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Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets : How to Fix America's Trillion-Dolla
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- ISBN
- 9780226472690
- Book Title
- Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets : How to Fix America's Trillion-Dollar Construction Industry
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Law, Architecture, Business & Economics
- Topic
- Industries / Construction, Construction, Real Estate / General, Real Estate, General
- Item Weight
- 11.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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Across the nation, construction projects large and small-from hospitals to schools to simple home improvements-are spiraling out of control. Delays and cost overruns have come to seem "normal," even as they drain our wallets and send our blood pressure skyrocketing. In Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets , prominent construction attorney Barry B. LePatner builds a powerful case for change in America's sole remaining "mom and pop" industry-an industry that consumes $1.23 trillion and wastes at least $120 billion each year. With three decades of experience representing clients that include eminent architects and engineers, as well as corporations, institutions, and developers, LePatner has firsthand knowledge of the bad management, ineffective supervision, and insufficient investment in technology that plagues the risk-averse construction industry. In an engaging and direct style, he here pinpoints the issues that underlie the industry's woes while providing practical tips for anyone in the business of building, including advice on the precise language owners should use during contract negotiations. Armed with Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets, everyone involved in the purchase or renovation of a building or any structure-from homeowners seeking to remodel to civic developers embarking on large-scale projects-has the information they need to change this antiquated industry, one project at a time. "LePatner describes what is wrong with the current system and suggests ways that architects can help-by retaking their rightful place as master builders."-Fred A. Bernstein, Architect Magazine "Every now and then, a major construction project is completed on time and on budget. Everyone is amazed. . . . Barry LePatner thinks this exception should become the rule. . . . A swift kick to the construction industry."-James R. Hagerty, Wall Street Journal
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226472698
ISBN-13
9780226472690
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66221981
Product Key Features
Book Title
Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets : How to Fix America's Trillion-Dollar Construction Industry
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Industries / Construction, Construction, Real Estate / General, Real Estate, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Law, Architecture, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
11.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
338.4/76900973
Lc Classification Number
Hd9715.U52l46 2008
Table of Content
List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction ONE Overbudget and Overdue TWO The Economic Context of Construction THREE False Starts and Frustrated Beginnings: A History of the Industry FOUR Asymmetric Information: The Big Barrier to Change FIVE Minor Blemishes: Unions, Workers, and Government SIX Fixing the Construction Industry: Consolidation, Intermediaries, and Innovation SEVEN Practical Advice to Owners for Getting Started Now Notes Index
Copyright Date
2008
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