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Mediation of Construction Disputes
Mediation of Construction Disputes
CBD Price: £44.50
Author(s): Abley, I
This book is written for users of mediation, whether they be a party, an advisor or an expert. Its aim is to encourage confidence in the mediation process and to ensure that those who do use mediation to resolve their disputes do so effectively and so (more)
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Construction: Health and Safety 2008/2009
Construction: Health and Safety 2008/2009
CBD Price: £70.00
Author(s): Croner; CIOB
With contributions by leading experts and advisors in the field of construction health and safety, this comprehensive handbook is a useful companion for clients, contractors, CDM-co-ordinators and managers with responsibility for health, safety and (more)
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Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Electrical Works - 4th Edition
Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Electrical Works - 4th Edition
CBD Price: £29.99
Author(s): Spain, Bryan
Spon`s Estimating Costs Guide to Electrical Works - 4th Edition. This book provides all the cost data you need to keep your estimating accurate, competitive and profitable. If you work on jobs between £50 and £50,000 this book is for you. Specially (more)
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Practical Building Repairs: Small Works Solutions for Surveyors and Builders
Practical Building Repairs: Small Works Solutions for Surveyors and Builders
CBD Price: £49.95
Author(s): Hill, S
Practical Building repairs is an authoritative source of effective solutions for repairs, extensions and alterations of traditional small buildings. If you advise on works to residential or smaller commercial properties, you'll find a wealth of practical (more)
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Domestic Energy Assessor's Handbook
Domestic Energy Assessor's Handbook
CBD Price: £45.00
Author(s): Parnham, P; Russen, L
A clear, concise guide and reference document that assists not only the aspiring assessor, but the more experienced practitioner too. 2007 saw the emergence of a brand new job role in the residential property sector. An Energy Performance Certificate is (more)
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Sewers for Scotland - 2nd Edition
Sewers for Scotland - 2nd Edition
CBD Price: £30.00
Author(s): WRc plc
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 sewerage. It details the procedures and (more)
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CDM 2007: Questions and Answers
CDM 2007: Questions and Answers
CBD Price: £29.99
Author(s): Perry, Pat
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007) simplifies and brings together the updated CDM 1994 Regulation and the Construction (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulation into a single regulatory package. Compulsory as of April 2007, (more)
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Wessex Guide to Estimating for Small Works 2008 - 14th Edition
Wessex Guide to Estimating for Small Works 2008 - 14th Edition
CBD Price: £49.00
Author(s): BCIS Wessex
This title continues to be the 'must have' book for estimating and pricing of domestic sized extensions and loft conversions up to approximately £50,000. Created specifically for the busy builder or construction professional, this book makes pricing (more)
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Wessex Painting and Decorating Estimating Price Book 2008 - 15th Edition
Wessex Painting and Decorating Estimating Price Book 2008 - 15th Edition
CBD Price: £35.00
Author(s): BCIS Wessex
The aim of this book is to provide a quick source of reference for painting and decorating prices and information appertaining to the trade. It contains guide prices for redecoration work in existing properties as well as for decoration work in new (more)
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Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Finishings
Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Finishings
CBD Price: £29.99
Author(s): Spain, Bryan
Painting, Decorating, Plastering and Tiling: Unit Rates and Total Project Costs. All the cost data you need to keep your estimating accurate, competive and profitable. Do you work on jobs between £50 and £50,000? Then this book is for you. Specially (more)
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Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Small Groundworks, Landscaping and Gardening
Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Small Groundworks, Landscaping and Gardening
CBD Price: £27.99
Author(s): Spain, Bryan
This second edition contains accurate information on thousands of rates, each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit. This is the first book to focus on this range of external work, including garden maintenance work on blocks of flats and (more)
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Essentials of Health and Safety at Work - 4th Edition
Essentials of Health and Safety at Work - 4th Edition
CBD Price: £10.95
Author(s): HSE
The Essentials of health and safety at work is easy to use and will help you prevent workplace accidents and ill health and comply with the law. Packed with sound advice to put you on the right track, it covers the whole range of workplace hazards.  (more)
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Defective Construction Work
Defective Construction Work
CBD Price: £65.00
Author(s): Barrett, K
Defective construction work, whether the result of inadequate design, faulty workmanship or poor materials - or some combination of these failings - is a frequent cause of legal disputes. Someone is usually to blame, either the builder or one or more of (more)
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E-Business in Construction
E-Business in Construction
CBD Price: £65.00
Author(s): Anumba, C J: K Ruikar
With a number of disparate, often geographically distributed, organisations involved in the delivery of construction projects, there has been considerable interest in e-business tools within the construction industry. These tools open up a range of (more)
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Research Methods for Construction - 3rd Edition
Research Methods for Construction - 3rd Edition
CBD Price: £22.50
Author(s): Fellows, R F: Liu, A M M
This is one of the few books to provide guidance on research information, methodologies, and methods specifically for construction students. This 3rd edition has been updated throughout and extended in scope to cover many areas of concern in (more)
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Collaborative Relationships in Construction
Collaborative Relationships in Construction
CBD Price: £59.50
Author(s): Smyth, Hedley; Pryke, Stephen
The latest research is presented here on both contractual and conceptual collaborative practices in construction. The editors identify common problems faced by the industry and draw out practical implications. Construction projects are increasingly run (more)
