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Reducing construction costs : uses of best dispute resolution practices by project owners : proceedings report.

"The National Academy of Construction (NAC) has determined that disputes, and their accompanying inefficiencies and costs, constitute a significant problem for the industry. In 2002, the NAC assessed the industry's progress in attacking this problem and determined that although the tools,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Government/Industry Forum on Reducing Construction Costs: Uses of Best Dispute Resolution Practices by Project Owners Washington, D.C., Federal Facilities Council
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2007.
Colección:Technical report (Federal Facilities Council) ; #149.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Overview
  • Changing the adversarial culture of the construction industry
  • Brief review of typical dispute prevention and resolution best practices
  • Use of best practices in construction
  • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority successful uses of dispute resolution best practices
  • Employing standing dispute resolution panels with the bridging method of design and construction procurement
  • Risk allocation: the Pentagon renovation project
  • Methods of reducing claims
  • Exploring ways to encourage and implement greater uses of dispute resolution best practices
  • Getting beyond process to the roots of litigation: changing the litigious culture in an organization and its impact on the construction industry.