When scientists and practitioners spend two days in the year 1 after Lehmann exploring the opportunities for industrial construction left behind by an unleashed casino economy from a wide variety of perspectives, they do so with the experience of being argumentatively inferior to their colleagues from the finance departments in all decision-making processes of the last 15 years. Respect for all three pillars of sustainability - economy, ecology and social responsibility - would probably have prevented this development.
This book documents the thoughts of 23 speakers and the resulting discussions on the great opportunities that the current situation presents for future investments and planning strategies in industrial construction. When, if not now, must the arguments for minimizing the use of resources and all considerations of the social impact of industrial investment to ensure long-term economic viability be enforceable at all stages of design, planning, implementation and operation?