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Specifying buildings : a design manangement perspective / Stephen Emmitt and David T. Yeomans.
LIBRA TH425 .E65 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Emmitt, Stephen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buildings--Specifications.
- Buildings.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008.
- Summary:
- Selecting the best materials, techniques and systems for each project and then specifying them correctly to meet all the requirements of quality, time, value, constructability, maintenance and durability is a fundamental aspect of architectural design. It also helps to determine the quality and environmental impact of the project.
- Specifying Buildings: A Design Management Perspective provides a unique insight into the entire specification process, from selecting materials and products to writing the specification, dealing with changes and minimising risk. This new edition has been extensively revised and includes new case studies, research findings and reviews to illustrate how to translate design intent into building assembly.
- This book is structured to meet the needs of students on construction-related programmes such as architecture, engineering, surveying and construction management. It provides valuable insights and practical guidance, with end of chapter exercises helping students achieve a thorough understanding of the specification process.
- Contents:
- 1 Specifications in context 1
- A historical note 3
- Specification research 6
- Learning to specify 7
- A framework for specifying 9
- Consequences 13
- Terms, definitions and scope of the book 13
- 2 Specifying design intent 16
- Coordinated project information 18
- Specification methods 24
- Case study: Using proprietary and performance approaches 35
- End of chapter exercises 37
- 3 Information sources 38
- Regulations 40
- Standards and Codes of Practice 42
- Trade associations 44
- Testing and research reports 46
- Manufacturers' information 48
- Manufacturers' trade representatives 55
- Touching the product 57
- End of chapter exercises 59
- 4 The selection process 60
- Contributors to the specification process 61
- Detail design decision making 67
- Product selection criteria: fitness for purpose 73
- End of chapter exercises 83
- 5 Writing specifications 84
- Writing the specification 87
- Standard formats 91
- Specification language 94
- Clarity, brevity and accuracy 96
- Typical contents of a written specification 98
- End of chapter exercises 105
- 6 Managing the specification process 106
- The specifier's milieu 107
- Office standards and masters 110
- The master specification 112
- Project specifications 114
- Design reviews and coordination 116
- Value management 119
- Design control during the realization phase 120
- Resource allocations 126
- End of chapter exercises 131
- 7 Specifying 'new' building products 133
- New ideas and products 133
- Innovation 134
- Diffusion of innovations research 142
- The innovation decision process 146
- Research methodology 148
- 8 Becoming aware of new products 152
- Early clues 152
- Prior conditions 155
- The knowledge stage 157
- What specifiers want and how they behave 160
- Marketing 164
- Outside influences 168
- Product characteristics 169
- 9 Monitoring the specification of buildings 174
- Two gates 175
- The specification of 'new' building products 178
- Contributing factors 183
- Implications 186
- 10 Observing specifiers 188
- Case study 1 Specifier A 189
- Case study 2 Specifiers B and C 196
- Case study 3 Specifiers D and E 200
- Design management issues 206
- Implications 207
- 11 Towards best practice 209
- A model of the specifier's decision making process 210
- Research matters 215
- Establishing and maintaining best practice 218
- Common problems and practical suggestions 223
- Future directions 225
- Appendix Postal questionnaire results and commentary 235.
- Notes:
- "Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-234) and index.
- ISBN:
- 075068450X
- 9780750684507
- OCLC:
- 182656716
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