{"id":84717,"date":"2019-04-02T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=84717"},"modified":"2019-04-01T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T17:39:11","slug":"top-10-books-for-construction-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/top-10-books-for-construction-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 books for construction professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"CSI<\/a>
CSI members recommend must-read books for every construction professionals.
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When asked<\/a>, \u201cWhat is the one book you think every construction industry professional should read, and why?\u201d CSI members offered dozens of interesting and relevant options.<\/p>\n

Here are the top 10 books, as recommended by CSI Members:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Wiggins, Manual of Construction Documentation<\/a>;<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Ching, Building Construction Illustrated<\/a>;<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide<\/em> (PDPG);<\/li>\n
  4. Why Buildings Stand Up<\/a>;<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. The Contractor\u2019s Guide to Change Orders – How to Resolve Disputes and Get Paid;<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. Problem Seeking: An Architectural Programming Primer;<\/em><\/li>\n
  7. Global History of Architecture<\/a>;<\/em><\/li>\n
  8. Form, Space, & Order<\/a>;<\/em><\/li>\n
  9. Quality Management in Construction Projects;<\/em> and<\/li>\n
  10. Building Construction.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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