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Changes in thinking

Changes in thinking

From the course: Construction Management Foundations

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Changes in thinking

- Over the years, there have been plenty of changes in the way we think about things in construction. These changes in thinking have been a long time in the making, and they have not happened quickly. One of the first real major efforts at effecting change in the industry came in the late 1990s when a division of the United States Department of Commerce, called NIST or the National Institute of Standards and Technology, issued a series of reports called the National Construction Goals in an attempt to establish a sense of direction for the betterment of the industry. Now these goals were developed with the cooperation of industry, and they're significant. And even though they're 20 years old, they're worth discussing here because of their scope and their impact on the industry. One of the things that was so significant is the level of improvement that they identified as being needed. For example, they identified the need for a 50% reduction in construction work injuries and illnesses,…

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