Why is construction so backward? - reviewed by Austin Williams

We are grateful to Austin Williams, Technical Editor of the Architects' Journal, for his review of Why is construction so backward? If you wish to contribute your critical review please email Ian Abley. We welcome a discussion.

If buildings have become more intelligent, why are walls so thick? Or, to put it another way, in the new millennium, why are construction practices so wedded to the past?

Examining the reactionary consequences of over-precaution, over-protection and the overstatement of environmental problems, the authors of this well-researched and fiercely polemical book go some way to providing shock therapy to construction policy makers.

Austin Williams, Technical Editor, The Architects' Journal

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Austin Williams is the director of the Transport Research Group. The trg is an unaffiliated and independent organisation, which aims to facilitate discussion between representatives of various transport interests. The role of the trg is to help to understand and clarify the terms of debate - in order that a clear strategy for improving the situation on transport networks can be developed. The trg aims to influence debate so that the best possible opportunities are provided for the travelling public. They organise public discussions with that aim in mind, and the latest event is posted on the trg website at www.transportresearch.org.uk.

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