The answer, again, was concrete, and prefabricated construction systems that shifted construction into factories, where, it was supposed, productivity would be higher than on building sites.
None of the designs were built, owing to shifting construction priorities in the German Navy in the last year of World War I.
The economic slowdown accentuates this shift in construction practices, said Steven Winter, an energy and construction consultant in Norwalk, Conn.
Development of roller-compacted concrete (RCC) caused major shift in construction practice of mass concrete and pavement slabs.
One worker, fresh from a 14-hour shift, his construction helmet tied around his neck, pumped his fist in the air and called for a worker's revolution.
What made the current shift in construction possible, board makers say, is the sport's culture of innovation and boarders' hunger for constant technical improvements.
It relied on the development of techniques for drawing (il disegno), which in turn propelled a shift from construction toward theory.
They traced this decline to multiple causes, including a decline in the number of rooms per home, the use of gypsum wallboard in place of plaster and of asphalt shingles in place of slate, a shift in construction to lower-cost Southern climates and a relative increase in the number of multifamily housing units and apartment buildings.
Over these past 3 years there has been a real shift within construction organisations, from generally not wanting to engage with social media, to some companies now fully embracing what it can offer in terms of engaging with clients, people and communities.
This should take place at least annually, and whenever there is major change in the project, e.g. shift from construction to operation phase.
