Professional Practice for Architects and Project Managers
Explains construction professional practice in an appealing, succinct, and relatively informal way This book details the management of construction projects from beginning to end, concentrating on the principles underlying what construction professionals like architects do. It covers the entire proc...
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Wiley
2019
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated Wiley-Blackwell |
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| ISBN: | 1119540119, 9781119540113, 1119540070, 9781119540076 |
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- Type 1 Project Manager -- Project Manager Type 2 -- Final Comments -- Chapter 34 Net Contribution Clause -- Chapter 35 Warranties -- Definition -- The Purpose of Warranties -- Can Architects Avoid Signing Warranties? -- Typical Clauses -- Reasonable Skill and Care -- Prohibited Materials -- Step‐in Rights -- Copyright -- Professional Indemnity Insurance -- Net Contribution Clause -- Assignment -- Conclusion -- Chapter 36 Consultant's Certificates -- What are Consultant's Certificates? -- Insurance -- Site Visits -- Reliance -- Time Period -- Liabilities -- Charging -- Summary -- Chapter 37 Conflict of Interest -- What is Conflict of Interest? -- Conflict Examples -- Chapter 38 Consumers, Corporations, and Associations -- Dealing with Consumers, Corporations, and Associations -- Consumers -- Corporations -- Associations -- Section III On with the Job -- Chapter 39 The Brief -- Wants vs Needs -- Getting the Brief -- Chapter 40 Feasibility Studies -- General Points -- What to Put at the Beginning -- Headings -- Chapter 41 Surveys -- Types of Survey -- Who Should Carry Out the Survey? -- Vital Points -- Boundaries -- General Points -- Chapter 42 Ground Investigations -- Definition -- Practicalities -- Ground Investigation Reports -- Chapter 43 Reports -- What is a Report? -- Why Write a Report? -- The Reader -- The Report -- Fact and Opinion -- Presentation -- Essentials of a Good Report -- Chapter 44 Sketch Designs -- Chapter 45 Design Development -- Definition -- The Key -- The Fee Question -- Chapter 46 Cost Estimates -- Definition and Warning -- Construction Estimates and Fees -- Chapter 47 Cost Planning -- Take Care -- The Budget -- The Cost Plan -- Chapter 48 Amenity Societies -- Always Involve Amenity Societies -- Timing -- Problems -- Offer a Presentation -- Chapter 49 Building Control -- A Few General Things -- Completion Certificates
- Local Authority Fees -- Withdrawing Applications -- Building Control Officer's Instructions on Site -- Chapter 50 Procurement -- What does Procurement Mean? -- Choosing the Right System -- Time -- Cost -- Control and Risk -- Quality -- Size/Value -- Complexity -- Procurement Systems -- Traditional -- Project Management -- Design and Build -- Design and Manage -- Management Contracting -- Construction Management -- Some General Points -- Partnering -- Chapter 51 Contract Selection -- Do Not Start Work Without a Contract -- Standard Forms -- Criteria -- Amendments -- Chapter 52 Contract Documents -- Documents -- Why Do We Call Some Documents 'Contract Documents'? -- Standard Form of Contract -- Amendments -- Consistency is Essential -- Finally -- Chapter 53 Production Information -- Definition -- Schedules -- Chapter 54 Bills of Quantities -- What are Bills of Quantities? -- Preparing the Bills of Quantities -- Structure of the Bills -- Problems -- Standard Methods of Measurement -- Chapter 55 Specifications -- What Really is a Specification? -- Prescriptive Specification -- Performance Specification -- Why is a Specification Needed? -- How is the Specification Used? -- Drafting Specifications -- Chapter 56 Employer's Requirements -- What are Employer's Requirements? -- Things to Consider -- Variations -- Planning Permission -- Contents of the Employer's Requirements -- Chapter 57 Contractor's Proposals -- Chapter 58 Consultant Switch -- What is Consultant Switch? -- Advantages -- Conflict -- Chapter 59 Novation -- What is Novation? -- Conflict -- Chapter 60 Schedules of Work -- Basic Thoughts -- What is the Purpose of a Schedule of Work? -- Chapter 61 Activity Schedules -- Quick Description -- Some Problems -- Finally -- Chapter 62 Implied Terms -- General Rules -- Examples of Implied Terms -- Chapter 63 Tendering
