The Role of Public Agencies in Fostering New Technology and Innovation in Building

by National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on New TechnologyInnovation in Building, Andrew C. Lemer

Overview

This book explores innovation in the U.S. construction-related industries (i.e., design services, construction, building materials and products manufacture, and facilities operation and maintenance) and recommends a strategy for fostering new technology.

These industries account for about ten percent of the U.S. economy; federal agencies themselves spend some $15 billion annually on construction. A government strategy based on federal agencies that encourage applications of new technology for their own projects, activities to enhance the pursuit and effective transfer of new technology to the U.S. private sector, and increased support for targeted efforts to develop new technologies in specific areas will yield many benefits. These include better cost, quality, and performance in government facilities, generally improved quality of life, and enhanced U.S. industrial competitiveness in international markets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780309047838
Publisher:	National Academies Press
Publication date:	02/01/1992
Series:	Studies in Management of Building Technology: A Series
Pages:	142
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)