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4 Implementing Activities for Breakthrough Improvements: Recommended Actions
Pages 37-40

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... The large corporations and government agencies that regularly invest in capital facilities and infrastructure will benefit most directly from improvements in the industry, and they will need to take a leading role if breakthrough improvements are to be achieved. The approach to implementing the five activities will need to be collaborative in order to overcome fragmentation among stakeholder groups, construction processes, and construction practices if interoperable technologies and prefabricated components are to be used effectively, if job-site efficiency is to be improved, and if appropriate demonstration installations are to be identified and used.
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From page 38...
... The committee believes that the critical mass of stakeholders needed to achieve breakthrough improvements can be assembled through a coalition of professional industry and government organizations. Such organizations include the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT)
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From page 39...
... RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MOVING FORWARD The committee is not in a position to mandate action by leading construction firms or professional organizations, but it can suggest a path forward. The committee believes that the sponsor of this study, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is well positioned to work with key construction-related organizations in the public and private sectors to develop a collaborative strategy for improving the productivity of the capital facilities sector.
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... NIST is uniquely positioned to work with public- and private-sector owners, contractors, researchers, and standards-setting organizations. The committee recommends that NIST convene a series of meetings involving representatives of the Construction Users Roundtable, Associated General Contractors of America, the Construction Industry Institute, the Association of Builders and Contractors, the American Council of Engineering Companies, the National Academy of Construction, the American Institute of Architects, the National Science Foundation, and other government organizations.
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