Building Design Cost Management Chapter 4

Building Design Cost Management

Chapter Four

This section of the site aims to provide the reader reflections as published in the text. Further reader reflections will be added to these pages as the website develops.

Introduction

This chapter aims to:

Highlight the recently published commisioned reports that recommend significant action
Discuss the drivers to better construction
Identify the key processes required to achieve change
Suggest the need for a comprehensive information system that can support design cost management irrespective of procurement arrangement

A number of reports have recently been commissioned at government level addressing the problems facing the construction industry and what measures are required to bring about improvement. Construction procurement strategies are the main focus of all these reports.

Chapter 4 Reader reflections
	What are the barriers to changing practice in the construction industry? Can the UK construction industry clients provide a continuity of work to ensure that changing practice takes root? What are the benefits of partnering? What are the potential pitfalls of partnering at a strategic and project level? What role would the independent contraction economist play in a project partnering context?
If you feel you would like to add a reflection at this stage, please email the authors A.D.Ross