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  title info:
    non sort: A
    title: study of building technology in the Natal building industry, South Africa
  name:
    name part: Pather, Rubintheran
    name part: 1963-
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xx
    date issued: 1989
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    form: remote
    extent: ix, 74 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm.
  abstract: This thesis reports the findings of a mail survey of 215 randomly selected Natal building industry professionals consisting of architects, civil engineers, quantity surveyors, academics, managers of building product manufacturers, and building managers. As a result of no known previous studies concerning technological progress in the South African building industry, the study was conducted at a primary level. Its purpose was to (1) identify sections of building work that had the greatest opportunity for technological improvement, (2) identify reasons for the slow technological progress in the building industry, and (3) establish directions for continuing this research focus. Descriptive statistics were used to report the findings of the study. The section waterproofing, was found to have a major opportunity for technological improvement. Standards and building codes were found to be a major barrier to the use of new building technologies. The major constraints to the research and development of new building technologies were: the poor communication link between researchers and end users, insufficient research funds from the private and public sectors, no profit incentive to undertake research, and the lack of awareness on the importance of research and development of new building technologies. Other significant findings from the responses to the open ended questions were also reported.
  note: by Rubintheran Pather.
  note: "Major subject: Construction Management."
  note: Typescript (photocopy).
  note: Vita.
  note: Also available online.
  note: M.S. Texas A&M University 1989.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  subject:
    geographic code: f-sa---
  subject:
    topic: Construction industry
    topic: Technological innovations
    geographic: South Africa
    geographic: KwaZulu-Natal
  subject:
    topic: Construction industry
    geographic: South Africa
    geographic: KwaZulu-Natal
    topic: Appropriate technology
  subject:
    topic: Major construction management
  identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1989-THESIS-P297
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      url: https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1989-THESIS-P297
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    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 900815
    record change date: 20220103115113.0
    record identifier: in00000916457