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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgements
Introduction
ONE - Overbudget and Overdue
Tales of Woe
The Process and Its Players
Themes and Argument
TWO - The Economic Context of Construction
The Construction Industry: Its Size and Importance
The Problem of Productivity
THREE - False Starts and Frustrated Beginnings : A HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRY
Early Attempts at Cooperative Ownership
Original American Prefab
Techniques, Technologies, and the Emergence of the New Town Movement
Midcentury Visions of Conglomeration
Fragmentation and the Origins of the Construction Manager
FOUR - Asymmetric Information : THE BIG BARRIER TO CHANGE
Mutable Costs
Ineffective Intermediaries
Wanted: Better Management
Education: Unsurprisingly Inadequate
Anemic R&D
Promising Technology: Building Information Modeling (BIM)
FIVE - Minor Blemishes : UNIONS, WORKERS, AND GOVERNMENT
Labor Unions: The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent
Construction Worker Culture: Autonomous and Unruly
Government Rules and Regulations: Big Headaches in Small Packages
SIX - Fixing the Construction Industry : CONSOLIDATION, INTERMEDIARIES, AND INNOVATION
How Will an Intermediary Arise?
Contracts: Ensuring That Prices Stay Fixed
An Industry Open to Innovation
SEVEN - Practical Advice to Owners for Getting Started Now
Secure the Right Contract
The Owner’s Best Friend: The On-Site Owner’s Representative
Selecting the Best Agreements
Design-Build
Insurance Costs for the Construction Team
Winning the Change Order and Scheduling Games
Learn with Whom You Are Doing Business
Contingencies, Allowances, and Savings Clauses
Architects, Engineers, and Other Design Consultants
Notes
Index
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