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Integrating value and risk in construction. M Weatherhead, K Owen, C Hall. January 2005. Description: This versatile toolkit helps clients and construction professionals integrate existing value management, value engineering and risk management methodologies from the initial concept of a proposed project to the successful delivery of the facility. Once construction is complete, the facilities manager and others can continue the process throughout the life of the facility. The toolkit provides a structured approach to identifying and agreeing the client's project objectives after taking into account the full range of opportunities and uncertainty. Its procedures aim to ensure that the built facility meets those objectives throughout its life and represents best value. Integration toolboxes are provided for each stage of project development and these are supported by guidance on workshops, guided discussion and development of a communications plan. The toolkit is supported by CD-ROM containing electronic copies of working documents as proformas, together with a PowerPoint presentation and a comprehensive literature review. Contents: Executive summary, Acknowledgements, 1 The need for the toolkit, 2 Where and when to use the toolkit, 3 Integrating value and risk, 4 Enablers to support the integration process, 5 Integrating value and risk in construction, 6 Summary, 7 Bibliography, Appendices, A1 How to organise and run a facilitated workshop, A2 Guidance on stakeholder communications plan, A3 Assessment of importance of a value improvement idea, A4 Electronic documents. 77 pp. ISBN: 0-86017-639-8. Price: $160.00

Implementation of remedial options for contaminated land - training pack. Code: C612TP. Author: C MacLeod, B Pope, L Potter, G Reed. March 2004.

Description: Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act, 1990 has defined contaminated land and relegated its management to local authorities through the planning process. The government intention to accommodate 60 per cent of the 4.4 million proposed new homes on previously used land has put significant pressure on construction professionals. This training pack is designed to help those involved in the management of contaminated sites to understand the procedures in the implementation of the remedial options. The pack will demonstrate the process of implementing a remedial strategy. Attendance can contribute towards credits for qualification in Continuing Professional Development. There is supplementary information on remedial technology descriptions, group exercises and facilitated discussion. The training is designed to be run as six-sessions in a one-day course, with variation to suit the circumstances of the training course. The workshops in modules 5 and 6 may be used as part of the training day or for self-assessment after the course. The pack may also be used by individuals for self-study. The pack contains:

- facilitator booklet containing notes for all the modules

- one set of delegates' notes for photocopying (these can also be printed from the CD-Rom)

- a CD-Rom containing PowerPoint presentations for each module and the delegates' notes.

Contents: Facilitator's booklet, looseleaf delegates' notes, CD-ROM. Module 1 Introduction, Module 2 The process of remediation, Module 3 Choice of remedial approach and aspects determining success in implementation of remediation, Module 4 Regulatory and contractual considerations, Module 5 Case study and group exercise 2, Module 6 Validation and group exercises 3 and 4. Pages: 86. ISBN: 0-86017-612-6. $600.00

Habitat translocation - a best practice guide. C600.
P. Anderson & P. Groutage. July 2003.
This volume complements the Highways Agency's Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. Habitat translocation is the process of moving soils with their vegetation and any animals that remain associated with them, in order to rescue habitats that would otherwise be lost due to a development or extraction scheme. Such activity is usually associated with habitats of significant nature conservation value where a decision has been made to move them rather than lose them totally to another land use. This best practice guide sets out minimum standards for habitat translocations. While researched originally for the Highways Agency, this guide has been broadened to apply to any construction project. This guide does not promote translocations, as translocation should be regarded as a last resort for all sites of high nature conservation value. Instead, it seeks to set high standards to help avoid some of the failures found in past translocation projects. The guide should raise standards and reduce the risks that emanate from poor practice. Paperback, 112 pp.
ISBN 0 86017 600 2  $171.00

