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Understanding Organisational Culture in the Construction Industry

By Vaughan Coffey

Since the early 1980s, researchers and practitioners in the organisational and management fields have presumed a link between organisational, or corporate, culture and organisational performance.…

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January 2010 | Hardback: 978-0-415-42594-0 (Taylor & Francis)

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Intelligent Buildings and Building Automation

By Shengwei Wang

Giving you a combination of general principles, applied practice and information on the state-of-the-art, this book will give you the information you need to incorporate…

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2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47571-6 (Spon Press)

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Managing IT in Construction/Managing Construction for Tomorrow

Edited by Attila Dikbas, Esin Ergen, Heyecan Giritli

Managing IT in Construction/Managing Construction for Tomorrow presents new developments in:

- Managing IT strategies

- Model based management tools including building information modeling

- Information and…

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2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-56744-2 (CRC Press)

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Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2010

135th Edition

By Davis Langdon

In today’s economic turmoil most materials costs are still rising but tender prices are falling sharply. So looking at price lists is not enough –

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2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-55256-1 (Taylor & Francis)

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Designing Steel Structures for Fire Safety

Edited by Jean Marc Franssen, Venkatesh Kodur, Raul Zaharia

Structural design in fire conditions is conceptually similar to structural design in normal temperature conditions, but often more difficult because of internal forces induced by…

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2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-54828-1 (CRC Press)

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Seismic Design of Buildings to Eurocode 8

Edited by Ahmed Y. Elghazouli

Practical information and training has become urgently needed for the new Eurocode 8 on the Design of Structures for Earthquake Resistance, especially in relation to…

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2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-44762-1 (Taylor & Francis)

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Risk: An Introduction

The Concepts of Risk, Danger and Chance

By Ben Ale

Investments, global warming and crossing the road – risk is a factor embedded in our everyday lives but do we really understand what it means,…

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2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-49090-0 (Routledge)

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Business Organisation for Construction

By Chris March

With a user-friendly style and a strong theoretical base, Business Organisation for Construction provides readers with some of the tools required to skillfully and successfully…

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2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37010-3 (Taylor & Francis)

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Operations Management for Construction

By Chris March

Students studying construction management and related subjects need to have a broad understanding of the major aspects of controlling the building processes. Operations Management for

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2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37113-1 (Taylor & Francis)

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Finance and Control for Construction

By Chris March

Drawing on a wealth of practical experience, both in the construction industry and teaching students, Chris March presents this study of construction management and the…

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2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37115-5 (Taylor & Francis)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Responsible Corporate Strategy in Construction and Engineering: "Doing the right thing?"
By Martin Loosemore, Florence Phua
To be published June 21st 2010

Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2011
By Davis Langdon
To be published August 1st 2010

Spon's Building Regulations Explained: 2010 Revision
By London District Surveyors Association, John Stephenson
To be published October 1st 2010

Whole Life Costing: A New Approach
By Peter Caplehorn
To be published January 1st 2011

Computer Aided Design Guide for Architecture, Engineering and Construction
By Ghassan Aouad, Angela Lee, Song Wu
To be published January 2nd 2011

Façade Engineering
By Mikkel Kragh
To be published January 2nd 2011

Modern Construction Economics: New Developments in Theory
Edited by Gerard de Valence
To be published January 2nd 2011

Fire
By Peter Swallow, Duncan Spalding
To be published February 1st 2011

Corrosion
By Duncan Spalding
To be published February 1st 2011

Introduction to Building Procurement
By Brian Greenhalgh
To be published February 4th 2011

Resolving Construction Disputes
By Philip Chan
To be published February 15th 2011

Dictionary of Building and Civil Engineering: English/French French/English
By Don Montague
To be published March 1st 2011

Organization Management in Construction
Edited by Paul Chinowsky, Anthony Songer
To be published March 1st 2011

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