Low cost quality houses; dealing with design methods; estimating and budgets. The book includes some aspects of hurricane and earthquake design. Planning methods and construction documents together with the importance of the building regulations. The book is primarily written for students of construction; contractors and those who have the intention of self design and construction. The author has worked on projects in Africa, the Middle and Far East as well as Europe and the Caribbean as a construction project manager, consultant and senior estimator and this work is from personal experience. The book is written as a guide for those researching to improve their knowledge of this important subject.
Low cost quality houses; dealing with design methods; estimating and budgets. The book includes some aspects of hurricane and earthquake design. Planning methods and construction documents together with the importance of the building regulations. The book is primarily written for students of construction; contractors and those who have the intention of self design and construction. The author has worked on projects in Africa, the Middle and Far East as well as Europe and the Caribbean as a construction project manager, consultant and senior estimator and this work is from personal experience. The book is written as a guide for those researching to improve their knowledge of this important subject.