Construction Management - 11th Edition

A construction site is a world of its own. No school can truly teach you the necessary practical knowledge, what is expected of you, and what can happen on construction sites.

There's something far more important than practical applications on construction sites: "site management." No matter how well someone knows the practical principles, or how experienced they are, site management is a complex web of relationships that is difficult to undertake. Unfortunately, these are not taught in schools, nor is there time given to learn them through practice. You can only learn by doing, through a master-apprentice method. However, this takes almost ten years. Site Management aims to shorten this period by sharing knowledge and experience. The author, distilling over 50 years of experience, shares with the reader what needs to be done and what can be experienced from the establishment of a construction site to its closure.

The book explains the principles of successful site management from a broad perspective, from selecting the site to providing materials, equipment, labor, subcontractors, etc. to the site; from tendering, contracting, and progress payment methods to establishing and maintaining good relationships with personnel, contractors, supervisors, local administrators, etc.

About Firuzan Baytop

He graduated from the GSA (now Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University) Architecture Department in 1948. Together with three friends, they received honorable mentions and awards in many architectural competitions. They won first prize in the Elâzığ Government House competition. In addition to many private constructions, he built the Istanbul Municipality Block apartment, the Emlâk Bank Atatürk Boulevard Block apartment, Bursa bazaars, Ataköy beach, and Ataköy 2nd Neighborhood. Starting in 1965, he managed the construction of many facilities for the Alarko company both domestically and internationally. While working as a Construction Consultant and Member of the High Advisory Board at the same company, he retired at his own request at the end of 2000. He is currently working as a member of the Materials Committee at the Istanbul Branch of the Chamber of Architects, giving lectures at various universities, meetings, and seminars, and publishing research and books on architecture, construction, and site management.