Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets: How to Fix America's Trillion-Dollar Construction Industry
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.90 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226472698 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Should be required reading for CM Students, Contractors, Architects For anyone that is in the industry, nothing in the book should be a dramatic revelation. Construction is often fraught with delays, blown budgets and shoddy work, and many people in the industry accept this as standard practice, to be repeated on the next project.The author dissects the major issues facing construction, using good examples, and states his case for a more profess. Stephen Shay said The Glass is Half Full. LePatner is a lawyer and he sees a lot of nightmare projects in his practice. Unfortunately, LePatner doesn't see the successful projects, the ones which are finished on time, on budget and the clients are happy.I'm seeing a growing division between what happens in the field and what happens in the office. Technology has made the office more efficient and also more dependent. My. "Beginning of a Construction Revolution" according to COBuilder. This book presents many facts and figures which show the state of the construction industry as one that is extremely broken. This is reflected in our nations structures and the lack of quality found in them. Mr. Lepatner frequently uses a condescending when discussing the industry, which gets old after a while. Other than that the book outlines a problem that the industry must a
Delays and cost overruns have come to seem “normal,” even as they drain our wallets and send our blood pressure skyrocketing. Hagerty, Wall Street Journal . Barry LePatner thinks this exception should become the rule. A swift kick to the construction industry.”—James R. 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. Everyone is amazed. Across the nation, construction projects large and small—from hospitals to schools to simple home improvements—are spiraling out of control. Bernstein, Architect Magazine “Every now and then, a major construction project is completed on tim
Barry B. He is founder of one of the first boutique law firms primarily representing corporations, institutions, and real estate developers on major construction projects and coauthor of Structural and Foundation Failures.. LePatner is recognized as one of the nation’s leading construction lawyers
economy. "Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets "identifies the sources of and proposes solutions for mitigating construction cost overruns.1;2;Ramon Gilsanz, P.E. Kliment (03/05/2007)"Construction, a $1 trillion industry, is a bedrock of the mighty U.S. Eugene Kohn, Chairman, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates -- A. They have certainly led to a disruptive relationship between design professionals who draft construction documents, the contractors who build from them and the clients who usually end up paying for the resulting cost overrun. Those who do will surely join Mr. Partner, Gilsanz, Murray, Steficek LLP -- Ramon Gilsanz (03/26/2007)"Not since "The Business Roundtable" raised the red flag over 25 years ago on the ineffective use of construction dollars and its impact on the global economy has a treatise provided in-depth reasoning on the culprits. He not