工程管理专业英语THE_CONSTRUCTION_INDUSTRY及翻译.doc

CHAPTER 1 THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CHAPTER OUTLINE INTRODUCTION TYPE OF INDUSTRY INDUSTRY SECTORS Residential Sector Commercial Building Sector Infrastructure and Heavy Highway Sector Industrial Sector RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY Construction Ethics Demographics Opportunities CONCLUSION STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES In this chapter you will learn the following: 1. The principle characteristics that define the construction industry 2. The four major sectors of construction projects 3. The nature of research and development within the construction industry 4. Current trends within the construction industry INTRODUCTION To form by assembling parts is the dictionary definition for con.struct, but the phrase also is a metaphor for the construction process itself. Just as divergent materials come together to form a structure, so. too. does a diverse group of people come together to make the project possible. To bring together numerous independent businesses and corporate personalities into one goal oriented process is the peculiar challenge of the construction industry. The organizationaJ cultures of architects, engineers, owners. builders. manufacturers. and suppliers may seem to work against the real need to forge a partnership that will ensure the success of a project. Yet, despite these very real chaIJenges in the industry, construction projects do get completed. In fact. it is difficult to think of an industry that is more basic to our economy and to our daily lives. The highways we drive on.