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No one person has more control over building operations than the superintendent. Whether your company builds two custom homes a year or a thousand production homes, the superintendent's effective management greatly impacts your bottom line. Basic Construction Management: The Superintendent's Job provides information that superintendents can use to sharpen their skills in maintaining budgets, preparing and meeting schedules, and insuring quality control. This completely revised and updated version of the popular Basic Construction Management places special focus on developing and managing systems to address a number of key areas:
Includes a companion Website with quality checklists and tools to help you manage your construction projects. The Author: Leon Rogers is a professor of Construction Management at Brigham Young University. He also is the President of Construction Management Associates, a construction and consulting firm specializing in management systems for residential contractors. He has worked with a number of companies to help improve their management techniques and establish systems to monitor and improve construction operations. He has also developed a number of highly acclaimed employee training programs for construction companies. One of the National Association of Home Builders' most popular national speakers, Leon Rogers has participated in more than 300 national seminars and has been an active member of NAHB for over 20 years. TABLE OF CONTENTS (abbreviated) Chapter 1. Hiring and Training Superintendents, 1 Chapter 2. The Superintendent's Role, 9 Chapter 3. Project Start-Up, 23 Chapter 4. Quality Control and Inspections, 43 Chapter 5. Cost Control, 57 Chapter 6. Scheduling, 71 Chapter 7. Managing Trade Contractors and Employees, 81 Chapter 8. Working with Home Owners, 115 Appendix 2 Quality Control Checklists, 181 Appendix 3 Comfort Zone Checklists, 239 Index 255 Includes: Book By: Leon Rogers Published by: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) ISBN: 978-0-86718-645-1 264 Pages, 6 x 9 5th Edition |
