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Clearance - International Construction: A Perspective of China: Edition 1997
Clearance - International Construction: A Perspective of China: Edition 1997
CBD Price: £19.99
Author(s): Flanagan, R and Shirong, Li
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock - *rrp £45.00 GBP*. As the world's largest nation opens up, it has become apparent that there is a significant shortage of management skills, new technology and investment in China. There is also a massive demand for (more)
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Clearance - BCIS Housing Repair Cost Guide: 3rd Edition
Clearance - BCIS Housing Repair Cost Guide: 3rd Edition
CBD Price: £90.00
Author(s): BCIS Wessex
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock - slightly marked on outer cover. *rrp £160.00*. BCIS Housing Repair cost guide provides cost guidance on typical building work that may be reported in a survey: With homebuyers being increasingly cautious, it is (more)
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Clearance - Practice of Site Management - Volume 4
Clearance - Practice of Site Management - Volume 4
CBD Price: £19.99
Author(s): CIOB
Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - Pub Date Nov 92: A compilation of 27 individual contributions exploring the whole spectrum of construction site management. Each of the contributions is written by an expert in the field and is aimed at (more)
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Clearance - Code of Practice : Project Management - 2nd Edition
Clearance - Code of Practice : Project Management - 2nd Edition
CBD Price: £15.00
Author(s): CIOB
Pub Date 13 September 1996. Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - The Code represents a cohesive initiative to formulate guidelines and recommend working practices covering the supervision of a developement project - no matter how large or (more)
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Clearance - Understanding The Construction Client
Clearance - Understanding The Construction Client
CBD Price: £35.99
Author(s): Boyd, David and Chinyio, Ezekiel
Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - rrp £45.99 - Edition 2006: This book offers guidelines for a better engagement between the construction industry and its clients. Students of construction need to understand their future clients and this (more)
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Clearance - Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change: Edition 2006
Clearance - Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change: Edition 2006
CBD Price: £23.99
Author(s): Roaf, Sue
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock. From the author of the bestseller 'Ecohouse' this challenging and exciting text gives you an insight into the real changes that are necessary to give our modern day built environment both 'sustainability' and (more)
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Clearance - Revaluing Construction
Clearance - Revaluing Construction
CBD Price: £64.99
Author(s): Barrett, P
Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - rrp £74.99: Edition 2008: published in conjunction with CIB, this book will be of interest to policy makers in many countries, as well as clients and procurers of construction services and the academic (more)
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Clearance - Barry`s Advanced Construction of Buildings: Edition 2006
Clearance - Barry`s Advanced Construction of Buildings: Edition 2006
CBD Price: £19.99
Author(s): Emmitt, Stephen
Reduce for clearance - Limited stock available: RRP £27.99 - The second volume of the revised 'Barry' covers commercial and industrial (or advanced) construction, and brings together material from volumes 3, 4 and part of 5. The extensive revision (more)
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Clearance - Well-Maintained Highways - Code of Practice for Maintenance Management
Clearance - Well-Maintained Highways - Code of Practice for Maintenance Management
CBD Price: £46.99
Author(s): Roads Liaison Group
Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - Edition 2005 - rrp £53.00 : This edition retains the emphasis on safety inspection and a planned investment programme based on whole-life costs. It also gives greater prominence to the wider social role (more)
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Clearance - Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8 Part 1: Design (2006)
Clearance - Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8 Part 1: Design (2006)
CBD Price: £56.99
Author(s): Robson, P
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock available - RRP £65.00: Traffic Signs Manual - Chapter 8 Part 1: (more)
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Procurement and Project Performance. A Comparison of Management and Traditional Contracting (OP 45)
Procurement and Project Performance. A Comparison of Management and Traditional Contracting (OP 45)
CBD Price: £5.00
Author(s): Naoum, S G
