You're about to discover how to the re-emergence of the real estate market sparked renewed optimism in construction. Across different states in the country, residential construction jobs are being undertaken in order to satisfy the demands in housing. Since residential construction projects are still a business (except when you want to build your own home), the idea is to build enough living spaces and to offer them to prospective clients or leasers at an affordable price.
Of course the success of such a goal still lies on income and the general economic outlook, but one thing is for certain: now that the housing crisis is over, more people will look forward getting a place to call their home.In this book, we'll talk about the Construction Project Management Life Cycle. We'll also cover contracting and contract management, the participants in the construction job, and the critical success factors in every contracting job.
This book is written for both Project Managers and homeowners who wish to build residential properties; hence the concepts discussed herein are general but are important just the same when it comes to approaching the construction process.
Topics Covered.....- The Critical Success Factors in Construction Project Management
- The Initiation Phase
- Self-Managing a Project
- The International Residential Code
- The Planning Phase
- Assembling your Construction Team
- Guide to Bidding
- The Executing Phase
- The Controlling Phase
- The Closing Phase
- All about the Contract
- Managing Home Renovations
- Much, much more!