The handbook of supply chain management. C546.
R. Holti, D. Nicolini & M. Smalley. 2000.
This handbook has been developed by The Tavistock Institute to present the generic lessons from the 'Building Down Barriers' approach to supply chain management. Building Down Barriers (BDB) has been piloted on construction projects for Defence Estates on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Project leadership from the MoD, close and active support from the DETR, encouragement and endorsement from HM Treasury and the enthusiastic involvement of two major construction contractors, AMEC and Laing, have resulted in this unique publication. BDB is a systematic and managed approach to procurement and maintenance of buildings based on a pre-assembled supply chain, delivered to the client through a single point of responsibility known as the prime contractor. A statement from the Office of Government Commerce of 22nd May 2000 specifies that, as part of the Achieving Excellence program for public procurement launched by the Chief Secretary of the Treasury in 1999, 'From 1st June 2000 all Central Government clients should … limit their procurement strategies for the delivery of new building to PFI, Design and Build and Prime Contracting.' It is based on seven underlying principles covering competition through value, understanding clients’ real needs, developing long-term supplier relationships, integrating project activities into clusters, using target costing, implementing continuous improvement and developing human resources. The pilot projects have shown significant benefits for the client (operating both as budget-holder and end-user of the facility) and for the supply chain. These benefits have been in terms of faster delivery on site, improved productivity of the site workforce, improved profitability for the supply chain, reduced through-life cost for the budget holder and improved functionality of the building for the users. This publication provides a constructive toolset which the construction industry can take up to deliver the radical reforms demanded by the Deputy Prime Minister. In pilot projects, it has delivered productivity and quality improvements and proved beyond doubt that the BDB toolset provides the industry with a viable route map for radical change. The Foreword has been written by Nick Raynsford, Construction Minister at the DETR; Lewis Moonie, Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence and Andrew Smith, Chief Secretary at HM Treasury.
ISBN 0 86017 546 4  $100.00

How much noise do you make? A guide to assessing and managing noise on construction sites. PR070.
A.J. Wills & D.W. Churcher. 1999.
This pocket guide tackles an aspect of construction that can cause the greatest damage to good relations with the general public. Excessive noise is also a significant hazard for site workers. The threat of restrictions and legal action from local authorities, the Health and Safety Executive and even private individuals, coupled with increasingly stringent legislative action, make noise a problem that must be taken seriously by site managers and supervisors. PR70 draws extensively on the code of practice incorporated in BS5228 and presents the guidance in clear, easily understood style. It considers the scale and nature of the problem, typical noise levels and units of measurement and summarizes the scope of the two principal pieces of legislation effective in the UK: the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990. European directives and BS5228 are also covered. The main part of the guide looks at ways of predicting noise levels and provides simple formulas, with worked examples, for calculating the level of noise generated by different types of operation at various distances, taking into account the effects of screening and reflection. Examples are provided for both stationary equipment and mobile plant. The book concludes by giving guidance on the equipment, methods and frequency of measuring noise on site, and on ways of controlling it.
ISBN 0 86017 870 6  $126.00

Hydraulic measures for the control and treatment of groundwater pollution. R186.
J.M.W. Holden, M.A. Jones, F. Mirales-Wilhelm et al. 1999.
he importance of clean, uncontaminated groundwater is fundamental. About 35 per cent of the UK's drinking water supply comes from groundwater, with certain areas being heavily dependent on groundwater supplies for domestic, industrial, commercial and agricultural use. In response to mounting concern about the effect of pollution on groundwater resources, new national and European legislation is imposing greater penalties for pollution on the polluter. Although groundwater is easily contaminated it is difficult to treat or control. This book is a state-of-the-art review of pump-and-treat and other hydraulic systems for remediating contaminated groundwater. It presents good practice in the investigation, monitoring, design, specification, implementation and operation of these methods for the containment or treatment of liquid-phase contamination. Illustrated with many examples and case studies drawn from UK, European and US experience, and containing more than 260 diagrams and photographs, the book is a major work on this important subject.
ISBN 0 86017 499 9  $198.00

The impact of European Communities' policy on quality management in construction. SP089.
R. Grover & A. Lavers. 1993.
This publication has been produced because, with the adoption of the aim of completing the Single Internal market by the end of 1992, UK membership of the EC has begun to affect UK quality management policies. The Single Market is concerned with removing legal and administrative barriers to trade, and a number of the measures adopted or proposed have implications for quality management. Principal among the measures are the directives, adopted under the New Approach to Technical Harmonisation and Standards, which include the Construction Products Directive. This has implications for post-construction liability. As liabilities vary between Member States, which could impede free trade, the EC has been examining the possibility of harmonizing liabilities, warranties and guarantees in construction. A Postscript has been added to this publication in order to keep its content as current as practicable, at the time of publication.
ISBN 0 86017 355 0  $108.00

In-situ stabilisation of chemical waste. PR037.
M.R. Sansom. 2000.
This report is a case study of the application of deep in-situ soil mixing, using a cementitious slurry, to encapsulate and neutralize contaminated waste within a landfill from which contaminated groundwater is leaching into an adjacent estuary. The technology described is the patented Colmix process. Part of CIRIA's contaminated land program.
ISBN 0 86017 837 4  $80.00

