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Federal Policies to Foster Innovation and Improvement in Constructed Facilities:

Summary of a Symposium

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Size: 150 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1996

Authors:
Standing Committee on Research
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Table of Contents
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FRONT MATTER	i-vi	(skim)
CONTENTS	vii-vii	(skim)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1-6	(skim)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS	7-10	(skim)
PUBLIC BENEFIT OF INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE	11-16	(skim)
IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE	17-46	(skim)
SUCCESS IS NOT SERENDIPITOUS: MAKING CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION WORK	47-50	(skim)
EXPERIENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD	51-78	(skim)
U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE POLICY	79-112	(skim)
LEVERAGING FEDERAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO PROMOTE INNOVATION IN THE U.S	113-118	(skim)
HOW TO MAKE INNOVATION PART OF THE PROCESS	119-150	(skim)

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