Occasional Paper No. 45. A report of a study which sought to establish whether the means of procurement influenced project performance, whilst recognising that the characteristics of the client, the designer and the project itself may also play a (more)
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Clearance - Key Rates and Data: Employment: Edition 2007/2008
Clearance - Key Rates and Data: Employment: Edition 2007/2008
CBD Price: £14.49
Author(s): Croner
Reduced for clearance - RRP £19.95- Limited stock available - The Factbook for Employers! Croner's Key Rates and Data is an up-to-date collation of all the facts and figures you need to have at your fingertips in one concise pocket-sized book. With key (more)
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Clearance - The Maintenance of Cladding and the Potential for Robotics (OP54): Published 1993
Clearance - The Maintenance of Cladding and the Potential for Robotics (OP54): Published 1993
CBD Price: £5.00
Author(s): Teo Ho Pin
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock available - Occasional Paper No54. Based on original research consideration is given to the causes of defects in cladding and the appropriate remedial measures. In addition, the process of maintenance inspection is (more)
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Clearance - Construction Process Improvement
Clearance - Construction Process Improvement
CBD Price: £54.99
Author(s): Atkin, B and Borgbrant, J and Josephson, P
Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - This book showcases 21 examples of how directed efforts are being taken to raise productivity and quality, reduce waste and costs, and provide more certain and durable products for the sector's customers. (more)
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Clearance - Materials for Architects & Builders: Third Edition 2006
Clearance - Materials for Architects & Builders: Third Edition 2006
CBD Price: £25.99
Author(s): Lyons, Arthur R
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock available - RRP £31.99: Edition 2006: Materials for Architects and Builders provides an introduction to a wide range of building materials. It explains in detail the manufacture, key physical properties, (more)
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Clearance - Reversing Vehicles
Clearance - Reversing Vehicles
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Reduced for clearance - limited stock avaialble - Reversing Vehicles Edition (more)
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Clearance - How to Select the Right Project Manager
Clearance - How to Select the Right Project Manager
CBD Price: £17.99
Author(s): Taylor, Tom
Edition 2008, limited stock available. 'How to Select the Right Project Manager' is a practical publication which guides the reader through primary options, secondary choices, ancillary byways and tangenial issue of PM selection. There are existing (more)
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Clearance - John Pawson Works: Edition 2006
Clearance - John Pawson Works: Edition 2006
CBD Price: £17.49
Author(s): Sudjic, Deyan
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock available - John Pawson is one of the foremost proponents of Minimalism in architecture and design. Already known to designers for his austere yet luxurious interiors, he has attained public acclaim for his (more)
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Clearance - Simply Sustainable Homes
Clearance - Simply Sustainable Homes
CBD Price: £13.99
Author(s): Pullen, T
Reduced for clearance - limited stock available Building Homes for a Changing World. This book offers simple, but not simplistic, advice and information for both renovators and builders. It provides a no-nonsense guide to anyone wishing to build their (more)
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Clearance - Sustainable Development Policy Directory
Clearance - Sustainable Development Policy Directory
CBD Price: £85.99
Author(s): Strong, Alan. Hemphill, Lesley
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock available - Edition 2006 - RRP £114.99 - This Directory is a reference source and ready reckoner for a range of disciplines across the built environment including construction, transport, estate management, (more)
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Clearance - The New Construction Industry Scheme
Clearance - The New Construction Industry Scheme
CBD Price: £62.99
Author(s): Thornton, Grant
Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - RRP £75.00 - The New Construction Industry Scheme - Key guidance on how to avoid the risks of non-compliance and penalties associated with the new tax scheme. Key features of the new scheme include: the (more)
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Clearance - Construction Contracts: Questions & Answers
Clearance - Construction Contracts: Questions & Answers
CBD Price: £31.99
Author(s): Chappell, David
Construction law is sometimes simple and at other times complex. Professionals need answers which are straightforward but also legally rigorous. A number of questions come up time and again. They range in content from extensions of time, liquidated (more)
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Clearance - Dictionary of Civil Engineering
