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This how to book may be thought of as the complete treatise for how to
manage both design and construction of any kind of facility in any
location. Some publishers might even refer to it as �desk reference�.
On the other hand, it has been written in such an easy to understand
manner that a complete novice in the construction industry may follow
its directions. It can be useful as a one time reference book to build your own house. It can be used as a text book for students hoping to become general contractors. An engineering facility director responsible for a large scale project with a major corporation or governmental building of any type will find this an extremely handy reference. It is an ideal reference for the president of a company or the mayor of a town to see if the best practices are being used for the development of facilities. Facility directors at large establishments will receive the greatest benefit from this book since they will have the opportunity to use it over and over again. Lawyers will find it extremely helpful as an alternate treatise for the preparation of design and construction agreements. Any lawyer worth his or her salt knows better than to sign or even attempt to alter an adversary�s agreement. We not only offer alternate agreements written for the owner of a project, but the book will explain how to use them. Either piece of information without the other is like walking with one leg missing. But first and foremost, it is a book to tell an owner how best to use the talents of all the professionals in and around the construction industry. Even though it will become very useful for both designers and contractors, simply because they desperately need the information presented, it has been prepared for the owner. The designers and contractors will simply have to get the book to become as knowledgeable as the owners who now own the book. As a matter of interest, a general contractor specializing in home building will be able to build ten homes in the same length of time that it used to take to build just one house ... with the same crew of workers! If the home owner is in charge, using this book as a reference, the home may be built for one half the currently accepted cost. The owner of a major industrial plant may only save about one quarter of its development costs. Some companies and municipalities will find this to be worthy of their attention. |