Jon Broome

The Good Building Book reimagines design and construction for optimal performance and value while minimising environmental impacts.Accessible yet thorough, this book provides provocative and empowering insights and critical analysis for building users and clients, architects, engineers, builders, developers, homeowners, and students of the built environment. It bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering practical rules of thumb and design strategies for a changing climate.From approaches to strategic design and principles of good details for building elements, The Good Building Book weaves together budget, quality and functionality. Drawing from extensive experience, award-winning architect Jon Broome and design engineer Nick Grant celebrate undervalued ideas that have stood the test of time.Organised as thought-provoking essays and illustrated throughout with helpful diagrams and vivid photographs, this solution-focused book guides readers through project development for eco-friendly houses and commercial buildings. It examines performance standards and navigates commercial aspects like budgets, contracts, and consultants.Whether you're a homeowner seeking to enhance your space or a student shaping the future, this book provides a way of thinking about how we shape the built environment for sustainable living.

Early Contractor Involvement: Improving the management of contract risk explains how to structure and administer a process of early contractor involvement within a two-stage tender process. It provides clear practical guidance on the range of factors that need to be considered to achieve the benefits of early contractor involvement (ECI) which includes improved design, pricing and risk management. Drawing on a range of case studies and the authors’ first-hand experience, the book gives much-needed practical insight into the optimal use of ECI as a procurement approach. Coverage in the book includes benefits of the ECI process and key steps to ensure the benefits are realisedhow to administer ECI under an NEC contract and comparison with other contract forms, including JCTtargeted advice for the Client, Contractor and Project Managerdiscussion of commercial considerations, risk allocation and incentives required to deliver the benefits of ECIinsights from real-world case studies. Early Contractor Involvement offers practical guidance on a procurement approach that is becoming increasingly popular and will promote best practice within the construction industry. It will be of interest to a range of professionals working in construction procurement, including clients, contractors and project managers, as well as lawyers and professional consultants.

Whether you want a turf roof, solar-powered hot water, or a super-insulated (and cost-efficient) house, you need to know the essential elements of the selfbuild process. In The Green Self-Build Book, Jon Broome gives an overview of the different methods of sustainable and eco-friendly construction techniques, and presents this information in a way that is relevant to non-professionals. The book includes case studies of green building techniques such as earth & straw bale buildings. The Green Self-Build Book gives inspiration and information to guide you through the green self-build process. It is intended for anyone who is planning a self-build project, and also for housing professionals, students and teachers.