Clearance - Dictionary of Civil Engineering
CBD Price: £44.99
Author(s): Scott, John S
Reduced for clearance - RRP £42.50 - Limited stock available - Fourth Edition 1993 - Dictionary of Civil (more)
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Clearance - Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book: 2009 - 40th Edition
Clearance - Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book: 2009 - 40th Edition
CBD Price: £103.99
Author(s): Langdon, Davis
Reduced for clearance - RRP £145.00 - Limited stock available: Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2009. Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book continues to be the most comprehensive and best annual services engineering (more)
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Clearance - Anstey's Rights of Light: Resolve the Situation Calmly
Clearance - Anstey's Rights of Light: Resolve the Situation Calmly
CBD Price: £18.99
Author(s): Harris, Lance
Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - RRP £22.50: A right to light is an easement. It is a right acquired by one party over another's land. Sounds simple enough, but unfortunately, it seldom is. Through the insights of the late John Anstey (more)
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Clearance - Re-Thinking IT in Construction and Engineering: Organisational Readiness
Clearance - Re-Thinking IT in Construction and Engineering: Organisational Readiness
CBD Price: £45.99
Author(s): Alshawi; Mustafa
Reduced for clearance - RRP £55.00 - limited stock available - Edition 2007: How could the potential of IT be realised to improve business performance in architecture, construction and engineering organisations? How could organisations unleash the (more)
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Clearance - Facilities Management: Theory & Practice
Clearance - Facilities Management: Theory & Practice
CBD Price: £22.99
Author(s): Alexander, K
Reduced for clearance - RRP £28.99 - limited stock available: Published 1996: This book introduces a framework for the discipline of facilities management that challenges many current norms and highlights new methods for achieving optimum business (more)
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Clearance - Developing Hospitality Properties and Facilities: Edition 2000
Clearance - Developing Hospitality Properties and Facilities: Edition 2000
CBD Price: £17.49
Author(s): Haden
Reduced for clearance - RRP £21.99 - Limited stock available: Developing Hospitality Properties and Facilities sets out some of the key issues in developing hospitality properties and is a user-friendly book for students, hospitality practitioners and (more)
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Clearance - nec engineering and construction short subcontract: Edition 2001
Clearance - nec engineering and construction short subcontract: Edition 2001
CBD Price: £8.99
Author(s): ICE
Reduced for clearance - RRP £12.50 - Limited stock available - The engineering contract (nec) is a modern day family of standard contracts that embraces the concept of a partnership and encourages employers, designers, contractors and project managers to (more)
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Clearance - Certificate of Practical Completion
Clearance - Certificate of Practical Completion
CBD Price: £28.99
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Reduced for clearance - RRP £40.00 - limited stock available Certificate of Practical Completion *PAD OF 150 (more)
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Clearance - SPC2000 - Specialist Contract for Project Partnering: Edition 2002
Clearance - SPC2000 - Specialist Contract for Project Partnering: Edition 2002
CBD Price: £15.32
Author(s): ACArchitects
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock available - This contract is a specialist contract for Project Partnering and is for use with PPC2000 the ACA Standard Form of Contract for Project Partnering. It should be used with the support of experienced legal (more)
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Clearance - Croner: Employment 2007/2008
Clearance - Croner: Employment 2007/2008
CBD Price: £54.99
Author(s): Croner
Reduced for clearance - RRP £70.00 - Edition 2007 - limited stock - This comprehensive handbook is a useful companion for those with responsibility for employment issues. Written by experts in a readable and jargon-free style, it outlines employers' and (more)
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Clearance - Construction Contract Law - 2nd Edition
Clearance - Construction Contract Law - 2nd Edition
CBD Price: £26.99
Author(s): Adriaanse, John
**Limited Stock** Reduced from £29.99 2007 edition: Contract law is a key part of the construction industry and takes up a significant part of any degree course in building or construction. In a simple and accessible manner, this book covers the (more)
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Clearance - Management and Organisational Behaviour - 8th Edition
Clearance - Management and Organisational Behaviour - 8th Edition
CBD Price: £32.99
Author(s): Mullins, Laurie J.
