The construction industry is an information-intensive sector and low levels of productivity are often blamed on inadequate integration of information. This book shows how the different types and sources of information can be integrated to benefit individual construction projects, construction companies and in the construction industry at world-wide level. "This volume contains the results of worldwide research and practice in the integration of construction information, showing how different types and sources of information can be integrated on individual construction projects, within construction companies and in the construction industry worldwide." - Civil Engineering "...the volume bears witness to the vast range of development efforts which can be said to deal with integration in construction...the book gives much that will be of use not only to IT specialists but also to those whose interests lie in the mainstream of construction management" - Construction Management and Economics M. Betts, P.S. Brandon