The Superintendent’s Guide
Commercial construction made comprehensible for entrepreneurs
Commercial Interior Construction Made Comprehensible
The Superintendent's Guide takes the mystery out of interior construction for entrepreneurs. The Guide describes the hurdles in constructing an efficient business platform. The inspection process and how to resolve conflicts between trades, architects and engineers explained. If you intend to expand or shrink your place of business, aspire to manage or lease commercial "Class A" real estate, encourage business to locate in your community, CRA or state, improve your US construction vocabulary in anticipation of opening a new office or "sucursal" or you simply want to manage the thrill of spending your money on the Landlord's property after leasing space — The Superintendent's Guide is for you.
The book holds 450 construction terms in it's Index, over 60 photos of work in progress and treats Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning with respect. Over 160 pages in the telling with humor and instructional sidebars and tips.
The Superintendent's Guide takes the mystery out of interior construction for entrepreneurs.
Can The Superintendent’s Guide Help Me?
By Robert Dollar
ASUNTO: SUCURSALES GLOBALESASUNTO: SUCURSALES GLOBALES
El idioma de la construcción comercial norteamericano carece de una guia para atender la creciente demanda de arquitectos y comerciantes Latinamericanos en acomodar expansiónes globales. Los términos y una explicación de las exigencias de los procesos de renovación interior de propiedades comerciales se presenta en esta obra. The Superintendent’s Guide lleva mas que 60 fotos, un indice de mas que 450 términos y incluye expliciones como soportar planos de “Business Continuity” y “Disaster Recovery.” El libro esta escrito del punto de vista del constructor y del gerente quien lleva Las aspiraciónes y esperanzas del negocio en el exterior.
Yes, if you are about to…
Remodel, expand or shrink your place of business
Design or budget for expanded facilities
Develop a business continuity or disaster recovery plan with construction triage
Become a construction manager, architect/designer or MEP engineer
Aspire to manage or lease commercial “class A” real estate
Encourage entrepreneurs to locate in your community by offering real time advice from the guide
Learn all aspects of the commercial construction process before you lease
Analyze construction related legal exposure as Tenant/Landlord before you lease
Downsize the current footprint of your facilities and sublease underutilized space
Superintend or project manage commercial construction.
The Principals/Who DoYou Love? Client 1; Property Manager 2; Chief Building Engineer 4; Construction Consultant 4; Neighbors 5; Bossman 6; Architect 7; Inspectors 8; Subcontractors 9.
Establish a Presence/How to Guide the Cast. Building Rules and Regulations 12; This is Not a Nuclear Attack 15; Your Pizza is Here -- Deliveries 16; Plans and Specs: Clarifications, Separate/Alternate Pricing and Standard Exclusions 18; Be a Detective:Where Are the T-Stats? 21;Transformer in the Plenum 22; Permits: An Overview 23;The Job Log 25; Binders 25; The Job Site Office 26; Enforcing the Job 27.
Getting Started/Demolition: Destroy or Save? Worse Case Scenario 30;Pre-Punch32;After Hours 32;Plumbing Demolition 34; Electrical Demolition 35; GreetYour Inspectors 36; Dumpsters 38.
Group I Inspections/Rough wall, plumbing, electrical, low voltage, fire alarm, Maglock, CCTV, security, wall insulation, framing and wall screw >>Layout Overview 39; Wall layout 40; Doors 42; Plenum 42; Architect’s Approval - Layout 43; Standing the Walls 45; Electrical Layout 46; X-Rays - In Search of Post Tensioned Cables 48; The First Cycle of Inspections 49; Plumbing Layout 53; Electrician Progression 55; Monolithic Ceiling 61; Heating,Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) 64; Appliances in Drywall Ceilings and Corridors 68; Interior Doors and Frames 70; Piece Workers: Subs of Subs 76
Group II Inspections/Rough ceiling, sprinkler, acoustic ceiling, low voltage and data, low voltage security, HVAC, electrical, hard
ceiling framing and drywallscrew>>Drywall finish 79; Grid continued 80; Tales of a Bad Installer 83; As the Grid Goes Up 84; Sprinklers:The Chicken and The Egg 85; Painters 89; HVAC- Ceiling Finish 90; The Three Act Play 95; Check Your Inventory - What’s Left? 95; Time for Personal Review 95; Confirm Those Finish Details 97; Reorganize Subs/Vendors for Final Installs 99
Group III Final Inspections/HVAC, plumbing, fire sprinkler, smoke bomb, fire alarm, security, low voltage and data, electrical, building, zoning, and setback>>Act III: Job Status by Trade and by Task 101; (A.) The Ceilings 101; (B.) Electrical 101; (C.) Carpentry/Cabinets 104; (D.) The Walls 105; (E.) The Floors 106; Manage That Information - The MIS Room 108; Working Above the Finished Ceilings 111; Final Inspections - Aiming at a Moving Target 111; Flooring Prelude 115; Flooring Installers 116; Stone Floors: Marble and Granite 119; Stone Walls: Marble and Granite120; Flooring - An Overview 121; Events Simultaneous with Flooring 123
The Move In/Its never too late!! Furniture 131;Cleaning Procedures 133;T.C.O.-The Fallback Position 135;Why It Didn’t Happen 136; Punch List 139;The Chief Engineer’s PunchList 140; Say Good-bye140
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