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Rapp, Randy R.

 
9781557537775: Disaster Recovery Project Management: Bringing Order from Chaos (Purdue Handbooks in Building Construction)
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ISBN 10: 1557537771 ISBN 13: 9781557537775
Editorial: Purdue University Press, 2017

Sinopsis

The scope of disasters ranges from man-made emergency to natural calamity, from a kitchen grease fire to a hurricane or volcanic eruption. It may be just one house that is destroyed, or perhaps a whole infrastructure system is threatened. While each type of event requires a very different scale and type of immediate response, the project management challenges that face restoration and reconstruction professionals after the emergency phase is complete are remarkably similar. Using insights acquired through decades of real-world experience, as well as from his academic research and teaching responsibilities, the author explains pertinent requirements and methods for the contractors and other professionals who bring order from chaos. The first section of the book surveys the managerial skills required to confront the range of disasters that might be encountered and the different project environments involved. The second section examines the details of project management and administration, from materials management to health and safety. The third and final section provides an overview of restoration techniques, from restorative drying to debris management and demolition. This is the first systematic presentation of the tools and skills needed for disaster recovery project management. It is designed primarily for contractors (both large and small firms), although it will also be of value for those who might hire them, the communities they serve, and their organizational partners in the disaster recovery effort. Those who are new to disaster restoration and reconstruction will find the volume particularly useful. Focused on informing the management of projects that recover the built environment, after emergency conditions sufficiently stabilize, the volume supplements and complements books devoted to conventional construction or emergency relief management.

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Randy R. Rapp, D. Mgt., P.E., C.C.E., C.P.C., A.I.C., is an associate professor of Building Construction Management (CM) in the Purdue University Polytechnic Institute. He serves as the School of Construction Management graduate chair and coordinates the restoration half of the unique Demolition and Restoration Management in the Built Environment major of study. He has extensive practical experience in the impact of both natural and manmade disasters and has worked in government and commercial contexts. While with Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR), he served in project controls and operations for Hurricane Katrina and logistics management for Hurricane Wilma. He was also the project controls manager and deputy program general manager for the Restore Iraqi Oil program. Rapp is well-known as an educator and industry leader. With Edward R. Fisk, he coauthored the Introduction to Engineering Construction Inspection (2004). He coedited Construction Site Planning and Logistical Operations with Bradley Benhart. With industry partners, he contributed to the redevelopment of the Certified Restorer credential for the Restoration Industry Association (RIA) and chaired the Government Affairs Committee and the Education Committee of the Institute for Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC). Rapp was also elected a director on the IICRC board. Additionally, he serves on the Education Committee of the RIA and is a part-time consultant for the Purdue Technical Assistance Program to Indiana.

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Purdue University Press
Año de publicación
2017
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ISBN 10 
1557537771
ISBN 13 
9781557537775
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Número de páginas
268
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