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Betts, M (1990) Methods and data used by large building contractors in preparing tenders. Construction Management and Economics, 8(04), 399-414.
Dawood, N N and Neale, R H (1990) A survey of current production planning practices in the precast concrete industry. Construction Management and Economics, 8(04), 365-83.
Dodd, J and Langford, D A (1990) Construction management on one large project in London: a case study. Construction Management and Economics, 8(04), 385-99.
Fisher, N G (1990) The use of structured data analysis as a construction management research tool. Construction Management and Economics, 8(04), 341-63.
Gale, A W and Fellows, R F (1990) Challenge and innovation: the challenge to the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 8(04), 431-6.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: innovation; research
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199000000034
- Abstract:
A one-day conference, organized by the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), took place in May 1989 to provide an interchange between industry and the research community. The programme was based on the premise that: ’It is necessary to go beyond superficial and self-congratulatory discussion and challenge the very basis of the construction industry as we have come to know it’. Sir Clifford Chetwood, the incoming president of the Building Employers Confederation (BEC), recently said: ’I believe we have a very fine industry but it suffers from the fact that it is fragmented, that it doesn’t have a uniform platform from which to project itself. We are going to have to sit down together and think through how we can establish that unified policy basis for the whole industry.’ The present construction industry consist of more than 170 000 firms, out of which 155 000 employ fewer than eight people. In 1986, new build, industrial, refurbishment, etc., accounted for about 55% of the total output of the industry, leaving 45% for repair and maintenance. Many clients put an emphasis nowadays on ’fast track’ construction. Over the last 10 years, the average speed of construction has increased from over 157m2 per week to something over 169m2 per week. The Broadgate Project has the fastest known construction of 627m2 per week; faster by 50% than American building projects. However, does speed preclude the inclusion of all the human and social values we wish to contain in buildings? The following report has been compiled from the transcript of the conference. The purpose of this report is to distil the essence of the speeches and discussions that followed. No attempt has been made to attribute statements to speakers or participants. The intention of this report is to identify the paramount issues raised, contradictions observed and problems emerging from discussion. The contents are intended to provide the basis for future debate and research.
Giritli, H, Sözen, Z, Flanagan, R and Lansley, P R (1990) International contracting: a Turkish perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 8(04), 415-30.