Construction Collaboration Technologies - An Extranet Evolution

Informationen zum Autor Paul Wilkinson is head of corporate communications at BIW Technologies, Europe's leading provider of web-based collaboration technologies to the construction and property sectors. Before joining BIW in 2000, he spent 11 years in construction professional services, firstly at Halcrow and then at Tarmac, before running his own consultancy, researching and writing about industry best practice and information technology. Zusammenfassung Outlines and explains the use of web-based collaborative technology for the construction industry, highlighting advantages, drawbacks, uses and opportunities. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Defining Collaboration 2. The Convergence of Culture and Technology 3. The Construction Collaboration Providers 4. Hosting Construction Collaboration Technologies 5. Features and Functionality of Construction Collaboration Technology 6. Connecting to a Construction Collaboration Service 7. Legal Issues Relating to Construction Collaboration Technology 8. Human Aspects of Collaboration 9. Benefits of Using Construction Collaboration Technologies 10. Where Next for Construction Collaboration Technologies?

Product details

• Authors: Paul Wilkinson, Wilkinson Paul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2005
• EAN: 9780415358583
• ISBN: 978-0-415-35858-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, ARCHITECTURE / Project Management, Social groups, The environment, Project management, Building construction & materials, Hotel & catering trades, Building construction and materials, Hotel, hospitality and catering trades, Social groups, communities and identities