E-Books

What's in construction e-books

The e-books fall into four broad topics:

• Running projects: guides to planning, managing and delivering projects on time and on budget.
• Contracts and claims: design-build administration, contracting for engineering projects, federal construction contracting and claims.
• Business and finance: profitability, measurement, accounting and growing a contracting company.
• Development and technical: development planning, economics and regulatory control, plus geotechnical, electrical and bridge titles.

New project managers and coordinators use them to learn the process, owners and executives to sharpen the business side, and engineers to look up technical reference material.

Popular construction e-books

• The Essential Guide To Running Your Construction Project: a start-to-finish project management guide.
• Guaranteed Project Success (Ebook): habits that keep projects on track.
• Over Budget and Behind Schedule (Ebook): why projects slip and how to recover.
• Development Planning for Construction Projects: planning a development from idea to approval.
• The E-Myth Contractor: building systems into a contracting business.
• Construction Claims and Responses E-Book: preparing and answering claims.
• Guide for Remodelling Contractors: running renovation work profitably.
• Handbook of Geotechnical Investigation Design Tables: reference tables for site investigation.

Related categories and guides

E-Books are part of Information. For shorter technical references see Guides and White Papers.

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Frequently asked questions

Who are these construction e-books for?

Most are written for people who run or support projects: project managers, coordinators, superintendents, contractors and business owners. A few technical titles, such as the geotechnical design tables, are aimed at engineers. Each product page describes the intended reader.

What format are the e-books in?

Format can differ between titles. Check the file type listed on each product page before downloading so you know which device, app or reader you need to open it, and whether it can be printed.

Are any of the e-books free?

Some titles may be free and others paid; the price is shown on each product in the grid. The Free category collects everything on the site that is currently available as a free download.

Can I share an e-book with my team?

Check the description on the product page for usage terms. If you want several people in your company to use a title, follow those terms rather than forwarding the file widely.