2088 Pages 495 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The evolution of the construction industry is closely linked with the introduction and evolution of information technologies. Today, collaboration, distributed document management, and instant communications are joining classic scheduling and estimating applications as the standard tools employed by construction professionals. However, the next generation of information technology applications is... Read more

Volume 1: Foundational Construction Technologies  Construction Technology: Where We are Now, Promises, and Potential.  Introduction  Part 1: PC Applications  Part 2: Scheduling  Part 3: Estimating  Part 4: Safety Analysis  Part 5: Web-based Collaboration  Volume 2: Simulation and Automation  Introduction  Part 6: Simulation  Part 7: Constructability  Part 8: Productivity Analysis and Innovations  Part 9: Robotics and Automation  Part 10: Risk Analysis  Volume 3: Visualization and Modeling  Introduction  Part 11: Design-Construction Integration  Part 12: Building Models  Part 13: nD Technologies  Part 14: Building Information Management  Volume 4: Intelligence, Knowledge and Networks  Introduction  Part 15: Knowledge-Based Systems and Artificial Intelligence  Part 16: Site Layout  Part 17: Knowledge Management  Part 18: Virtual Teams  Part 19: Project Network Analysis.  Index

Biography

Paul S. Chinowsky is an associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder and is currently conducting research in the area of high performance organizations in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry.

He is editor of the Engineering Project Organization Journal.