Facilities Operations & Engineering Reference: A Technical & Management Handbook for Planning & Analyzing Projects, Complying With Codes & Standards

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Practical, hands-on expertise and technical data -- covering essential issues in design, construction, operations and maintenance... authoritative information especially selected to meet the needs of facilities professionals.

Ten major topic areas include:

* Management: productivity, communications/teamwork, problem-solving, decision-making.
* Economics: budgeting & cost control, payback analysis, capital asset management, life cycle cost analysis & value engineering, project justification.
* Civil Engineering and Construction Practices: construction documents & delivery methods; surveying & site planning; pavement & grading; foundations & structures.
* Maintenance: staffing & job descriptions, financial analysis, CMMS, training, planning & scheduling, work orders, inventory & purchasing, preventive/predictive maintenance.
* Energy Efficiencies: optimizing your facility's energy use: heating, lighting, & cooling; water conservation; energy service companies; deregulation.
* HVAC: heating & cooling loads, duct sizing, air flow losses, fan sizing & selection, refrigeration & air cooling, computer programs & software.
* Mechanical Engineering: basic principles that apply to the design & operation of building systems.
* Instrumentation & Controls: system specification, calibration, troubleshooting.
* Electrical: power systems & quality, circuit planning, lighting, overcurrent protection, machinery & equipment control/protection, codes & standards, electrical rates and schedules.
* Environmental, Health & Safety: management of air emissions, wastewater, solid & hazardous waste, federal regulations & standards, indoor air quality, safety management, & ADA guidelines.

Assembled & edited by a team of leading facilities engineers and managers from corporate, manufacturing, eductional, healthcare and government facilities.

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Definitive guide to mastering Design-Build

Design-Build (D-B) -- the project delivery system in which one firm contracts to provide all of the architectural, engineering, and construction services on a project -- is expected to dominate the market by the year 2005. Studded with illustrative case histories, Design-Build: Planning Through Development, by Jeffrey Beard, Michael Loulakis, Esq., and Edward Wundram, is the first book to cover every legal, technical, and administrative aspect of Design-Build. Whether you’re a design or construction professional or an owner, this authoritative and up-to-date manual gives you the across-the-board, real-world answers you need for timely, glitch-free, and cost-effective projects. You get expert architectural and engineering advice on:

*Procuring services
*Developing RFQs and RFPs
*Organizing and managing contracts
*Estimating
*Allocating risks
* Obtaining insurance and bonding
* Much more

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Phenomenal resource.......2002-05-02

I am a public owner and find this book to be one of the most complete and easy to understand discussions of the design-build process that I have seen. Beard, Loulakis and Wundram are well-known industry experts and all active in the Design-Build Institute of America. They bring their years of practical experience to their writings and have a strong sense of reality. I particularly found the contract and liability chapters written by Loulakis to be very helpful. I also enjoy the other books written by Loulakis, particularly "Design-Build Lessons Learned," (2001 Edition), which has the most up-to-date analysis of design-build caselaw and is a great resource to keep up to date with this subject. I'm anxiously awaiting to see if the authors decide to come out with another book in the near future. Keep up the good work, gentlemen!

An excelent guide for design-builders.......2001-06-01

Design-Build: Planning through Development covers most aspects of this project delivery method and is an excellent source of information for all the parties involved in the design and construcion business. Owners, Contractors, CMs and Designers can benefit from this book by obtaining guidelines and good orientation of how and when implement D-B as an effective project delivery method that is getting more followers everywhere.

Strategic Management of Built Facilities

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Strategic Management of Built Facilities
Craig Langston , and Rima Lauge-Kristensen
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ASIN: 0750654406

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The effective management of facilities can significantly improve business productivity. In this textbook the authors provide an overview of facility economics and outline the way in which businesses and facility managers can get better value from their physical assets.

Students on facilities management and property related degrees will find this an invaluable introduction.

* Learn how to get better value from facilities management
* Provides an overview of a new and developing subject
* Outlines the link between the facility and business productivity

Means Ada Compliance Pricing Guide: Cost Data for 75 Essential Projects

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Means Ada Compliance Pricing Guide: Cost Data for 75 Essential Projects
Adaptive Environments Center
Manufacturer: R.S. Means Company
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Not exactly as promised.......2003-11-13

I have tried to use this book several times over the years to estimate the cost of modifications, and I have found that the prices are way off, even with inflation adjustments. Some of the projects have ended up costing twice what was predicted in the book.
However, the book does seem to do a pretty good job of laying out what is required for each type of modification, and includes references to the proper part of the ADAAG for details on the specifications for accessibility.

