February New Arrivals at RICS London Bookshop
New titles in this month include:
Introduction to Building Procurement
With chapter summaries and tutorial questions provided throughout the book, the reader will get to grips with the following topics: the structure of the construction industry, the nature of clients, and more.
Price: £24.99
The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings
Highly illustrated and combining analysis with solid detail for practice, this is essential reading for architects, building engineers, design consultants, retrofitters and urban planners interested in or working with tall buildings, and researchers/students in these disciplines.
Price: £49.99
Watts Pocket Handbook 2012
Watts Pocket Handbook is the essential guide to property and construction, as used by professionals since 1983. New sections for 2012: Property investment and ownership; Post-completion insurance policies, and more.
Price: £27.95
200 Contractual Problems and Their Solutions
This book examines 200 contractual problems which regulary arise on building and engineering projects and provides a detailed explanation of their solutions, citing standard contract conditions and key parts of legal judgements as authority. A succinct summary is provided at the end of each detailed solution.
Price: £69.00
Service Charges - Law and Practice
This new edition has been substantially revised to take account of over 30 new LVT cases, the new RICS Code of Practice for Service Charges in Commercial Property, as well as new material on Energy Efficiency Certificates, Display Energy Certificates and green leases.
Price: £60.00
Building Regulations in Brief - 7th edition
This title cuts through the confusion to explain the meaning of the regulations, their history, current status, requirements, associated documentation and how local authorities view their importance, as well as emphasizing the benefits and requirements of each regulation. It's an essential purchase for anyone needing to comply with the Building Regulations.
Price: £26.99
Conflicts of Interest
This guidance note concerns the appointment of surveyors as arbitrators , independent experts, mediators, adjudicators and other dispute resolvers.
Price: £30.00
BIM Handbook - A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners Managers Designers Engineers and Contractors
The BIM Handbook, Second Edition provides an in-depth understanding of BIM technologies, the business and organizational issues associated with its implementation, and the profound advantages that effective use of BIM can provide to all members of a project team.
Price: £57.50
BIM in Small Scale Sustainable Design
This work is the leading guide to architectural design within a building information modelling (BIM) workflow, giving the practitioner a clear procedure when designing climate-load dominated buildings.
Price: £57.50
BIM for Building Owners and Developers
BIM is far more than an "upgrade" to the latest CAD software. It is a process improve-ment tool that leverages data to analyze and predict outcomes throughout the different phases of the building life cycle. The time for a building owner to get involved with the BIM process is not at the end of the building project but from the very beginning.
Price: £57.50
BIM Content Development
Providing the means and methods for effective content creation, BIM Content Development offers sound guidance for graphic standards and data management solutions to maximize the ability of professionals to operate on any BIM software platform—and shows how to strengthen the decision-making process to unleash powerful tools for modeling a building's informational profile.
Price: £45.00
The Impact of Building Information Modelling - Transforming Construction
This book is perfect for any construction professional interested in improving the efficiency of their business, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students wishing to understand the importance of BIM.
Price: £36.99
Housing Law
A comprehenive and accessible handbook that covers all the basic aspects of housing law, this book focuses on the practical: the common problems faced by advisers, court proceedings and the tactics of running a case, challenging decisions, and seeking remedies.
Price: £48.00
Constructing Scheduling
A comprehensive, stand alone reference for project management scheduling. It features a unique combination of principles/fundamentals of scheduling and project management along with practical applications and tutorials of the 4 most common scheduling software programs: Microsoft Project, Primavera Project Planner(P3), SureTrak, P6 Project Manager and Contractor.
Price: £68.61
The Temporary City
Peter Bishop and Lesley Williams explore the growing interest among practitioners at the cutting edge of architecture, urban design and regeneration, in temporary, interim, ‘pop-up’ or ‘meanwhile’ uses for land and buildings in our urban areas.
Price: £29.99
FIDIC Condition of SubContract for Construction - For Building and Engineering Works Design by the Employer
For use in conjunction with the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction, 1st Edition 1999.
Price: £40.00
Griffiths Complete Building Price Book 2012
The Complete Building Price Book is a substantial guide for estimating building and civil engineering works and is compiled in accordance with SMM6. This book has remained an industry standard for over 50 years and continues to gain strength.
Price: £99.40
Griffiths Complete Building Price Book 2012 CD ROM
- Griffiths 2012 CD-ROM includes a free estimating software package
- Completely revised and updated for 2012, and more.
Price: £99.40 + VAT
To buy your copies in person, please visit RICS London Bookshop
To have your copies delivered, please order online at RICS Books