Building Innovation: Complex Constructs in a Changing World
1st Edition
Published on 27. June 2000
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-7277-2596-7 (ISBN)
Description
In order to deliver value, maintain competitiveness and remain profitable, construction professionals need to develop their capabilities for managing innovation and technical change.This new book presents a rich historical framework for understanding how to manage contemporary changes. It starts in the Machine Age, showing how a sophisticated set of industries and design processes have evolved to work with new materials, components and systems, culminating in the experiences and skills needed to integrate systems in the Digital Age.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7277-2596-7 (9780727725967)
DOI
10.1680/bicciacw.25967
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction
Trajectories of change in construction
Innovation in house building
Communication and control in buildings
Work to existing buildings
Innovation in the construction process
Conclusions and recommendations
Trajectories of change in construction
Innovation in house building
Communication and control in buildings
Work to existing buildings
Innovation in the construction process
Conclusions and recommendations