This speech reviews some major problems in public construction and focuses on ideas to make the construction process shorter, smoother, and more economical. Construction delays occur in (1) program development -- the initial phase of the project in which owners' needs are sorted out; (2) production of design and construction documents that require…

Despite the diversity of national circumstances, all countries have the common aim of providing the right kind of school buildings in the right place, at the right time, and at the right cost. The objective of the present study is to establish the best institutional means for achieving this aim and, insofar as there are common patterns between…