Infiltration drainage - manual of good practice. R156.
R. Bettess. 1996.
If you are involved in the planning, funding, design, construction or maintenance of infiltration systems and wish to use infiltration drainage as a method to control and dispose of storm water, this manual is essential reading. It presents good practice for the design, construction and maintenance of infiltration systems for the on-site control and disposal of storm water runoff from small-scale residential or commercial development upstream of an area with existing sewers. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of such systems and gives you information to help you decide whether, in given circumstances, infiltration techniques are appropriate. The manual provides information that will enable users to conduct field tests and relate the data to the design, and also to design a range of types of infiltration system. Guidance on pollution prevention is included. More detailed information from the research project is contained in CIRIA Project Reports 21-25.
ISBN 0 86017 457 3  $108.00
 

NEW►Infrastructure cuttings - condition appraisal and remedial treatment. C591.
J. Perry, M. Pedley & K. Brady. Sept 2003.
Cuttings perform an important function in the efficient operation of an infrastructure network, whether it is railway, highway or waterway, and it is essential that they be recognized accordingly within the asset management policy. This book presents vital information for infrastructure owners, designers, contractors and maintenance managers. It provides guidance on the management, condition appraisal and repair of infrastructure cuttings. This guide is based on a detailed review of published literature and infrastructure owner's procedures, consultation with experts and practitioners within the field, and includes case studies demonstrating good practice. It addresses technical issues in design, repair and maintenance, and is published as an enabling document to promote the managerial and engineering requirements of infrastructure cuttings. Paperback, 160 pp.
ISBN 0 86017 591 X  $162.00

NEW►Infrastructure embankments - condition appraisal and remedial treatment. 2nd edition. C592.
J. Perry, M. Pedley & M. Reid. Sept 2003.
Embankments perform an important function in the efficient operation of an infrastructure network, whether it is railway, highway or waterway, and it is essential that they be recognized accordingly within the asset management policy. This fully updated second edition presents vital information for infrastructure owners, designers, contractors and maintenance managers. It provides guidance on the management, condition appraisal and repair of infrastructure cuttings. This guide is based on a detailed review of published literature and infrastructure owner's procedures, consultation with experts and practitioners within the field, and includes case studies demonstrating good practice. It addresses technical issues in design, repair and maintenance, and is published as an enabling document to promote the managerial and engineering requirements of infrastructure embankments. Paperback, 245 pp. (note: this title supercedes Infrastructure embankments ISBN 0 86017 550 2).
ISBN 0 86017 592 8  $162.00

Inland dredging - guidance on good practice. R169.
A.D. Bates & A.G. Hooper. 1997.
Inland dredging operations cost millions of pounds every year in the UK. But considerable cost savings could be achieved simply by improving operational effectiveness and efficiency. This publication will help planners and operators to achieve efficient and environmentally friendly solutions to dredging problems. It includes guidance on good practice for dredging and sediment treatment techniques, and on the management of dredging operations. It defines an appropriate approach to project evaluation, task definition and option selection; considers measurement techniques, contractual relationships and relevant health and safety issues; and outlines further research needs. Together with CIRIA Report 157, Guidance on the disposal of dredged material to land, this report ensures a framework is established for dredging operations to be undertaken cost-effectively and within the law.
ISBN 0 86017 477 8  $126.00

Innovation at the cutting edge - the experience of three major infrastructure projects. C548.
G. Thomas & R. Bone. 2000.
Sir John Egan’s 1998 report, Rethinking construction, set challenging targets for the construction industry. This publication examines three recent, major infrastructure projects in order to demonstrate how innovation contributes to achieving those targets. The three areas of innovation considered are supply chain management and partnering; risk and value management; and technical innovation. The projects studied were the A34 Newbury Bypass, the Heathrow Express cofferdam and the London Underground Earth Structures Project. The report concludes that the evidence that innovation contributes decisively to the Egan targets is overwhelming. It can help deliver better products more quickly, more safely and for less money. Innovation at the cutting edge will be of value to senior managers, project managers, clients, contractors, consultants, researchers and policy makers.
ISBN 0 86017 548 0  $144.00

Innovation in Japanese prefabricated house-building industries - Department of Trade and Industry Overseas Science and Technology Expert Mission visit report. SP139.
D. Bottom, D. Gann, S. Groak & J. Meikle. 1996.
This book assesses the development and use of industrialized and prefabricated housing technologies in Japan.
ISBN 0 86017 463 8  $80.00

