Experience is useful, if shared

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Yours truly,

Dimitrios N. Dounas

Civil Engineer NTUA

Halkida, Euboea, Greece

1st of October 2025

Foreword 

“Πάντων χρημάτων μέτρον έστιν άνθρωπος,

των μεν όντων ως έστιν,

των δε ουκ όντων ως ουκ εστίν”

Πρωταγόρας ο Αβδηρίτης

490 Π.Χ. – 420 Π.Χ.

“Man is the measure of all things,

of the things that are that they are

and of the things that are not that they are not”

Protagoras[1] of Abdera

490 B.C. – 420 B.C.

Should professional experience be of assistance to colleagues in the construction industry then the effort to produce this document is justified.

The construction industry professionals offer services around the world in the production of all types of construction projects.

We have the privilege to live and work in different countries, associate with thousands of human beings of various origins and obtain knowledge on their way of working, thinking and living.

Valuable lifetime is spent in construction sites in the middle of nowhere.

Experience is useful, if shared. In this respect, this document aims to offer information that may be of interest to professionals in the construction industry.

This document is split in two parts.

Part I – In theory

• Proposes links (only) to an indicative collection of freely and publicly available information that anyone may obtain from official internet sites of individuals, organizations or institutions, provided that the required copyright is fully respected.

• Proposes (indicative only) legal, regulatory, social, ethical, quality, environmental and occupational health & safety requirements of an organization or a project in the construction industry.

• Proposes (Indicative) lists of management systems’ documents.

Part II – In practice

•   Proposes management systems’ documents.

•   Proposes references to relevant legislation, standards and codes of practice.

•   Proposes organization and management processes to construction organizations and projects from tender stage to final handing over of a project on a systematic approach.

•   Proposes course of action at all stages of a project.

•   Proposes records/reports that may be incorporated in the thesaurus of a project.

[1] Stanford University https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/protagoras/ Copyright © 2024 by Mauro Bonazzi