Federal policies to foster innovation and improvement in constructed facilities [[electronic resource] ] : (summary of a symposium) / / Federal Facilities Council, Standing Committee on Research

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451839203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (158 p.)
• Collana: Technical report ; ; no. 129
• Disciplina: 338.973
• Soggetti: Public works - Government policy - United States; Infrastructure (Economics) - Government policy - United States; Technological innovations - Government policy - United States; Public buildings - United States - Design and construction; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""FEDERAL POLICIES TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT IN CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""LEHIGH UNIVERSITY""; ""TECHNOLOGY""; ""GOVERNMENT ROLE""; ""MANAGEMENT""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""KEYNOTE ADDRESS ""; ""NATIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""OPENING REMARKS: PUBLIC BENEFIT OF INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE""; ""LEHIGH UNIVERSITY""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE ""; ""SMITH, HINCHMAN AND GRYLLS ASSOCIATES""; ""BUILDING CODES AND REGULATIONS""; ""RISK EXPOSURE""; ""LIMITED SERVICE CONTRACTS""""INCREASED COMPETITION/DECREASED COMPENSATION""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE""; ""CHARLES E. SMITH COMPANIES""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE ""; ""FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION""; ""FUNDING""; ""FRAGMENTATION""; ""DEVELOPMENT""; ""EDUCATION""; ""PAROCHIALISM""; ""IMPLEMENTATION""; ""REDUCTION IN SUPERSTRUCTURE DEAD LOAD""; ""INCREASE IN SPAN LENGTH OF PRE-; CAST BEAMS""; ""REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF SUPPORTING GIRDERS""; ""FUTURE""; ""RECAPITULATION""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE """"STEINBERG AND ASSOCIATES""; ""THE PROJECT""; ""STRUCTURING AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT""; ""BARRIERS TO AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""SUCCESS IS NOT SERENDIPITOUS: MAKING CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION WORK IN THE REAL WORLD ""; ""NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""EXPERIENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD ""; ""BOUYGUES GROUP""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""EXPERIENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD ""; ""SHIMIZU CORPORATION""; ""NATIONAL R&D PROJECTS (1994)""; ""FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF JAPAN'S MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION (INTERNATIONAL VERSION)""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""""EXPERIENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD ""; ""NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICE ""; ""NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY OPENING REMARKS""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICE ""; ""E.I. DUPONT DENEMOURS AND COMPANY, INC.""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICE ""; ""CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY""; ""AN AGENDA FOR BUILDING PERFORMANCE""; ""INTERIOR SYSTEMS""; ""ENCLOSURE AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS""; ""HVAC SYSTEMS""; ""TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS""""CONCLUSION""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICE ""; ""U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICE ""; ""CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INSTITUTE""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""PARTICIPANT WORKSHOPS: LEVERAGING FEDERAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO PROMOTE INNOVATION IN THE U.S. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY""; ""CONSULTING ENGINEER OPENING REMARKS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE WORKSHOPS""; ""TECHNOLOGY""; ""GOVERNMENT ROLE""; ""MANAGEMENT""; ""ABOUT THE SPEAKER""; ""PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW TO MAKE INNOVATION PART OF THE PROCESS ""