The proceedings of the CIB W65 Symposium on the Organization and Management of Construction conference are presented here and in the companion volumes as state-of-the-art papers documenting research and innovative practice in the field of construction.The volumes cover four broad themes: business management; project management; risk management; IT development and applications. Each volume is organized to provide easy reference so that the practitioner can speedily extract up to date information and knowledge about the global construction industry. Managing the Construction Enterprise (Volume One): Covers the firm and its business environment; markets and marketing; human resource management strategic planning; and quality management.Managing the Construction Project (Volume Two): focuses upon productivity; procurement; international projects and human issues in relation to management performance of construction organisations.Managing Risk (Volume Two): incorporates discussion of risk away from regulation by government and those safety risks inherent in the construction process.Managing Construction Information (Volume Three; published in conjunction with Construct IT Centre of Excellence): incorporates material on information systems and methods; application of IT to the design and construction processes and how IT theory and applications are best transmitted to students and practitioners.The work represents a collation of wide ranging ideas and theory about construction and how research has contributed to the development of the industry on a global application of research to the problems of the construction industry.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A top-6 instructor out of ~220.By Hal A. LupinekBought this book 4 years ago; worked thru ~3/8 of it; then went on to other instruction books: Since my focus is a] figure drawing and b] pen-and-ink; figured JDHs landscape/artifact/pencil-focus wasnt in my best interests - despite his saying that such pencil work best lays the base for any other work on paper.Now I know he was right.So; after exploring [literally] over 200 instructors in print; I have re-added Jimmy D to my essential team [Glenn Vilppu; Richard Scott; Alberto Lolli; J Hullah Brown; Zuo Deng Song; Frederick de Wit].As a Victorian; Duffy is deadly serious about his work; about his and his students responsibility to soh-CY-ety. In these degraded; corroded-character times; thats very lifting; very inspiring of trust.Another reviewer who objected to the geometry lesson tack did not recognize the approach as high-level minds-eye; precision-perception training. Such minimizes; maybe ultimately eliminates; dependence on mechanical aids [grids; arm-extended/pencil-up; etc.] to read and represent a subjects relationships/proportions/angles/curves/perspective. So impressed; I bought everything else with him in it I could find.I dont think an aspiring draughtsman can get a better start than the 1st 32 pages [23 lessons] of this book. Suspect the instructions here - and in the Companion book to this one; and his On Drawing Trees and Nature - can keep me developing; growing; for another 10 or 20 years.To examine his work; decide whether hes for you; the Victorian Web features many of his drawings and watercolors.13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. An hidden masterpieceBy DARIOI will put it simply: if you wish to really learn to draw study this book.Here in Florence we still use it as a much beloved standard test; and among the books we go throught in our Academy years; this is surely the one we wont part from never. Period.Only the marvellous rendered drawing are worth the cover price; and are a never ending source of inspiration... Ruskin was right praising Hardling in his learned writings; and the poetry his pencil is able to convey will capture you as well.It starts teaching you how to draw a line on the first lesson and if you follow him all the way throught the last one; you wont only do a marvellous journey into composition; philosophy and Art; but youll be able to make the same simple line sing and dance the song of Nature.Of the same Author I heartly advise "On drawing Trees and Nature" as well2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. So much better than might appearBy JonWritten in last century language but there again; the text is simply painstaking instructions. Get the book and follow them! - its a fascinating path to ultra-rapid improvement in an other-time atmosphere. I love this book.