FEDERAL POLICIES TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT IN CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES. SUMMARY OF A SYMPOSIUM

The purpose of the symposium on federal policies to foster innovation and improvement in constructed facilities was to gain ideas and recommendations from a broad segment of professionals on how to leverage federal spending and serve as a catalyst for innovation. The workshop offered the opportunity to examine technology, government roles, and management approaches as they relate to leveraging federal investment to promote innovation. This publication summarizes the presentations given at the symposium.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • The Federal Facilities Council is a continuing activity of the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment of the National Research Council.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Facilities Council

  2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 158 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Costs; Facilities; Federal government; Improvements; Innovation; Investments; Management; Policy; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Roles
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00728826
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 129
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 25 1996 12:00AM