TY  - BOOK
AU  - Atkin,Brian
AU  - Borgbrant,Jan
AU  - Josephson,Per-Erik
TI  - Construction process improvement
SN  - 0632064625 (pbk.)
U1  - 690.068 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Malden, MA
PB  - Blackwell Science
KW  - Building
KW  - Cost effectiveness
KW  - Construction industry
KW  - Management
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface.  - Acknowledgements.  - Contributors.  - 1.  Introduction.  - 2.  Modularisation in the customisation of manufactured housing.  - 3.  Application of integrated life cycle design to housing.  - 4.  Life cycle costs of commercial buildings - a case study.  - 5.  A life cycle cost approach to optimising indoor climate systems.  - 6.  Performance indicators as a tool for decisions in the construction process.  - 7.  Reducing the risk of failure in performance within buildings.  - 8.  Physical status of existing buildings and their components with the emphasis on future emissions.  - 9.  Co-ordination of the design and building process for optimal building performance.  - 10.  New concrete materials technology for competitive construction.  - 11.  Competitiveness in the context of procurement.  - 12.  Encouraging innovation through new approaches to procurement.  - 13.  Public-private partneships - conditions for innovation and project success.  - 14.  Pros and cons in partnering structures.  - 15.  Importance of the project teams to the creation of learning within and between construction projects.  - 16.  Refurbishment of commercial buildings : the relationship between the project and its context.  - 17.  Improving project efficiency through process transparency in management information systems.  - 18.  Improvement processes in construction companies.   19.  Design research and the records of architectural design ; expanding the foundations of design tools development.  - 20.  Communicating project concepts and creating decision support form CAAD.  -  21.  Using 4D CAD in the design and management of vertical extensions to existing buildings.  - 22.  Importance of architectural attributes in facilities management.  - 23.  Conclusions.  - Index
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