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UNINA9910817987403321 |
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Titolo |
Advancing the competitiveness and efficiency of the U.S. construction industry / / Committee on Advancing the Productivity and Competitiveness of the U.S. Industry Workshop, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-14747-6 |
1-282-43726-7 |
9786612437267 |
0-309-14192-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (123 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Construction industry - Econometric models |
Construction industry - Forecasting |
Construction industry - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Background""; ""2 Obstacles to Improving Construction Productivity""; ""3 Opportunities for Breakthrough Improvements in the U.S. Construction Industry""; ""4 Implementing Activities for Breakthrough Improvements: Recommended Actions""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Biosketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Agenda and List of Participants""; ""Appendix C: An International Perspective on Construction Competitiveness and Productivity--Carl Haas"" |
""Appendix D: Technical Change and Its Impact on Construction Productivity--Paul M. Goodrum""""Appendix E: Creating and Cultivating the Next Generation of Construction Professionals--Jeffrey S. Russell"" |
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