In developing the Construction Issues Series of educational programs last year under the thematic title, Winds of Change: Moving Toward a More Integrated, Fully Collaborative Approach to Project Delivery, I uncovered a wealth of information on hot topics related to our industry. Below is a list of some of the various resources arranged by subject matter:
Lean Construction
• Lean Construction Institute – www.leanconstruction.org (Lean Construction Journal)
• Lean Enterprise Institute – www.lean.org
• Tradeline – a publication for Facilities Planning and Facilities Management - www.tradelineinc.com
Organizations
• buildingSmartalliance – part of the National Institutes of Building Science (NIBS) - www.nibs.org
• Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) - www.ame.org
• Construction Users Round Table – www.curt.org (The VOICE)
• American Council of Engineering Education - www.acec.org
• American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry - www.abanet.org/forums/construction/publications
• National Collegiate Facilities Management Technology Conference (NCFMTC) - www.ncfmtc.org
• Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE) - http://cife.stanford.edu
• Building Design and Engineering - www.bdcnetwork.com
• Collaborative Construction Resources, LLC (CCR) - www.collaborativeconstruction.com
• Reed Construction Data – www.reedconstructiondata.com
Integrated Project Delivery
• McGraw Hill Construction Continuing Education Center - http://continuingeducation.construction.com
• AIA National and AIA California Council - www.aia.org
• Construction Users Roundtable Architectural/Engineering Productivity Committee - www.curt.org
• California Construction - http://california.construction.com
Marketing
• "HOW: Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything . . . in Business (and in Life)" Dov Seidman, John Wiley & Sons (2007)
Article by William Cianci, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Construction Intitute
