This book introduces the four basic resources (money, machines, material, and men) and concepts for their management.  They must be carefully and professionally committed and managed within a construction environment of contracts; through the communication of ideas; and under the changing impact of weather, unforeseen events, and varying conditions.  After initial chapters on the construction environment and the traditional building process approach to project design and construction, the reader is introduced to the legal and management structures within which the basic resources are managed.  Finally, a chapter on the construction management approach to projects discusses conceptual material and how this relates to innovative industry practices.