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Economics in the construction industry

Language of instruction angličtina, čeština
Code 222-0354
Abbreviation EK
Course title Economics in the construction industry
Coordinating department Department of Urban Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Eva Wernerová, Ph.D.

Summary

The course provides information on the conditions of the construction market and the legal status of construction companies, including contractual relations in construction. Particular attention is paid to the obligations of direct participants in construction and the planning and management of the production process. The organisation and management of construction companies is also discussed. The actual implementation of construction, construction safety and the quality management system, including the conditions of implementation in the sense of ISO, are explained in detail. The student will gain the necessary knowledge about the relations and functioning of a construction company in a market economy, its organizational construction and production management.

Literature

COTTS, D. G. – ROPER, K. O. – PAYANT, R. P.: 2008. Facility management. Handbook. Now Covers Sustainability and Emergency Management. Amacom book. 94 p. ISBN 978-0-8144-1380-7 .
HALLIDAY, S. P.: Sustainable Construction. 1sted. Oxford: Elsevier, 2008. 406 p. ISBN 978-0-7506-6394-6 .
POTT, K..: Major Construction Works. Contractual and Financial Management. Longman, 1995, ISBN 0-582-10298-7 
DEWBERRY, Sidney O. a Lisa N. RAUENZAHN, ed. Land development handbook: planning, engineering, and surveying. Third edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN 978-0-07-149437-3.
MILES, Mike E., Laurence M. NETHERTON a Adrienne SCHMITZ. Real estate development: principles and process. Fifth edition. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 2015. ISBN 978-0874203431 .
DION, Thomas R. Land development for civil engineers. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, c2002. ISBN 978-0471435006 .

Advised literature

MOSKOW, K. G.: Sustainable Facilities: Green Design, Construction and Operations. 1sted. Mc Graw - Hill. 2008. 250 p. ISBN 0-07-164259-5 .