Workplace Strategies and Facilities Management: Building in Value (Building Value)

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This book provides comprehensive coverage of issues that facility managers in the property industry need to understand and apply in the pursuit of value for money over the life span of built facilities.

The authors introduce the fast-growing discipline of facility management, examine the core competencies that facility managers should possess and study different contemporary drivers of change.

The book emphasises the need to consider facilities management issues at the pre-design stage of the construction process, rather than only when the building is completed, in order to maximise value for money.

* Offers a practical approach to cost-effectiveness
* Provides a set of widely applicable decision making tools
* Introduces a client perspective to practitioners and students

Design and Build in Action (Chandos Series on Construction & Facilities)

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David Mosey
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ASIN: 1902375025

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This book examines the design and build (D&B) method of procurement in the construction industry: its strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies. Crucially, case studies of D&B projects on which the author has worked are included. The book begins by looking at the reasons for the increasing interest in D&B; it then examines the basic components and principles of D&B, covering such issues as what is a D&B contract, the level and scope of liabilities, hybrids - what do they really mean and how many of them are there (design, manage, construct etc.)? Chapters include: the basic principles; the basic law; legal and practical pitfalls; the role of the professionals; novation; extra contractual protections; subcontractors and suppliers; health and safety; D&B in housing and urban regeneration; D&B in commercial/complex projects; D&B on contaminated land; D&B and partnering; D&G and the public finance initiative; JCT 81 amendment 12; appendix - D&B standard forms.

$50M anticipated for housing project.(Special Report: Construction)(First Nation communities ): An article from: Northern Ontario Business

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$50M anticipated for housing project.(Special Report: Construction)(First Nation communities ): An article from: Northern Ontario Business
Kelly Louiseize
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This digital document is an article from Northern Ontario Business, published by Laurentian Business Publishing, Inc. on August 1, 2004. The length of the article is 659 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: $50M anticipated for housing project.(Special Report: Construction)(First Nation communities )
Author: Kelly Louiseize
Publication: Northern Ontario Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2004
Publisher: Laurentian Business Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 24 Issue: 10 Page: 27(1)

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Being an effective, engaged owner during a design and construction project: the fifth in a series of articles on improving environments for learning explains ... your facility.: An article from: Techniques

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Being an effective, engaged owner during a design and construction project: the fifth in a series of articles on improving environments for learning explains ... your facility.: An article from: Techniques
David Kalina
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Release Date: 2007-10-10

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This digital document is an article from Techniques, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 2132 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Being an effective, engaged owner during a design and construction project: the fifth in a series of articles on improving environments for learning explains how to be an active participant during the design and construction of your facility.
Author: David Kalina
Publication: Techniques (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2007
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BRAZIL: Joint venture construction plans for proposed 20 million ton per year steel plant, COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE RIO (CVRD) [Brazil] & POHANG IRON ... in Latin America & the Caribbean

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BRAZIL: Joint venture construction plans for proposed 20 million ton per year steel plant, COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE RIO (CVRD) [Brazil] & POHANG IRON ... in Latin America & the Caribbean

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This digital document is an article from WWP-Business Opportunities in Latin America & the Caribbean, published by Worldwide Projects, Inc. on July 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1950 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: BRAZIL: Joint venture construction plans for proposed 20 million ton per year steel plant, COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE RIO (CVRD) [Brazil] & POHANG IRON & STEEL CO. (POSCO) [South Korea] - Order #: 074104.
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CHILE: Construction plans for proposed $1,130,000,000 copper mine bioleaching project, MINERA ESCONDIDA [Chile] - Order #: 023903.: An article from: WWP-Report on Mining, Metal Making and Conversion

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CHILE: Construction plans for proposed $1,130,000,000 copper mine bioleaching project, MINERA ESCONDIDA [Chile] - Order #: 023903.: An article from: WWP-Report on Mining, Metal Making and Conversion

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This digital document is an article from WWP-Report on Mining, Metal Making and Conversion, published by Worldwide Projects, Inc. on February 20, 2003. The length of the article is 1212 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: CHILE: Construction plans for proposed $1,130,000,000 copper mine bioleaching project, MINERA ESCONDIDA [Chile] - Order #: 023903.
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