03093nam 2200625Ia 450 991081798740332120240417004800.00-309-14747-61-282-43726-797866124372670-309-14192-3(CKB)2560000000007924(EBL)3378551(SSID)ssj0000334413(PQKBManifestationID)11251296(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000334413(PQKBWorkID)10260073(PQKB)10910047(MiAaPQ)EBC3378551(Au-PeEL)EBL3378551(CaPaEBR)ebr10355549(CaONFJC)MIL243726(OCoLC)923281035(EXLCZ)99256000000000792420090811d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAdvancing 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 Academies1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academies Pressc20091 online resource (123 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-14191-5 Includes bibliographical references.""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""Construction industryEconometric modelsConstruction industryForecastingConstruction industryUnited StatesConstruction industryEconometric models.Construction industryForecasting.Construction industry338.47624National Research Council (U.S.).Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment.National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on Advancing the Productivity and Competitiveness of the U.S. Construction Industry.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817987403321Advancing the competitiveness and efficiency of the U.S. construction industry4015947UNINA