18-20 October, 2006, Rome, Italy

Joint International Symposium of CIB Working Commissions
W55: Building Economics
W65: Organization and Management of Construction
W86: Building Pathology

Symposium themes

Global versus local issues of construction: Features and challenges of local construction industries and practices; case studies of completed construction projects; local policies and programs; understanding the forces of globalization and its implications at the local level; worldwide trade of materials, components and services; international standards and access to capital resources; sustainable construction.

Changing frontiers of construction: Value adding services; clients as initiators of change: clients' and users' needs: IT advancements; Internet-based procurement and project management; collaborative design; performance-based building; technology innovation and transfer; issues of professional institutions.

Structure and performance of the construction industry: Economic indicators of markets and firms; facilitators and constraints on industries' and firms' performance, the role of manufacturers, suppliers and subcontractors in the creation of value added; productivity studies; bonding and insurance issues; quality issues.

Competitive strategies for the XXI century: Construction marketing and business planning; means for sustained competitiveness; total quality management (TQM); benchmarking; technology innovation and transfer; collaborative relationships; new project and process models; applications of new management techniques.

Managing human and physical resources: The role of women in construction; professional development: workforce training and skill issues; motivation and leadership; cultural issues; knowledge management; material and equipment management; supply chain management.

Economics aspects of construction: Macroeconomic and microeconomic applications; international trade; real estate issues; financing methods for capital programs and projects; risk management, option theory and institutional economics; total life cycle costing.

Evaluation and sustainability of research efforts and agendas: National and international research programs; performance indicators of research investments; examples of successful academia and industry collaboration; industrial research and development; research networks; technology transfer; access and retrieval of research data and scholarly work.

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