Top 10 books for construction professionals
by nithya_caleb | April 2, 2019 12:00 am
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When asked[2], “What is the one book you think every construction industry professional should read, and why?” CSI members offered dozens of interesting and relevant options.
Here are the top 10 books, as recommended by CSI Members:
- Wiggins, Manual of Construction Documentation[3];
- Ching, Building Construction Illustrated[4];
- CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide (PDPG);
- Why Buildings Stand Up[5];
- The Contractor’s Guide to Change Orders – How to Resolve Disputes and Get Paid;
- Problem Seeking: An Architectural Programming Primer;
- Global History of Architecture[6];
- Form, Space, & Order[7];
- Quality Management in Construction Projects; and
- Building Construction.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Book.jpg
- asked: https://www.csiresources.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?GroupId=85&MessageKey=48851930-bfe7-4741-9c75-931492e79586&CommunityKey=80c3b4dd-0d3f-4d4e-90f2-3bc6e4135dc2&tab=digestviewer&ReturnUrl=%2fcommunities%2fcommunity-home%2fdigestviewer%3fcommunitykey%3d80c3b4dd-0d3f-4d4e-90f2-3bc6e4135dc2%26tab%3ddigestviewer
- Wiggins, Manual of Construction Documentation: https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Construction-Documentation-Glenn-Wiggins/dp/0823030024/
- Ching, Building Construction Illustrated: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Construction-Illustrated-Francis-Ching/dp/1118458346/
- Why Buildings Stand Up: https://www.amazon.ca/Why-Buildings-Stand-Up-Architecture/dp/0393306763
- Global History of Architecture: https://www.amazon.com/dp/147258998X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_DwoICbPZYF1T4
- Form, Space, & Order: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118745086/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_nxoICbFS0M555
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