Revaluing construction / written and edited by Peter Barrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrett, Peter (Peter Stephen), 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building--Quality control.

Building.

Construction industry--Customer services.

Construction industry.

Construction industry--Management.

Physical Description:

xi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2008.

Summary:

The performance of the construction industry has been a constant source of criticism and review for many years, both in the UK and a variety of other countries, and this has culminated in a series of major initiatives aimed at changing the combative nature of the industry to one that effectively provides the service clients say they want. There has been reasonable consensus on the issues involved, but not on how they can be addressed in a coherent way.

Based on extensive research, including workshops in five countries, a seven part infinity model has been developed and is presented in this new publication. This has made it possible to set out challenges for the various key stakeholders and to make clear proposals regarding progressive implementation drawing from various national experiences.

The seven key areas for action are: a holistic notion of construction, a shared vision amongst stakeholders, a balance between markets and social capital, dynamic decisions and information, evolving knowledge and attitudes, awareness of the systemic contribution of construction, promotion of the full value delivered to society. A range of international experts, under the editorship of Professor Peter Barrett, have each taken one of the seven areas and provided an extended contribution from their specialist perspective. The book finishes with examples of 'revalued' construction and practical actions for the various stakeholders.

Published in conjunction with CIB, the book will be of interest to policy makers in many countries, as well as clients and procurers of construction services and the academic research community.

Contents:

1 Introduction/need for change / Peter Barrett, Angela Lee 3

2 Overview of agenda for change / Peter Barrett 7

Part 2 Seven Priority Areas 9

3 Holistic idea of construction / Peter Barrett 11

4 Shared vision amongst stakeholders / Peter Barrett 18

5 Balance of markets and social capital / Peter Barrett 30

6 Dynamic decisions and information / Peter Barrett 36

7 Evolving knowledge and attitudes / Peter Barrett 46

8 Awareness of systemic contribution / Peter Barrett 51

9 Promotion of full value delivered by society / Peter Barrett 58

Part 3 Views Around Priority Areas 65

10 Assessing the true value of construction and the built environment / Les Ruddock 67

11 Competing revaluing construction paradigms in practice / George Ang 83

12 The trajectory of construction procurement in the UK / Chris Goodier, Robby Soetanto, Andrew Fleming, Peter McDermott, Simon Austin 105

13 Delivering full value through seamless information systems / Ghassan Aouad, Nick Bakis, Song Wu, Emeka Efe Osaji 115

14 Long-term educational implications of revaluing construction / Melvyn A. Lees 130

15 Revaluing construction: a building users' perspective / Jacqueline Vischer 149

16 Construction is good! / Angela Lee, Peter Barrett 164

17 A wider view: revaluing construction in developing countries / George Ofori 174

Part 4 Implications in Practice and Conclusions 193

18 Exemplars of 'revalued' construction / Lucinda Barrett 195

19 Stakeholder action areas / Peter Barrett 209

A1 Members of the CIB Revaluing Construction Steering Panel 225

A2 Sequence of activities and sources feeding into the CIB revaluing construction proactive theme 226

A3 Sample revaluing construction covering letter and survey questionnaire 234

A4 International survey questionnaire results 240.

Notes:

"Published in association with CIB, The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index.

ISBN:

9781405159197

1405159197

OCLC:

85162112

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