- Author
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Ioannou, P. G.
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Liu, L. Y.
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Dias, A., Jr.
- Title
- ACTS - Advanced Construction Technology System.
- Coporate
- Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor
- Report
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Source Document 84
December 1992
382 p.
- Keywords
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construction
- Identifiers
- Advanced Construction Technology System (ACTS)
- Abstract
- The expedient introduction of emerginc construction technologies into practice is one of the most effective methods for improving product quality, decreasing costs, and improving the effectiveness of the construction industry. In spite of recent advances in construction automation, however, the industry still lacks an efficient system for the rapid identification and evaluation of potential technological solutions during design and construction. This lack of organization and availability, when coupled with the natural human tendency to stay with the tried and true, is probably the major cause of the slow rate of technology transfer and adaptation in the construction industry. Information about technological innovations needs to be centrally organized and disseminated so that it may be readily usable at a moment's notice. The objective of the Advanced Construction Technology System (ACTS) is to provide a solution to this problem. The project's long-term objective is to establish ACTS as an ongoining information service to the US construction industry that will help contractors, designers, and owners identify and use emerging technologies to improve construction efficiency and effectiveness.