Construction Product Information 2001 reveals that 60% of specifiers use hard copy when they last sourced product information, against 28% who used the Internet, and only 12% who used CD-Rom.
Despite the wide range of product information now available electronically, 95% of private practices and 84% of contractors retained hard copy libraries. Only 38% planned to reduce these in the future.
The report is a collaboration of data from over 350 telephone interviews and around 5400 questionnaires. A summary of the report can be read by visiting www.BarbourExpert.com
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Building Sustainable Design