- The First Question -- CAD in Practice -- Chapter 20 Technical Information -- Then and Now -- Literature -- Reps -- Things to Do -- Chapter 21 Bonds and Parent Company Guarantees -- Bonds -- Performance Bond -- Payment for Off‐site Materials Bond -- Advance Payment Bond -- Retention Bond -- Parent Company Guarantee -- Chapter 22 Assignment -- Chapter 23 Contracts -- General -- What is Essential in a Contract? -- Agreement -- Intention to Create a Legal Relationship -- Something Given by Both Persons -- Breaking the Contract -- Repudiation -- Two Types of Contract -- Chapter 24 Limitation Period -- Some General Thoughts -- In the Case of a Contract -- In the Case of Negligence, Trespass, and Nuisance -- Legal Proceedings -- Amended by the Contract -- Chapter 25 Confidentiality -- Different Kinds of Confidentiality -- Employment -- Relationship Between Professional and Client -- What if there is a Breach of Confidentiality? -- Some General Things -- Chapter 26 Reasonable Time -- Chapter 27 The Build -- Section II Dealing with Clients -- Chapter 28 Extent of Services -- Full Architectural Services -- Unacceptable Partial Services -- Dangers -- What to Do -- Acceptable Partial Services -- Chapter 29 Difficult Clients -- What do I mean by 'Difficult'? -- Some Thoughts -- The Answer -- Chapter 30 Getting Appointed -- The Problems -- Market when You are Busy -- Keep in the Public Eye -- Competitions -- Contacts -- Direct Approaches -- A Few Don'ts -- Conclusion -- Chapter 31 Fees -- The Importance of Proper Terms of Engagement -- What if there are no Terms? -- What are some Terms? -- Claiming Extra Fees -- Getting Paid -- How a Court Calculates Fees -- Chapter 32 Consultants -- Definition -- Engaging Consultants -- Importance of Early Appointment -- General Points -- Instructions -- Chapter 33 Project Managers -- Definition -- Types of Project Manager
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- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Section I This and That -- Chapter 1 Professional Standards -- Codes of Conduct -- Architects are Unusual -- What You Say You Are -- Chapter 2 How to Appear Confident -- Basic -- Misplaced Confidence -- Don't Pretend -- Chapter 3 Perks -- Cars -- Medical Insurance -- Loans -- Chapter 4 Nosebags -- Prologue -- Secrecy -- What to Do -- Travel -- Do Not Bribe -- Chapter 5 Design -- Chapter 6 Copyright -- What is Copyright? -- Who Owns Copyright? -- Licences -- Moral Rights -- Infringement -- Chapter 7 Flowcharts: Physical and Mental -- Chapter 8 Making a Decision -- General Things -- Simple Decisions -- The Really Big Decisions -- Chapter 9 Approvals -- Must the Architect Approve? -- Meaning of Approval -- What to Do -- If the Contractor has Design Responsibility -- Sub‐contractor's Drawings -- Chapter 10 Replacement Architect -- The Building Contract -- Different Disciplines -- Unqualified Replacements -- Employer as Contract Administrator -- The Code of Professional Conduct -- Chapter 11 Agency -- Getting It Clear -- What Does it mean to be an Agent? -- How can the Contractor know if the Architect is Acting as Agent for the Client in any Particular Instance? -- An Agent's Duties -- Chapter 12 Presentation -- Purpose -- Method -- Chapter 13 Abortive Work -- Architects -- Contractors -- Chapter 14 Telephone -- Calls Out -- Calls In -- Records -- Mobiles -- Chapter 15 Writing Letters (or Emails) -- Basic Principles -- Is Dictation a Good Idea? -- Facsimile (Fax) -- Emails -- A Final Thought -- Chapter 16 Information Technology -- Chapter 17 The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 -- Before 2013 -- 2013 -- Some General Observations -- Chapter 18 Building Information Modelling -- What is Building Information Modelling? -- Good and Bad -- Levels of BIM -- Chapter 19 Computer‐aided Design
- Competitive Tendering or Negotiation -- Tenderers -- Tender Documents -- The Process -- Tenders Which are Too High -- Exceeding the Budget -- Chapter 64 Letters of Intent -- General Points -- Dangers -- When to Issue -- Chapter 65 Preparing the Contract Documents -- What are the Contract Documents? -- How are the Contract Documents put Together? -- Don't Do This -- What are Articles? -- What are Recitals? -- Completing the Printed Contract Form -- Some Key Points -- Attestation -- Are Some Documents More Important than Others? -- Section IV Dealing with a Building Contract in Progress -- Chapter 66 Preliminaries -- What are Preliminaries? -- Pricing -- Extension of Preliminaries -- Chapter 67 Possession of the Site -- What is 'Possession'? -- How does the Contractor get Possession? -- Make Things Clear -- More than One Party in Possession -- Failure to give Possession -- Chapter 68 Dealing with Difficult Contractors -- First Things -- Next Things -- A Couple More Things -- Contractual Difficulties -- Summary -- Chapter 69 Advance Payment -- The Problems -- Solutions -- Unorthodox Payments -- Chapter 70 Retention -- Definition -- No Automatic Right to Retention -- The Mechanism -- Retention Bond -- Chapter 71 Contractor's Programme -- Basics -- Float -- Computer‐generated Programmes -- Chapter 72 Acceleration -- What is Acceleration All About? -- Is it Best Endeavours? -- Constructive Acceleration -- Cautionary Tale -- Final Warning -- Chapter 73 Postponement -- What is Meant by Postponement? -- So What? -- Power to Postpone -- Chapter 74 Insurance -- General -- Subrogation and Joint Names -- Building Contracts Damage to Persons or Property -- Damage to Other Property for which the Employer is Responsible -- Insurance of the Works -- The Architect's Responsibility -- Chapter 75 Maintaining Standards On Site -- Definition -- Some Basics