The Role of Public Agencies in Fostering New Technology and Innovation in Building (1992) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix G: Points of Entry for Building Innovation
Appendix G: Points of Entry for Building Innovation
Pages 125-132
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The General Services Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Me Naval Facilities Engineering Command undertake facility development for other agencies as well as for themselves.
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. The lead design firm generally is completely responsible for selection and direction of the design subcontractors, but many government agencies selecting designers will ask for a list of specialists on the team, prior to mung a selection.
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New technology may be visualized as entering the process from the lowest levels and moving upward to appear in the final product, the completed project. Innovations can be initiated anywhere in this process, springing from two primary sources: (1)
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The owner may have great difficulty determining the ultimate value of the potential innovation and may not even have the opportunity to make that judgment. A sophisticated owner may be able to maintain good information on new developments in each of the fields that represent opportunities for innovation, but most owners must generally depend on designers and builders for information and guidance.
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