Integrating safety, quality and environmental management. C509.
CIRIA. 2000.
This publication examines the relationship between health and safety, quality and environmental management systems as they operate on a range of construction projects, and suggests a means by which the management of these issues can be integrated, principally for on-site works. The report provides best practice guidance in the area of integrated management and is an invaluable source for the construction industry in developing an effective management system to suit both its customers’ needs and its own methods of work. This publication explains the context within which integrated systems for the management of quality, environment and health and safety have been proposed. It describes the concepts that make up an integrated system and, as well as describing the generic structure, highlights instances of successful implementations of such systems in actual projects by large and small contractors. The report is crucial because, while many contractors have adopted environmental management systems as add-ons to their general site management procedures, there is as yet no concerted drive within the industry to implement integrated systems. C509 is aimed at both strategists and senior managers within construction organizations who may be arguing for or against the adoption of integrated systems, and at those managers responsible for implementing an integration, if such a decision is reached.
ISBN 0 86017 509 X  $144.00

Integrity testing in piling practice. R144.
M.J. Turner. 1997.
This publication is for use by a range of readers with differing responsibilities and interests in the satisfactory installation of pile and piled foundations. It provides information at all levels, from a generalized overview of the subject to detailed descriptions of the theory and practice of the various techniques that can be employed. For the busy user, the book has a handy guide to direct you straight to the information that you require. So if you want to find out which tests are appropriate, or understand who is responsible for what under the contract, and much more besides, why not consult this book?
ISBN 0 86017 473 5  $162.00

Interpreting measurements of gas in the ground. R151.
C.R. Harries, P.J. Witherington & J.M. McEntee. 1995.
If you are planning, undertaking or interpreting gas investigations, this book will help you take sensible gas measurements and then make sense of those measurements. Understanding how hazards like methane, landfill gas and carbon dioxide could present themselves means postulating a conceptual model of the gas regime. But valid interpretation depends upon valid measurements. This book explains how to develop and, with further measurement and interpretation, to refine a model of the relation between the site and gases in the ground. It shows how the systems of measurement affect the values measured, how external conditions alter the gas regimes, and how, by recognizing what has and has not been measured, the results of the measurements can be interpreted in the site context.
ISBN 0 86017 446 8  $108.00

IT in construction - quantifying the benefits. R160.
D.W. Churcher, S.T. Johnson, R.W. Howard et al. 1996.
This report considers the ways in which organizations within the construction industry currently quantify the benefits they expect to obtain from any particular investment in IT. In doing so through case studies, a number of approaches are identified which might be considered or developed by others to improve the way in which decisions regarding IT are taken, and in general promote a more objective investment in IT. The definition of IT has been expanded from hardware and software, to include both the understanding of how technological and human resources interact and how the capabilities of the technology itself have increased. The report is a summary of a series of case studies, each of which considers a single organization and describes the approach taken to IT investment and the quantification of benefits. This approach produces snapshots of particular organizations, which are intended to provoke thought and assist in a reappraisal of existing methods within the rest of the industry. The limited number of organizations included in the study necessarily precludes any statistical analysis to generalize on the way the construction industry as a whole operates. The detailed case study analyses are included as appendices.
ISBN 0 86017 447 6  $80.00

NEW►It's a people thing - practical ideas for accelerating change. C586.
J. Payne & K. Montague. Dec 2003.
A focus on people and good human resources practices can help accelerate change within the construction industry. Sixteen organizations, brought together by CIRIA in an executive steering group (ESG), have reviewed the industry problems identified by the Latham and Egan reports. They found that the tendency for construction companies to be led by engineers, architects and surveyors with little formal training in people management has prompted a focus on improvements to the construction process rather than on better HR practices. The ESG therefore turned its attention to the people-related issues that impede change. It has devised a process to identify the nature of problems afflicting an organizations, their causes and possible solutions. A survey was undertaken among senior executives to identify the most useful solutions, and this questionnaire is included so that readers may benchmark their organization's responses against the industry average approach. Contents: Vital statistics • Executive summary • Introduction • Study overview • The diagnostic process • Industry problems,  solutions and practices • The case studies • Acknowledgements • Individual case studies • Survey - solutions for developing management capability. Paperback, 66 pp.
ISBN 0 86017 586 3  $144.00