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Policies, programs and people that shape innovation in housing / Andrew P. Sanderford ... [and three others].

Author
Sanderford, Andrew
Published
New York : Momentum Press, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Innovating the House; Chapter 2: Understanding Innovation and the Challenges of Innovation in Housing; Chapter 3: The Literature of Innovation in Housing; Chapter 4: The Policy Context for Adopting and Diffusing U.S. Homebuilding Technology; Chapter 5: A Review of the Residential Construction Supply Chain and Its Characteristics; Chapter 6: The Residential Construction Supply Chain and Its Stakeholders; Index; Ad page; Backcover.
Summary
Businesses, consumers, industry groups, and governments understand the importance of innovation and the innovation process for continued economic success and improvements in quality of life. However, innovation remains an opaque topic. A paradox exists in housing at-large; using innovation is vital yet accounting for the value to individual organizations remains a challenge. This paradox is supported by a landscape that includes a sizeable graveyard of failed attempts at innovation on grand and small scales. This book seeks to decrease the opacity of innovation processes in residential constr.
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ISBN
9781606505618 (electronic bk.)
1606505610 (electronic bk.)
9781606505601
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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