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A Practical Guide to the 17th Edition of the Wiring Regulations
A Practical Guide to the 17th Edition of the Wiring Regulations
CBD Price: £17.99
Author(s): Kitcher, Christopher James
Due for publication August 2010: All those who plan or install electrical wiring must comply with the regulations and have passed exams in the subject. The primary audiance for this title is the 17,000 professionals and students who undertake a 17th (more)
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Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2011
Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2011
CBD Price: £145.00
Author(s): Davis Langdon
As tender prices rise, looking at price lists is not enough – you need 'Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2011' to get a real competitive edge. Compiled by Davis Langdon, this book provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally (more)
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Construction Contract Law: Third Edition
Construction Contract Law: Third Edition
CBD Price: £28.79
Author(s): Adriaanse, John
**10% off and free UK P & P for Sept 10** Covering the essentials of the subject, including how the law has developed, the reasoning behind key contract clauses and how contract law is applied in practice, this is an invaluable guide for students at (more)
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BCIS Wessex Building Maintenance Price Book 2010 Edition
BCIS Wessex Building Maintenance Price Book 2010 Edition
CBD Price: £135.00
Author(s): BCIS Wessex
The Building Maintenance Price book 2010 is the only publication dedicated to building maintenance costs. BCIS have compiled BMI Price Book using independent data provided by experienced estimators specialising in building maintenance work and repairs. (more)
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The Complete Loft Conversion Book
The Complete Loft Conversion Book
CBD Price: £19.99
Author(s): Owen, Julian
Planning, Managing and Completing Your Conversion. A practical, informative book which guides the reader through the entire building project following the sequence of events for a real project. Brimming with useful advice, it contains information not (more)
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Building Construction Handbook - 8th Edition
Building Construction Handbook - 8th Edition
CBD Price: £24.99
Author(s): Chudley, R; Greeno R
The 'Building Construction Handbook' is an authoritative reference for all construction students and professionals. It is full of detailed drawings that clearly illustrate the construction of building elements. The principles and processes of (more)
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JCT (SBC/Q) Standard Building Contract with Quantities, Revision 2
JCT (SBC/Q) Standard Building Contract with Quantities, Revision 2
CBD Price: £46.34
Author(s): JCTribunal
Appropriate: for larger works designed and/or detailed by or on behalf of the Employer, where detailed contract provisions are necessary and the employer is to provide the contractor with drawings; and with bills of quantities to define the quantity and (more)
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Building Services Handbook  - 5th Edition
Building Services Handbook - 5th Edition
CBD Price: £21.99
Author(s): Hall, F; Greeno, R
This edition contains extended information on water system components, control systems for hot water and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, drainage, gas appliance flues and further examples of design calculations. It has been revised and (more)
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Introduction to International Health and Safety at Work
Introduction to International Health and Safety at Work
CBD Price: £44.95
Author(s): Elsevier
This book has been written for the fast growing Nebosh International Certificate in Health and Safety taken by approximately 6,000 students worldwide and growing year on year. The content for the course is based on the UK's leading Health and Safety (more)
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Towards a New Architect: The Guide for Architecture Students
Towards a New Architect: The Guide for Architecture Students
CBD Price: £22.99
Author(s): Shariff, Yasmin; Tankard, Jane
After three years of education, architecture students have to start out on their first year of practical training as the initial step in a career in the professional world - all too often without enough clear advice to make sure that their first step is (more)
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Gas Installation Technology
Gas Installation Technology
CBD Price: £28.99
Author(s): Treloar, R D
This second edition of 'Gas Installation technology' continues to provide a definitive text for students taking gas installation and plumbing courses, and a useful reference for operatives renewing their gas competences. Brough fully up to date to comply (more)
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Mediation in the Construction Industry
Mediation in the Construction Industry
CBD Price: £60.00
Author(s): Brooker, P; Wilkinson, S
The application of construction dispute procedures has changed dramatically in the last decade. This has resulted in an increased use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in many countries, and mediation in particular. Construction is one of the major (more)
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Managing Construction Logistics
Managing Construction Logistics
CBD Price: £44.99
Author(s): Sullivan, G; Barthorpe, S; Robbins, S
**Book of the Month September 2010. 10% off** Poor logistics is costing the construction industry at least £3 billion a year. Every major industry except construction uses logistics to improve its bottom line. This is a practical book, highlighting the (more)
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Project Finance in Construction
Project Finance in Construction
CBD Price: £55.00
Author(s): Merna, T; Chu, Y;Faisal F, Al-Thani
Project finance has spread worldwide and includes numerous industrial projects from power stations and waste-disposal plants to telecommunication facilities, bridges, tunnels, railway networks, and now also the building of hospitals, education (more)
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Perspectives on Projects
Perspectives on Projects
CBD Price: £29.99
Author(s): Turner, R; Huemann, M; Anbari, F; Bredillet, C
Modern project management had its genesis in the field of operations research in the late 1940s, but today it is a much more diverse subject. It has evolved and developed a much wider range of methods, techniques, and skills that the project manager can (more)
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Materials for Architects and Builders: Fourth Edition
Materials for Architects and Builders: Fourth Edition
CBD Price: £33.99
Author(s): Lyons, Arthur R
'Materials for Architects and Builders' provides an introduction to the broad range of materials used within the construction industry and contains information pertaining to their manufacture, key physical properties, specification and uses. Construction (more)
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Architect in Practice: 10th Edition
Architect in Practice: 10th Edition
CBD Price: £39.99
Author(s): Chappell, David; Willis, Andrew
The Architect in Practice was first published in 1952. Originally written by a quantity surveyor and an architect it has remained, through its nine editions, a leading textbook used in the education of architects world-wide. Major revisions in this (more)
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CIOB Code of Practice for Project Management for Construction and Development: 4th Edition
CIOB Code of Practice for Project Management for Construction and Development: 4th Edition
CBD Price: £44.99
Author(s): CIOB
In 1991 the Chartered Institute of Building initiated a multi-institute task force and a Code of Practice for Project Management for Construction and Development was published in 1992, with second and third editions in 1996 and 2002. Like previous (more)
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Construction Skills Health & Safety Test: 2008 Edition: Issue 3
Construction Skills Health & Safety Test: 2008 Edition: Issue 3
CBD Price: £8.49
Author(s): CITB
The Construction Skills Health and Safety Test plays an important role in meeting legislation included in the CDM regs, and forms part of the requirement to obtain a CSCS or affiliated card. It continues to be a vital tool in helping the industry improve (more)
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Construction Law - 10th Edition
Construction Law - 10th Edition
CBD Price: £28.95
Author(s): Uff , John
Law and Practice relating to the Construction Industry By John Uff CBE, QC, ph.D, BSc.(Eng.) FREng., FICE, FCIArb. Chartered Engineer, Barrister, Bencher of Gray`s Inn, Emeritus Professor of Engineering Law, King`s College, London. Construction Law - (more)
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