{"product_id":"best-value-in-construction-paperback-softback-9780632056118","title":"Best Value in Construction (Paperback \/ softback) 9780632056118","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBest Value in Construction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Kelly (Edited by), J Kelly (Author), Roy Morledge (Edited by), Sara J. Wilkinson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780632056118, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 August 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.689 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"So, this book from the RICS Foundation seeks to look at the entire life-cycle of buildings, from initial inception, right through to their use and development, and analyses how we can provide best value to the client through the effective application of leading-edge techniques and processes\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen Brown, Director or Research, RICS Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAchieving value in construction is now emerging as the main challenge facing the construction team if they are to offer the best service for the client. No longer is the aim simply to keep costs under control. \u003cp\u003eThis book from the RICS Foundation analyses how to provide best value by the effective application of leading edge techniques and processes throughout the entire life cycle of buildings, from the business case which underpins their initiation to the achievement of a satisfactory project out-turn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a successor to Quantity Surveying Techniques: New Directions, edited by Peter Brandon and published on behalf of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors by Blackwell. It will be of interest not only to surveyors and construction managers but also to final year undergraduates of construction degrees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'[This book] will make a major contribution to the advancement of the methods by which construction professionals provide a service to their clients'\u003c\/i\u003e - Professor Peter Brandon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBest value in construction\u003cbr\u003e Building the business value case\u003cbr\u003e Construction project briefing\/Architectural programming\u003cbr\u003e Benchmarking\u003cbr\u003e Value management\u003cbr\u003e Risk management\u003cbr\u003e Building project price forecasting\u003cbr\u003e Life cycle\/whole-life costing\u003cbr\u003e Environmental management\u003cbr\u003e Procurement strategies\u003cbr\u003e Supply chain management\u003cbr\u003e The management of a project\u003cbr\u003e Facilities management\u003cbr\u003e Post-occupancy evaluation(POE)\u003cbr\u003e Sustainable building maintenance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Civil engineering, surveying \u0026amp; building [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Civil engineering, surveying \u0026amp; building\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Civil%20engineering,%20surveying%20\u0026amp;%20building%20%5BTN%5D%22\"\u003eTN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406494232856,"sku":"9780632056118","price":52.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780632056118.jpg?v=1784139063","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/best-value-in-construction-paperback-softback-9780632056118","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}