Construction Reports 1944-98

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Mike Murray, David Langford
John Wiley & Sons, Apr 15, 2008 - Technology & Engineering - 240 pages
It is often said that in order to know where we are going, we need to know where we have been. For some years the construction industry has been challenged to deliver better performance in terms of value for money, timelier construction and defect free building. Behind this remodelling of an industry is Government. The interest by Government is not new, and report after report in the post war period has exhorted the industry to perform better.

This book documents how Government, through influential reports, has sought to shape the performance and attitudes of parties to the construction industry. It provides a critical review of 12 of the most significant, setting these against their political, social and economic background, and offers a ready reference and critique for researchers of construction management, government and economics.

 

Contents

1 Introduction
1
The Simon Committee Report 1944
8
The Phillips Report on Building 194850
26
A Report Prepared by Sir Harold Emmerson 1962
39
The Banwell Report 1964
55
Communications in the Building Industry 1965 and Interdependence and Uncertainty 1996
69
7 Large Industrial Sites Report 1970
86
The Wood Report 1975
105
NEDO 1983
114
NEDO 1988
130
The Latham Report 1994
145
Progress through Partnership 1995
161
The Egan Report 1998
178
14 Conclusion
196
Index
218
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Mike Murray is a lecturer in construction management within the Department of Architecture & Building Science at the University of Strathclyde. He is currently at the closing stage of his PhD research and holds a first class honours degree and MSc in construction management. He has lectured at three Scottish universities and has presented research papers at both UK and overseas conferences. Mike has recently presented one-day workshops to UK contractors, Costain, Wates and Gleeson.

Professor Dave Langford is the Director of the Graduate School in the Department of Architecture & Building Science at Shrathclyde University in Glasgow. He has contributed to the field of construction management for over 25 years and has lectured and consulted throughout the world. He has written many academic papers and several books including two which he co-authored for Blackwell, Strategic Management in Construction and Construction Management in Practice.

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