Building Down Barriers, a guide to construction best practice
Spon Press
£22.50
(ISBN 041528953)
In the UK, the Latham and Egan reports have spurred initiatives from the demand side of the construction industry to speed the pace of reform, such as those seen in the launch of three radical best practice standards for construction procurement: the Confederation of Construction Clients' Charter handbook, the National Audit Office report, Modernising construction, and the Department of Media, Culture and Sport report, Better public buildings. Building Down Barriers, a guide to construction best practice explains and compares the main aspects of the three standards and also compares them with similar developments in countries such as the USA and Singapore. It examines not only the culture changes they necessitate in each sector of the UK construction industry but also the consequences of ignoring them.
Spon Press
£22.50
(ISBN 041528953)
In the UK, the Latham and Egan reports have spurred initiatives from the demand side of the construction industry to speed the pace of reform, such as those seen in the launch of three radical best practice standards for construction procurement: the Confederation of Construction Clients' Charter handbook, the National Audit Office report, Modernising construction, and the Department of Media, Culture and Sport report, Better public buildings. Building Down Barriers, a guide to construction best practice explains and compares the main aspects of the three standards and also compares them with similar developments in countries such as the USA and Singapore. It examines not only the culture changes they necessitate in each sector of the UK construction industry but also the consequences of ignoring them.
The book is aimed at all members of the design and construction supply chain, including the client and end users, and is a valuable guide for students in all design and construction courses. Until December 2000, Clive Cain was the quality director at Defence Estates, representing them on the Design build Foundation and the Construction Round Table.
Source
Building Sustainable Design
