ABSTRACT

Today's construction environment is more complex than any previous era. The possible impediments to a project's successful completion include not only "bricks and mortar" issues like material availability or curtain wall testing, but a broad array of concerns involving the economic, political, social, environmental, archeological, community, and hi

chapter 1|6 pages

Not just bricks and mortar

chapter 8|10 pages

Exterior wall renovation in urban areas

chapter 10|12 pages

Building under a city street

chapter 12|22 pages

Turning archaeological problems into assets

chapter 13|36 pages

Trees in urban construction

chapter 14|28 pages

Building for high performance

chapter 15|10 pages

Construction labor in the urban setting

chapter 16|10 pages

Women in construction

chapter 17|4 pages

University of Washington case study