03007oam 2200625I 450 991078360270332120230617004310.01-134-43928-81-134-43929-61-138-16087-31-280-07129-X0-203-39828-910.4324/9780203398289 (CKB)1000000000248298(EBL)180850(OCoLC)271784760(SSID)ssj0000290582(PQKBManifestationID)11238628(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290582(PQKBWorkID)10412192(PQKB)10327941(MiAaPQ)EBC180850(Au-PeEL)EBL180850(CaPaEBR)ebr10099741(CaONFJC)MIL7129(OCoLC)53016493(EXLCZ)99100000000024829820180331d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuilding down barriers a guide to construction best practice /live Thomas CainLondon ;New York :Spon Press,2003.1 online resource (152 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-203-39984-6 0-415-28965-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [130]-136) and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; About the author; The six goals of construction best practice; Introduction; Seventy years of customer demand for improvement; The international demand for improvement; The three UK best practice standards and their six goals; The virtual firm; Motivating and leading radical improvement; Becoming a best practice client; Integrating the design and construction team; Ensuring the delight of the end users; Selecting the independent experts; The benefits of best practice and the risk of ignoring change; Further reading; IndexWith rapid changes in procurement processes and increasing pressure for improvement, cohesion and efficiency, practitioners need to be aware of industry-wide generally acknowledged best practice. The recent Latham and Egan reports in the UK have spurred further intitiatives from the demand side of the industry to speed the pace of reform. This text examines those new initiatives, clearly explaining and comparing them with each other and with similar initiatives from other countries such as the USA or Singapore, and painting a vivid picture of the future of the construction industry under the eConstruction industryManagementConstruction industryQuality controlConstruction industryManagement.Construction industryQuality control.624/.0068Cain Clive Thomas.946365MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783602703321Building down barriers3781332UNINA