Professional Ethics in Construction and Surveying

Professional Ethics for Construction and Surveying is a textbook that responds to the increasing demand for practical, industry-aligned, ethical practices in quantity surveying, construction management, and related AEC professions. It presents real-world situations where the minimum legal and contractual requirements necessitate the combination of professional judgment and ethical decision-making, with cases covering the building lifecycle from procurement to handover. The book brings together ethical theory, existing worldwide ethical standards, and the requirements of the RICS, CIOB, and ICES, with the authors' experiences of examining candidates for entry into the professional bodies. It is aimed at vocational learners and practitioners in construction, engineering, architecture, and the wider built environment.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 174 pages
Publication date: 01 May 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This textbook responds to the increasing demand for practical, industry-aligned, ethical practices in quantity surveying, construction management, and related AEC professions. Professional Ethics for Construction and Surveying addresses how existing ethical standards can be pragmatically applied to both private and contracting practice, with case studies aligned with the ethical requirements of the main professional bodies. After an introduction to ethics, the authors present real-world situations where the minimum legal and contractual requirements necessitate the combination of professional judgment and ethical decision-making. They outline how such situations arise, then address how decisions can and should be made that are in keeping with the moral, contractual, and CSR requirements, with cases covering the building lifecycle from procurement to handover. Consequently, the book brings together ethical theory, existing worldwide ethical standards, and the requirements of the RICS, the CIOB, and the ICES, with the authors' experiences of examining candidates for entry into the professional bodies. The result is a professionally focused textbook aimed at vocational learners (at both undergraduate and postgraduate taught levels) and practitioners in construction, engineering, architecture, and the wider built environment.

Weight: 300g
Dimension: 154 x 234 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367354190