Product Description

First published in 1967, the CSI Manual of Practice has been recognized as the standard for project manual preparation and administration.

NEW IN THIS EDITION
* Covers entire life cycle of a facility
* Guide to Project Conception for owners, developers, and A/Es
* Guide to selecting a project delivery method
* Guide for procurement (bidding/negotiating/purchasing)
*Construction project administration and management tools
* Effective transition from construction to facility management
* New forms

A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS

There's no better guide for organizing and documenting construction projects than The Project Resource Manual: CSI Manual of Practice. From the first glimmering of a project idea, through every stage of procurement, design, and construction, to facility management, PRM gives you working tools to make every project go smoother and quicker. It helps avoid errors, misunderstandings, and cost overruns, and assists you in reaching the ultimate project goal—coming in on time and within budget, and meeting the owner's requirements.

Used universally throughout the construction industry, The Project Resource Manual is the ideal tool to help you—

* Understand the roles and responsibilities of the four project teams: owner, design, contractor, and supplier
* Determine the most appropriate project delivery method
* Understand the design process and product selection
* Prepare accurate and enforceable specifications applying the CSI/CSC’s UniFormat(tm), MasterFormat(tm), SectionFormat(tm), and PageFormat(tm) for clear, concise, correct, and complete contract documents
* Coordinate, interpret, and enforce contract documents
* Effectively administer construction contracts
* Improve communications among project participants
* Utilize project resources for effective facility management
* Plan for existing facility improvements and modifications

Filled with helpful solutions, the new edition of this reference tool gives you a common language and system for organizing, standardizing, retrieving, communicating, and exchanging construction information in an effective and efficient way. Let The Project Resource Manual, CSI Manual of Practice, help improve your company or practice today. INSIDE: RESOURCES TO BUILD ON * Construction Industry Fundamentals * Project Conception * Project Planning and Design * Project Delivery * Construction Documents * Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing * Managing Construction * Construction Contract Administration * Product Representation * Facilities Management

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #296117 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1200 pages

From the Back Cover
First published in 1967, the CSI Manual of Practice has been recognized as the standard for project manual preparation and administration.

NEW IN THIS EDITION

• Covers entire life cycle of a facility
• Guide to Project Conception for owners, developers, and A/Es
• Guide to selecting a project delivery method
• Guide for procurement (bidding/negotiating/purchasing)
• Construction project administration and management tools
• Effective transition from construction to facility management
• New forms

"It is a huge stride forward for CSI to develop a manual that covers the total life cycle of a facility. CSI is one of the few organizations in existence with the representation within it to create a 'balanced' view of such a broad subject." -- Mr. Robert Johnson, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, AIA, CSI Past-President

A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS
There's no better guide for organizing and documenting construction projects than The Project Resource Manual: CSI Manual of Practice. From the first glimmering of a project idea, through every stage of procurement, design, and construction, to facility management, PRM gives you working tools to make every project go smoother and quicker. It helps avoid errors, misunderstandings, and cost overruns, and assists you in reaching the ultimate project goal -- coming in on time and within budget, and meeting the owner's requirements.

Used universally throughout the construction industry, The Project Resource Manual is the ideal tool to help you:

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of the four project teams: owner, design, contractor, and supplier
• Determine the most appropriate project delivery method
• Understand the design process and product selection
• Prepare accurate and enforceable specifications applying the CSI/CSC’s UniFormat(tm), MasterFormat(tm), SectionFormat(tm), and PageFormat(tm) for clear, concise, correct, and complete contract documents
• Coordinate, interpret, and enforce contract documents
• Effectively administer construction contracts
• Improve communications among project participants
• Utilize project resources for effective facility management
• Plan for existing facility improvements and modifications

Filled with helpful solutions, the new edition of this reference tool gives you a common language and system for organizing, standardizing, retrieving, communicating, and exchanging construction information in an effective and efficient way. Let The Project Resource Manual: CSI Manual of Practice, help improve your company or practice today.

INSIDE: RESOURCES TO BUILD ON:
* Construction Industry Fundamentals * Project Conception * Project Planning and Design * Project Delivery * Construction Documents * Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing * Managing Construction * Construction Contract Administration * Product Representation * Facilities Management

About the Author
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Alexandria, Virginia, is a national professional association that provides format standards to meet the construction industry's need for a common system of organizing and presenting documents. CSI also provides technical information and publications, continuing education, professional conferences, and product shows to assist the professions involved in creating and sustaining the built environment. CSI's 18,000 members in more than 140 chapters include architects, engineers, specifiers, contractors, building owners, facility managers, and product manufacturers. Founded in 1948, CSI is the only organization that serves all the major disciplines involved in facility design and construction.

Customer Reviews

Excellent counterpart to the AIA Handbook.
First off, I'm an architect, so my review is written from that perspective.

This is a great companion to the AIA Handbook. If the AIA Handbook is about running a firm, the CSI PRM is about running a project. An oversimplification, yes, but both books are so dense and full of critical information, no 100 word review could do either justice.

The CD includes many useful references including an overview of MasterFormat and a list of divisions / sections, but does not include the entire MasterFormat "product" (the full MF product includes 95-04 conversion tools and additional documentation).

My only complaint is that the text is so dense it takes a lot of time and energy to absorb all of the information within. :) It's as if they took a 1000 page tome and compressed it into 300 pages. (The product description says 1200 pages, but it's only an inch thick, so I'm guessing 300 pp.)

A must-have for architects who strive to deliver projects in a more expert and professional manner, and wish to more effectively interface with contractors during the construction phase. If you're a pure "designer" or only involved with the front end of projects this will probably stay on the shelf, but if you're responsible for the rest of the process (DD through construction and occupancy) this book is essential.

I can't believe I made it through 6 years of architectural education without being required to own this book.

This is a reference book, not an adventure novel
I purchased this to study for the CDT exam. It is very complete, but reads (as you'd expect) more like a specification than a textbook. Five stars for completeness, and five stars for cure for insomnia.

Beware low price retailers
Beware low price retailers selling loose-leaf copies of this book at $170. They simply take a PDF of the manual - included in the free CR-Rom of the Project Resource Manual, print the pages and sell it to you for $170! Be sure to purchase your new or used book with the CD-Rom included.

The PRM is an excellent reference for anyone seeking standardization and industry conformance on any building project. My review of the book itself is 5 stars.