Broken buildings, busted budgets : how to fix America's trillion-dollar construction industry / Barry B. LePatner, with Timothy Jacobson and Robert E. Wright.

Entrée principale:

LePatner, Barry B.

Titre et auteur:

Broken buildings, busted budgets : how to fix America's trillion-dollar construction industry / Barry B. LePatner, with Timothy Jacobson and Robert E. Wright.

Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Description:

x, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-215) and index.
Introduction -- Overbudget and overdue -- The economic context of construction -- False starts and frustrated beginnings: a history of the industry -- Asymmetric information: the big barrier to change -- Minor blemishes: unions, workers, and government -- Fixing the construction industry: consolidation, intermediaries, and innovation -- Practical advice to owners for getting started now -- Notes.

Résumé:

"In Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets, prominent construction attorney Barry B. LePatner builds a powerful case for change in America's sole remaining "mom and pop" industry - an industry that consumes $1.23 trillion and wastes at least $120 billion each year. American consumers pay the price for construction industry inefficiency with higher taxes and higher prices for housing and consumer goods. With three decades of experience representing clients that include eminent architects and engineers, as well as corporations, institutions, and developers, LePatner has seen firsthand how bad management, ineffective supervision, and insufficient investment in technology plague this industry. He pinpoints the problems that underlie construction's woes and provides practical tips for anyone in the business of building, including advice on the precise language owners should use during contract negotiations."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

9780226472676 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0226472671 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780226472690 (pbk.)
0226472698 (pbk.)

Sujet:

Construction industry United States History.
Construction industry United States Management.
Construction Industrie États-Unis Histoire.
Construction Industrie États-Unis Gestion.
Construction industry.
Construction industry Management.
United States.

Classification/genre:

History.

Vedettes secondaires:

Jacobson, Timothy C., 1948-
Wright, Robert E. (Robert Eric), 1969-

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 254687
Cote: BIB 184728
Statut: Disponible

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