CONTENTS Preface to the Second Edition vii Preface to the First Edition ix 1. Principles of Management and Construction 1 2. Techniques of Construction Management Contractors' Angle 27 3. Management of Project Coordination 36 4. Construction Industry Training Need of Workers 46 5. Cost and Time Overruns on Plan Projects 53 6. Construction Companies 58 7. Settlement of Disputes in Construction Contract 68 8. Energy and Building-Relavance of Conservation in India 104 9. Safety in High-Rise Buildings 109 10. Lessons to be learnt from Nehru Bridge Disaster 115 11. Roles of Architects and Engineers on Construction Projects-need for an Integrated Approach 121 12. Innovations in Project Execution 131 13. Problems of High-rise Construction 138 14. Role of Construction Management Consultants in Project Implementation 149 15. Post-Construction Management and Maintenance 158 16. Construction Exports -A New Approach 189 17. Overseas Projects 1985-1990 199 18. What is wrong with Indian Construction Exports? 205 19. Consultancy Exports 210 20. Consultancy Exports-New Trends 216 21. Scope for Promoting Exports of Consultancy Services 221 22. Time to Strengthen Consultancy Units 227 23. What Ails the Construction Industry-Problems and Pointers 234 24. Thirty Years in Public Sector 243 Appendix 269 25.Resources Management in Construction272 26. Public Sector - Norms for Implementation of Projects278 27. Coordination of Multidisciplinary Projects284 28. Modernisation of Highways - Implementation and Management Aspects of Projects289 29. Role of Private Builders in Mass Housing Development303 30. Dispute Resolution in Construction Contracts312 31. Alternative Dispute Resolution317 32. Problems and Prospects of Indian Construction Industry322 33. Management of BOT Projects - The Indian Context330 34. Engineers and Society340