Pearson's Pocket Guide to Construction Management

Covering many of the key concepts in a construction management, the Pocket Guide to Construction Managementis designed to give students and construction professionals a portable reference to the key concepts and formulas needed to run a successful construction project and company. The Pocket Guidecovers many areas of construction management, including construction math, contract documents, contracts, bonds, insurance, drawing symbols, construction communication, document tracking, building codes, estimating, wages, equipment costs, job roles, sustainable, building information modeling, critical path scheduling, safety, time value of money, life cycle analysis, earned value, ethics, and construction materials. The Pocket Guideoffers many examples of how to apply these concepts, yet it is small enough to fit in a shirt pocket!

Chapter 1: Construction Math

Chapter 2: The Project Manual

Chapter 3: The Drawings

Chapter 4: Construction Communications

Chapter 5: Building Codes

Chapter 6: Overview of Estimating

Chapter 7: Introduction to Construction Management

Chapter 8: Ethics

Chapter 9: Construction Materials