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Asbestos Essentials Task Manual
Asbestos Essentials Task Manual
CBD Price: £12.95
Author(s): HSE
A task manual for building, maintenance and allied trades on non-licensed asbestos work. This revised task manual contains guidance and task sheets on working safely with asbestos. It is aimed at all workers who may come into contact with asbestos, (more)
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Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2009
Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2009
CBD Price: £103.50
Author(s): Langdon, Davis
**RRP £115.00. 10% off until 30th Sept 2008** Now in its 28th edition, Spon`s External Works and Landscape Price Book 2009 - 28th Edition offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. New for this (more)
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Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable Architecture
CBD Price: £25.00
Author(s): Turrent, David
There has been a perception in some quarters that green buildings are worthy but dull. This is a misconception - a good number of such buildings have won design awards and illustrate that a design approach focused on resource efficiency and minimum (more)
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BCIS Civil Engineering Price Book 2008
BCIS Civil Engineering Price Book 2008
CBD Price: £185.00
Author(s): BCIS
The BCIS Civil Engineering Price Book 2008 contains up-to-date hard cost data for contractors, engineers and surveyors engaged in the financial management of civil engineering projects. With the ever-growing need for financial accountability, engineers (more)
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Accident Book
Accident Book
CBD Price: £5.58
Author(s): The Construction Confederation
Includes Construction Health and Safety Guidance Notes. A statutory requirement for your business. Updated in line with CDM 2007. A revised book set out to record required information for the reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurences (more)
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RIBA Agreements 2007 Reference Set
RIBA Agreements 2007 Reference Set
CBD Price: £205.63
Author(s): RIBA
The new suite of RIBA Agreements 2007 has been specifically designed to provide the components of a flexible system which can be assembled to create contracts tailored to the needs of individual architectural projects. They take account of statutory and (more)
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CIOB Facilities Management Contract - Revised Jan 2008
CIOB Facilities Management Contract - Revised Jan 2008
CBD Price: £19.99
Author(s): CIOB
A purpose-built standard form facilities management contract designed to cover the provision of a wide spectrum of facilities management services from simple to highly complex arrangements. Appropiate for use in both the private sector and public (more)
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Delivering Sustainability Objectives through Planning
Delivering Sustainability Objectives through Planning
CBD Price: £9.00
Author(s): Prior, J : Williams, C
This information paper looks at how BREEAM (the BRE Environmental Assessment Method) and the Code for Sustainable Homes are being used by local authorities to deliver their sustainable development objectives through the planning system. It also outlines (more)
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IEE Wiring Regulations: Inspection, Testing & Certification - 6th Edition
IEE Wiring Regulations: Inspection, Testing & Certification - 6th Edition
CBD Price: £11.99
Author(s): Scaddan, B
Brian Scaddan’s guides to the IEE Wiring Regulations have established themselves as an industry standard. This book is a practical guide to the inspection and testing requirements in electrical installation and is written specifically for the City & (more)
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IEE Wiring Regulations: Explained and Illustrated - 17th Edition
IEE Wiring Regulations: Explained and Illustrated - 17th Edition
CBD Price: £11.99
Author(s): Scaddan, B
Brian Scaddan’s guides to the IEE Wiring Regulations have established themselves as an industry standard. Used alongside the regulations themselves, this book is the key to safe and efficient electrical installation. It tackles common misconceptions in (more)
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Electric Wiring: Domestic - 13th Edition
Electric Wiring: Domestic - 13th Edition
CBD Price: £11.99
Author(s): Scaddan, B
Brian Scaddan's guides to the IEE Wiring Regulations have established themselves as an industry standard. This book has, for many years, been the standard guide to the practical aspects of domestic electrical wiring. It is a vital reference not only (more)
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Standard Form of Cost Analysis - Principles, Instructions and Definitions
Standard Form of Cost Analysis - Principles, Instructions and Definitions
CBD Price: £55.00
Author(s): BCIS
Updated for the first time in 30 years, this new 3rd edition of the Standard Form of Cost Analysis - Principles, Instructions and Definitions, clarifies the definitions and expands the sub-elements in the light of modern construction techniques, and (more)
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Building Construction Illustrated - 4th Edition
Building Construction Illustrated - 4th Edition
CBD Price: £26.99
Author(s): Francis D Ching
For over thirty years, Building Construction Illustrated has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction. Now this 4th Edition has been expertly revised and updated to address the latest advances in materials, building (more)
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Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2009
Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2009
CBD Price: £130.50
Author(s): Langdon, Davis
**RRP £145.00. 10% off until 30th Sept 2008.** Spon`s Architects` And Builders` Price Book 2009 Pricing Guide 134th Edition provides the most detailed, professionally relevant construction price information currently available for the UK. New for this (more)
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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2009
Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2009
CBD Price: £139.50
Author(s): Langdon, Davis
**RRP £155.00. 10% off until 30th Sept 2008** Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2009 - 23rd Edition. Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book provides a comprehansive work manual that many in the civil engineering, (more)
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Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2009
Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2009
CBD Price: £130.50
Author(s): Langdon, Davis
**RRP £145.00. 10% off until 30th Sept 2008** Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2009. Now in its 40th Edition, Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book continues to be the most comprehensive and best annual services (more)
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