Construction Management JumpStart: The Best First Step Toward a Career in Construction Management

This book is a comprehensive overview of the construction management process from the constructor’s perspective. Anyone launching or considering a career in Construction Management should read this one-of-a-kind introductory career book. Walking you through each stage of the construction management process, you’ll become familiar with all the construction management fundamentals, including: Understanding the functions of construction management   Understanding the design and construction process Working with contracts documents Estimating project costs Administering contracts Managing the job site Creating and maintaining a project schedule Measuring project performance Controlling quality Ensuring project safety The second edition of a popular introduction to construction management, this revision covers how initiatives in sustainability is impacting construction management and advanced tools and techniques such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and interoperability.Additional ISBNs: 0470113146, 0470609990, 9780470113141Construction Management JumpStart: The Best First Step Toward a Career in Construction Management 2nd Edition is written by Barbara J. Jackson and published by Sybex. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Construction Management JumpStart: The Best First Step Toward a Career in Construction Management are 9780470768068, 0470768061 and the print ISBNs are 9780470609996, 0470609990