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Increase Effectiveness With ‘Basic Construction Management’

Basic Construction Management: The Superintendent’s Job, Fifth Edition,” available from BuilderBooks.com, provides information that will sharpen a superintendent’s skills in maintaining budgets, preparing and meeting schedules and ensuring quality control.

The easy-to-read manual walks readers through each step of the management process and offers superintendants advice on how to handle projects with ease.

Special focus is placed on developing and managing systems to address key information and skills that superintendents need to master in order to succeed.

The comprehensive manual includes:

  • Specific strategies for ensuring quality work by employee trade contractors
  • Proven practices for managing the construction team
  • Advice for building positive relationships with home owners
  • Basic safety guidelines

 

Author Leon Rogers guides readers from construction planning through warranty work while blending proven practices in the field. He offers detailed advice on everything from staff and safety management to scheduling, budget and tips for working with home owners.

The fifth edition includes a companion Web page with updated quality checklists and other customizable tools for managing construction projects.

To view or purchase this publication online, click here, or call 800-223-2665.



NAHB Has Nearly 300 Resources to Help You Run Your Business More Profitably

Go to NAHB's Business Management Tools Web pages (available to members only) for instant access to nearly 300 timesaving, moneymaking and cost-cutting business resources to help you run your business more profitably. Get guidance on accounting and financial management, business strategy, computers and information technology, customer service, human resources and more.

Resources are added weekly, so bookmark www.nahb.org/Biztools to go directly to these vital business management resources.

 
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