000			04424cam a2200325 a 4500
999			_c5157 _d5157
001			16045477
005			20180726143117.0
008			100108s2010 maua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2009052215
020			_a9781856176767 (alk. paper)
020			_a1856176762 (alk. paper)
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dYDX _dYDXCP _dBWX _dDLC
050	0	0	_aTH880 _b.K8393 2010
082	0	0	_a690.0684 _222 _bK.S.G
100	1		_aKubba, Sam. _925826
245	1	0	_aGreen construction project management and cost oversight / _cSam Kubba.
260			_aBurlington, MA : _bArchitectural Press, _cc2010.
264			_aBurlington, MA : _bArchitectural Press, _cc2010.
300			_axxvii, 532 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a"Green" and "sustainability" defined -- Elements of green design and construction -- Green project requirements and strategies -- Green construction cost monitoring -- How the consultant functions in the requisition process -- Choosing materials and products -- Project cost breakdown -- Green design and construction economics -- Understanding specifications -- Litigation and liability issues -- Green project commissioning -- Green business development.
520			_aGreen Construction is a specialized and skilled profession, and the author has extensive experience in this field. With this in mind, the reference is designed to provide practical guidelines and essential insights in preparing competent and professional looking ?Project Analysis Reports? and ?Project Status Reports?. The book also provides numerous tips on how to phrase the language of reports in a manner that is articulate and clearly understood by Real Estate Lenders and investors, as well as being an indispensable companion for both information and stimulus. Written in a conversational manner, this book will clarify the nuts and bolts of green construction, finance, and cost monitoring? as a profession, and will outline the many attributes required to being successful in this field. Moreover, it will scrutinize the mechanics of organizing monthly meetings, contractor payment certifications, budgets, change orders, construction schedules, code compliance, waivers of lean, and much more. Drawing on over 30 years of personal experience across the world - both as an employee and as an employer, the reader will learn how to plan and implement sound business strategies and form alliances in a global context. The book also offers important information and penetrating insights into the process of setting up and working as a due-diligence consultant. In a clear, practical style, it will be explained how to identify opportunities for business development and how to maximize return. It will also articulate how to meet new challenges as well as avoid many of the pitfalls along the way. For the individual professional, this guide provides useful information and tips to help secure a high paying professional position. The book will include amongst other things, up-to-date information on hundreds of useful contacts. Topics covered in this guide include: types of services offered, the consultant's role on the construction loan team, what the lender needs to know, and marketing techniques. The guide will also include a comprehensive appendix that will contain numerous sample letters (e.g. for marketing and certification), building loan agreements, AIA forms, lender/consultant agreement, closeout documents and much more. Likewise included will be an extensive list of useful references from a variety of resources, and much more. Indeed, this handbook will be the most detailed & comprehensive program on the market. It meets all the criteria of a major work and will provide vital and absorbing reading. Provides a detailed blueprint of how to conduct monthly meetings, investigations, understand typical client/consultant agreements, analyze contractor requisitions Includes sample letters, reports, forms and agreements for easy reference. Practical guidelines for preparing Property Analysis and Property Status Reports Includes a glossary of important terms, abbreviations and acronyms
650		0	_aSustainable construction. _925827
650		0	_aBuilding _xCost control. _925828
942			_cBK _2ddc