Special Workshop entitled: The Establishment of an Institute for Emerging Constructed Systems

提高我们设计和建造高质量设施的能力将需要技术创新。研究在原始创新中起着重要的作用。然而，实施创新存在许多障碍。一个重要的新模式是必要的，以刺激建筑业的技术创新。一项拟议的战略是建立一个致力于促进“优质建筑设施”的“研究所”。该研究所将作为研究方向以及设计和施工跨学科方法的制定和实施的催化剂。讲习班的目标如下：1)确定是否就“建造系统研究所”达成了强烈的共识。2)探讨拟建研究所在国家科学基金和土木工程专业中的作用。3)探讨如何实施和资助该研究所。

Improving our ability to design and construct high quality facilities will require technological innovations. Research plays an important role in originating innovations. However, there are many barriers to implementing innovations. A major new paradigm is necessary in order to stimulate technological innovations within the Construction Industry. One proposed strategy is based on the creation of an "Institute" dedicated to the promotion of " Quality Constructed Facilities". The Institute would serve as the catalyst for research directions, and the development and implementation of interdisciplinary approaches to design and construction. The goals of the workshop are as follows: 1) To establish whether there is a strong consensus for an "Institute for Constructed Systems". 2) To explore the role of the proposed institute within the National Science Foundation and the Civil Engineering Profession. 3) To explore how the Institute could be implemented and funded.