The Delivery of Design and Construction Services

AGC-AIA Dispute Represents Deeper AEC/O Rifts (Cadalyst, Oct 25, 2007) discusses how changes in methods of project delivery, such as building information modeling, are leading to changes in the traditional roles of the designer and builder--changes that do not always come easily.

The upcoming 5th Edition of Fundamentals of Building Construction (due Fall of 2008) will have an expanded discussion of the roles of the building and construction manager in the construction of buildings.

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Building Futures Council
The AGC's BIM Initiatives and the Contractor's Guide to BIM (AEC Bytes)