson
Publisher : Craftsman Book Company
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 39,35 MB
Release : 1995
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781572180079
Everything you need to know to estimate, build, and repair practically every type of roof covering: asphalt shingles, roll roofing, wood shingles & shakes, clay tile, slate, metal, built-up, and elastomeric. Shows how to measure and estimate most roofs (including estimating shortcuts discovered by the author), how to install leak-proof underlayment and flashing, and how to solve problems with insulation, vapor barriers, and waterproofing. Over 300 large, clear illustrations that help you find the answers to all your roofing questions.
Author : Clois E. Kicklighter
Publisher : Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,3 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Building, Brick
ISBN : 9781566379649
Simply and clearly written, Modern Masonry presents students with a thorough grounding in safe methods of laying brick, block, and stone. This thoroughly illustrated text provides a broad understanding of materials and their properties. It covers all important aspects of the masonry trade.
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Page : 172 pages
File Size : 24,37 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Technology & Engineering
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Author : Richard H. Clough
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 48,37 MB
Release : 2015-04-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1118693213
The definitive contracting reference for the construction industry, updated and expanded Construction Contracting, the industry's leading professional reference for five decades, has been updated to reflect current practices, business methods, management techniques, codes, and regulations. A cornerstone of the construction library, this text presents the hard-to-find information essential to successfully managing a construction company, applicable to building, heavy civil, high-tech, and industrial construction endeavors alike. A wealth of coverage on the basics of owning a construction business provides readers with a useful "checkup" on the state of their company, and in-depth exploration of the logistics, scheduling, administration, and legal aspects relevant to construction provide valuable guidance on important facets of the business operations. This updated edition contains new coverage of modern delivery methods, technology, and project management. The field of construction contracting comprises the entire set of skills, knowledge, and conceptual tools needed to successfully own or manage a construction company, as well as to undertake any actual project. This book gives readers complete, up-to-date information in all of these areas, with expert guidance toward best practices. Learn techniques for accurate cost estimating and effective bidding Understand construction contracts, surety bonds, and insurance Explore project time and cost management, with safety considerations Examine relevant labor law and labor relations techniques Between codes, standards, laws, and regulations, the construction industry presents many different areas with which the manager needs to be up to date, on top of actually doing the day-to-day running of the business. This book provides it all under one cover – for the project side and the business side, Construction Contracting is a complete working resource in the field or office.
Author : One Exam Prep
Publisher :
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 40,61 MB
Release : 2019-04-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781093635065
*Test Taking Techniques*Book Overviews*Highlight and Tab Instructions*Hundreds of Test Questions*Math Review*Test Scope & Approved References
Author : Cameron K. Andres
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,5 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Building
ISBN : 9780131599239
"The revision of this classic text provides a well-illustrated and logical engineering approach to the principles and practices of commercial construction. Principles and Practices presents an overview of the methods, equipment, and materials used while covering each phase of the construction process is a sequential, chapter-by-chapter format."--Publisher.
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Publisher :
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Concrete construction
ISBN : 9781641950473
Written by and for contractors, this publication provides insight into proven construction practices that will produce quality concrete construction. Contents include organizing for quality, concrete mixture designs, specifications, foundations, formwork, reinforcement and embedments in structures, joints and reinforcement for slabs-on-ground, preparing for concreting, concrete placing and finishing, common field problems, and safety. The guide can be used as a training manual or as a basic reference for field and office.
Author : Michael C. Thomsett
Publisher : Craftsman Book Company
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 21,50 MB
Release : 2001-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781572181052
This book includes self-test section at the end of each chapter. Test yourself, then check answers in the back of the book to see how you score. CD-ROM included.