ABSTRACT
Most books and papers on the management of construction projects-and there are many-have approached the theory and practice of the subject from the company or project corporate viewpoint, the apex of the triangle. These approaches may well have been suited to the static, stage defined, single or limited trade elements of foundations, structure and envelope. However, the documented history of the industry records that many of the management methods it has used were far from adequate. Nowhere are management difficulties more apparent than with building services.
