Construction Development

Estimating the cost of a project is critical to your business success. Done correctly, your company is profitable. Done wrong, you lose money. Michael Stone, a successful construction business consultant and trainer, shares his years of experience estimating residential projects in this manual. Estimating isn't difficult when you have a system. The purpose of this book is to help you create that system. It's an approach that helps you estimate without having to think about the process. An orderly approach makes estimating easier and more accurate.

Whether you're a veteran property owner or just starting out, here you'll uncover the real estate expertise you need to select the finest land for your new home.

They don’t just run the job—they set the tone for the entire culture. General superintendents are more than master builders. They’re guardians of the site culture, mentors to future leaders, and the steady hand guiding chaotic projects toward clarity and flow. This book is a principle-based playbook for today’s construction field leaders—those who want more than to “run work.” It offers clear strategies, hard-won lessons, and field-proven systems to help superintendents lead people, manage complexity, and maintain control without command and control. This book is also a call ...

Few construction companies fail because of poor building practice; they fail because of poor pricing practice. To succeed in construction, you have to price your jobs to cover all labor, material, and overhead expenses, pay yourself a decent salary, and make a profit that will keep your company thriving.

This incisive, practical audio guide provides a thorough breakdown of the ins and outs everyone needs to know when turning contracting skills into a business. From summoning the motivation to start your own business to the intricacies of being your own boss, Claudiu Fatu artfully turns his personal experiences and those of other successful contractors into advice on every aspect of building a business.

The most important role in construction — next to the foreman — is the field engineer. Not because of the title. Because of what they do. A great field engineer is the foreman's right hand — solving layout problems before they become rework, producing lift drawings before the placement, catching conflicts before the crew hits them. They make the foreman more effective. They make the work cleaner, faster, and right the first time. And then they grow up to become superintendents. Superintendents who still know how to support the foreman — because they spent years doing exactly that. ...

This paper examines how construction development and infrastructure expansion shape the environment, emphasizing that construction can be both environmentally harmful and beneficial depending on how it is planned and executed. It explores the positive roles of construction in renewable energy, sustainable cities, and environmental protection, while also detailing negative impacts such as habitat destruction, pollution, and resource depletion across diverse ecosystems. By analyzing ethical responsibilities, economic implications, global perspectives, and future innovations, the text argues ...

Theme Park Design: Behind the Scenes with an Engineer (20th Anniversary Edition) Have you ever wondered how theme parks create their magic? From soaring roller coasters to immersive dark rides, from spectacular shows to seamless park operations — discover the engineering secrets behind the world's greatest attractions. Written by Steve Alcorn, who helped design EPCOT Center and founded the leading manufacturer of theme park control systems, this insider's guide takes you behind the scenes of themed entertainment design. Whether you're considering a career in the industry or simply ...

Al Miller has concluded negotiating the early stages of an alliance with the goliath people. He has completed it in time so he should be able to return home soon enough to be there when Delia is ready to claim her class, the first of his party to do so. Through that process, and while trying to figure out the logistics of the old Jamiston Barony, Al has come to the conclusion he must have a bureaucracy to run his ever-expanding noble fief. His friend Mazornwreld, the copper dragon will have a clutch of eggs hatching, bringing more native dragons into the world. Al wants to be there for the ...

Are you an exhausted rainmaker? Do you struggle to maintain the focus of your sales team? Do your prospects say "quality" and then make decisions based on price? Are you really tired of the bidding game? So begins The Contractor’s CODE For Marketing and Sales, a book that promises to revolutionize small and mid-size business development, especially as it pertains to sales and marketing—the core of any business. The book is based on a proprietary program, also called CODE™—Communication-Organization-Documentation-Evaluation™—that was developed by Elizabeth Allen and first ...

Build your childcare center with confidence. Are you thinking about building a new daycare location, but you’re worried it will cost too much time and money? If you want to escape the high cost of rent and build your way to lifelong wealth, but you’re unsure where to start, then “Building Your Daycare” is the perfect book for you! This book uncovers how to go about building a new daycare center without going over budget or physically exhausting yourself in the process, even if you have absolutely no building construction experience! 8 out of 9 daycare owners feel taken advantage of ...

Author Jon Isaacson, The Intentional Restorer, uses a unique blend of narrative, personal experience, and humor to bring life to otherwise dry concepts. His third book in the Be Intentional series, So, You Want To Be A Project Manager? is a primer on the mindset and habits for success as a project manager. If you are wanting to pursue a career in project management, this book will encourage and challenge you on your journey. If you are responsible for hiring and training project managers, this book will help you reinforce the roles and responsibilities of the position. If you are an owner ...

In this book, author Chris Penasa shows you how to attain consistency, profitability, and scalability in your construction or trade business. As the cofounder of the industry-leading coaching practice Small Business Growth Partners, Chris has helped develop a proven system for unlocking organizational growth. Whether you’ve been struggling with personnel issues, marketing, sales, processes, or anything in between, this book will help you transform your pain points into strengths.

Heale and Riena have confessed their feelings for each other, but life isn’t about to give them a break—they are interrupted by the arrival of a pirate ship! Orc pirates are the newest additions to Sheol’s community, but there’s friction between them and the goblins. Heale hopes to...

As a building and property development consultant, coach, mentor and trainer, Steve Chandler has much to offer in this book written to assist people to consider, plan and execute their building projects. Utilising his thirty years' experience in the building and property development industry, Steve provides an in-depth guide through the development process from your first thoughts about your project to concept design, cost management, risk management, project management, authority approvals, design management, tendering, superintendence and the defect rectification process. This book is ...

Ever feel like your construction business is one mistake away from collapse? You’re not alone—and there’s a blueprint for building it right. When a once-failed contractor takes a second shot at success, he quickly learns that working in the field was the easy part. The real challenge? Creating operating and financial systems that won’t crumble under pressure. In Blueprints for Success, Timothy Wingate Jr. pulls back the curtain on the messy reality of construction entrepreneurship.

📌 Do you wonder why your construction projects struggle to make money and your company is always in the red? 💩 Could it be that your estimating strategy consists of throwing a bunch of line items against the wall and hoping they stick? 😡 Poorly written estimates lead to all kinds of issues including low profits, stressed out production teams, unhappy customers and under-performing organizations. Stop the madness. 🎯 I believe my new book, Be Intentional: Estimating can help you and your team develop a better plan for approaching estimating and achieving your goals. 📚 You are ...

What does everyone want? A good life filled with great family, friends, career success, and a wonderful partner. The real question everyone is looking for is how to get the life they want. The world is scary for most of us: increasing income inequality, social media distractions, economic and financial hardships that make it harder for the modern human to know what to do.

As a manager or executive working in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, you’re under pressure to do more with less, reduce waste, produce faster, and still turn a profit.

Everyday struggles grow heavier: navigating endless specification options, ensuring fire safety compliance without overdoing it, or harmonising structures and services while staying true to your design vision. And then there’s the unrelenting pressure to innovate while keeping projects on budget and clients happy. This book is your shortcut to clarity and confidence in a complex world.