Reduced for clearance - RRP £45.44 - Limited stock available - Edition 2007 - Written from a managerial perspective and filled with contemporary references to management research and practice, this book includes evidence to explore theory in practice, (more)
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Damaged - Sewers for Scotland: 2nd Edition
Damaged - Sewers for Scotland: 2nd Edition
CBD Price: £11.99
Author(s): WRc plc
Very slight cover damage - Non-Return: A design and construction guide for developers in Scotland. Developed in conjunction with Sewers for Adoption, this updated version is a definitive guide for use by developers in Scotland for the provision of (more)
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Damaged - Sustainability Through Planning: Edition 2008
Damaged - Sustainability Through Planning: Edition 2008
CBD Price: £28.99
Author(s): BRE
Very slight damage - Non Return - Limited stock available: This 48 page report shows how the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), Eco-Homes and the Code for Sustainable Homes are being used by local authorities to deliver their sustainable (more)
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Clearance - JCT Major Project Form 2003
Clearance - JCT Major Project Form 2003
CBD Price: £26.00
Author(s):
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock available - RRP £38.00 - The Major Project Form, launched in June 2003, is an innovative style of building contract, released together with separate Guidance Notes. It has been produced in response to increasing (more)
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Clearance - Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 5
Clearance - Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 5
CBD Price: £23.00
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Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - Edition 2003: This edition of Chapter 5 in particular is a "good news" story. It provides detailed guidance on the intended use of new markings prescribed for the first time in the new Traffic Signs (more)
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Clearance - Traffic Signs Manual: Chapter 7: The Design of Traffic Signs
Clearance - Traffic Signs Manual: Chapter 7: The Design of Traffic Signs
CBD Price: £22.99
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Reduced for clearance - RRP £26.00 -limited stock available - Edition 2003 - The Traffic Signs Manual provides detailed guidance to local authorities, to consultants and to the Highways Agency and their agents on the correct use of traffic signs and (more)
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Clearance - Framework for Assessing Human Factor Capabilities
Clearance - Framework for Assessing Human Factor Capabilities
CBD Price: £7.99
Author(s): HSE
Reduced for clearance - RRP £10.00 - Limited stock available: Framework for Assessing Human Factor (more)
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Clearance - Agreement (C/CM) - Client and Construction Manager
Clearance - Agreement (C/CM) - Client and Construction Manager
CBD Price: £34.99
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Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - RRP £38.82: For use where the construction manager undertakes to manage the carrying out of the work through trade contractors, but the client is involved in the directing of the project and the contracts (more)
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Clearance - Contractors Claims Under the JCT Agreement for Minor Building Works (1985) & (1992) (Editions)
Clearance - Contractors Claims Under the JCT Agreement for Minor Building Works (1985) & (1992) (Editions)
CBD Price: £14.99
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Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - Edition 1994 - Offers reasoned arguments and helps to clarify legal solutions concerning this Agreement. It is essential reading since the Agreement itself is vague with regard to the grounds on which (more)
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Clearance - Code of Est. Prac. Supplement 4 Post - Tender Use of Estimating Information
Clearance - Code of Est. Prac. Supplement 4 Post - Tender Use of Estimating Information
CBD Price: £7.99
Author(s): CIOB
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock avaiable: Pub Date December 1993.This Supplement looks at the ways in which the specialist functions within a contractor's organisation can make use of the information generated during the tendering process. (more)
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Clearance - Construction Site Fire Prevention Checklist:  2nd Edition 2006
Clearance - Construction Site Fire Prevention Checklist: 2nd Edition 2006
CBD Price: £5.00
Author(s): FPA
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock available - RRP £7.00: This Checklist complements the "Joint Code of Practice, Fire Prevention on Construction Sites", published by the Fire Protection Association and the Construction Federation. It is aimed at (more)
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Clearance - Access Manual, The: Auditing and Managing Inclusive Built Environments
Clearance - Access Manual, The: Auditing and Managing Inclusive Built Environments
CBD Price: £35.99
Author(s): Sawyer, Ann : Bright, Keith
Reduced for clearance - limited stock available - RRP £45.99: This manual covers the design, improvement, maintenance and management of accessible environments. As a building designer or manager, it will show you how to provide and run buildings, (more)
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Clearance - Practical Approach to Planning Law: 9th Edition 2005
Clearance - Practical Approach to Planning Law: 9th Edition 2005
CBD Price: £24.49
Author(s): Moore, Victor
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock available: Despite repeated attempts in recent years to simplify the planning system, planning law has continued to be so complex that practitioners and students alike have found it difficult to disentangle the (more)
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Clearance - Environmental Good Practice: site guide Edition 2005
Clearance - Environmental Good Practice: site guide Edition 2005
CBD Price: £16.00
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Damaged - slight cover damage, reduced for clearance, non return - Limited stock available: Construction activities will always have an impact on the surrounding environment and neighbours. Good environmental practice enables these impacts to be managed (more)
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Clearance - Total Quality Management, Organization and Strategy: 4th Edition 2005
Clearance - Total Quality Management, Organization and Strategy: 4th Edition 2005
CBD Price: £21.99
Author(s): Evans
Reduced for clearance - Limited stock available - very slight cover damage - Total Quality Management presents the basic principles and tools associated with TQ and provides many illustrations and end-of-chapter cases that can be used as the basis for (more)
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