Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry: Edition 7
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This book is an indispensable companion for students taking undergraduate courses in Building and Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management and Project Management. It is also suitable for students on HND/C courses in Building and Construction Management as well as foundation degree courses in Building and Construction Management.
Key features of the new edition include:
- A revised chapter covering the concept of value for money in line with the greater emphasis on added value throughout the industry today.
- A new chapter covering developments in information technology applications (building information modelling, blockchains, data analytics, smart contracts and others) and construction procurement.
- Deeper coverage of the strategies that need to be considered in respect of contract selection.
- Improved discussion of sustainability and the increasing importance of resilience in the built environment.
- Concise descriptions of some the more important construction case laws.
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Allan Ashworth is Visiting Professor in Quantity Surveying at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He was recently a Visiting Professor at the University of Salford, UK, where he was involved with the work of the Centre for Education in the Built Environment.
Srinath Perera is the Chair and Professor of Built Environment and Construction Management at Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia. He is also the Director of Centre for Smart Modern Construction (c4SMC). He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) with over 25 years' experience in both industry and academia. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of NSW and the Australian Institute of Building and is also a member of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
