ABSTRACT
This paper suggests that the best way to improve the performance of the construction industry is to ensure that existing knowledge is more widely used, and addresses the question of how to achieve this. It considers the main types of non-project and project information used by the industry and the impact of the growing use of quality assurance systems and databases, and of the Single European Market. It describes the role of BRE in providing technical information and doing research into how it is used, and considers the impact of new technologies on the future development of construction information.
