The only book of its kind on the market today, this invaluable handbook gives you every essential calculation used in day-to-day electrical construction work - for wiring ... lighting and appliance branch circuits ... feeders for power and light ... motor circuits ... and transformers. With more than 350 detailed illustrations, this updated handbook will enable anyone involved in the electrical construction industry to determine the most efficient and cost-effective approach to the design, layout, installation, operation, and maintenance of electric circuits, systems, and equipment.

Construction Project Management offers some of the best project management studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by some of the most progressive contractors and performed by outstanding scholars from top U.S. universities. Topics include pre-construction planning, early warning signs of project distress, impact of change orders, project sequencing, ideal jobsite inventory levels, tool and material control systems, recommended safety practices, partnering, total quality management, quality assurance, performance evaluations, and contract risk management. All specialty and general contractors will find value in this practical book. The concepts presented will improve your understanding of the main issues affecting construction project management and will provide you with tools and strategies to enhance your company's productivity and profitability.

Everything you need to know to accurately estimate materials and labor for residential and commercial electrical construction. Written by an A.S.P.E. National Estimator of the Year, it teaches you how to use labor units, the plan take-off, and the bid summary to make an accurate estimate, how to deal with suppliers, use pricing sheets, and modify labor units. Provides extensive labor unit tables and blank forms for your next electrical job.

This is a compendium of information on a wide variety of materials and tools used by electrical construction professionals in design and construction work. It provides descriptions of tools and materials, and how they are used in specific applications in residential, commercial and industrial buildings and facilities. It covers the management of tools and materials in an electrical construction operation, and provides an on-the-job tool as well as an instructional guide.

* Updated version! Now with full color photos, graphs and charts throughout the book. Agile Construction(r) for the Electrical Contractor provides the tools and guidance needed to transform a traditional, reactive project management style to a new, proactive, profitable, and productive business management model - one that can quickly respond to changing industry needs and remain a profitable enterprise, even during the toughest of times. In this groundbreaking new book, Dr. Daneshgari applies proven managerial techniques from other industries to electrical construction through the introduction of Agile construction - a new scientifically-based tracking system based on jobsite dynamics and the bottom-line impact of the three sources of cost drivers: money, materials, and manpower. This practical and accessible guide to improving operating systems and efficiencies is a must-have for construction company owners, CEOs, project managers, and supervisors with its clear set of practical tools, processes and tips for improving productivity.

Annotation Keep your electrical construction projects running smoothlyELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION DATABOOK is the all-in-one power tool you need to minimize construction risks and problems, avoid costly mistakes, work more efficiently, handle more projects without outside help, reduce waste, cut cost, and maximize profits. Applications expert Bob Hickey provides the exact data that lets you keep any commercial, industrial, or institutional electrical design and construction project on track and within budget. In this detail-by-detail, quick-reference sourcebook, Bob focuses on easy-to-understand electrical system concepts, calculations, and code requirements that are most frequently encountered in a typical electrical system installation. You get a wealth of practical advice backed by hundreds of tables, sample calculations, charts, diagrams, and illustrations that will enable you to quickly and easily: * Plan and design projects * Determine space requirements for equipment installations * Properly size equipment and distribution components * Ensure adequate short-circuit protection * Provide proper over-current protection and coordination * Comply with building codes and industry standards.

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Presents construction productivity concepts. This book includes topics such as measuring labor productivity, establishing a field benchmarking program, negotiating loss of labor efficiency, and recommended practices for productivity enhancement. It is suitable for electrical engineers and students.