Federal Policies to Foster Innovation and Improvement in Constructed Facilities : Summary of a Symposium.

FEDERAL POLICIES TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT IN CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY -- TECHNOLOGY -- GOVERNMENT ROLE -- MANAGEMENT -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS -- NATIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- OPENING REMARKS: PUBLIC BENEFIT OF INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE -- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE -- SMITH, HINCHMAN AND GRYLLS ASSOCIATES -- BUILDING CODES AND REGULATIONS -- RISK EXPOSURE -- LIMITED SERVICE CONTRACTS -- INCREASED COMPETITION/DECREASED COMPENSATION -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE -- CHARLES E. SMITH COMPANIES -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE -- FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION -- FUNDING -- FRAGMENTATION -- DEVELOPMENT -- EDUCATION -- PAROCHIALISM -- IMPLEMENTATION -- REDUCTION IN SUPERSTRUCTURE DEAD LOAD -- INCREASE IN SPAN LENGTH OF PRE-CAST BEAMS -- REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF SUPPORTING GIRDERS -- FUTURE -- RECAPITULATION -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE -- STEINBERG AND ASSOCIATES -- THE PROJECT -- STRUCTURING AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT -- BARRIERS TO AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- SUCCESS IS NOT SERENDIPITOUS: MAKING CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION WORK IN THE REAL WORLD -- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- EXPERIENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD -- BOUYGUES GROUP -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- EXPERIENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD -- SHIMIZU CORPORATION -- NATIONAL R&amp -- D PROJECTS (1994) -- FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF JAPAN'S MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION (INTERNATIONAL VERSION) -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- EXPERIENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD -- NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICE -- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY OPENING REMARKS.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICE -- E.I. DUPONT DENEMOURS AND COMPANY, INC. -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICE -- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY -- AN AGENDA FOR BUILDING PERFORMANCE -- INTERIOR SYSTEMS -- ENCLOSURE AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS -- HVAC SYSTEMS -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS -- CONCLUSION -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICE -- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH INNOVATIVE PRACTICE -- CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INSTITUTE -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- PARTICIPANT WORKSHOPS: LEVERAGING FEDERAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO PROMOTE INNOVATION IN THE U.S. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY -- CONSULTING ENGINEER OPENING REMARKS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE WORKSHOPS -- TECHNOLOGY -- GOVERNMENT ROLE -- MANAGEMENT -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW TO MAKE INNOVATION PART OF THE PROCESS -- CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCH FOUNDATION OPENING REMARKS -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- HOW TO MAKE INNOVATION PART OF THE PROCESS -- OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE -- ENGLISH SYSTEM -- METRIC SYSTEM -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- HOW TO MAKE INNOVATION PART OF THE PROCESS -- STAFF FOR SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- HOW TO MAKE INNOVATION PART OF THE PROCESS Henry Kelly -- OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- HOW TO MAKE INNOVATION PART OF THE PROCESS Kenneth R. Kimbrough -- GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION -- ABOUT THE SPEAKER -- HOW TO MAKE INNOVATION PART OF THE PROCESS -- BECHTEL CORPORATION -- INNOVATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY -- LOOKING AHEAD.

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