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Innovation and constructive change are the cornerstones of progress. Whilst civil and structural engineering are not always perceived as purveyors of radical change, they have adopted new technologies and that process continues.

However, innovation and change carry with them risk and that makes designers, specifiers, users and clients wary about such change from established practices.

Such caution, whilst understandable, is an impediment to responsible innovation.

It is the task of product and process assessment, certification, production inspection and site surveillance to provide such reassurance.

This paper covers these aspects at both national and European level emphasising the principles of assessment and Agrément in objectively judging innovation and its role within the regulated and non-regulated areas of building and construction activity.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 49 INNOVATION IN CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Edited by: M.B. Leeming and B.H.V. Topping Paper II.1 The Role of Assessment and Certification in Transposing Innovation into Practice P.C. Hewlett British Board of Agrément, Watford, United Kingdom doi:10.4203/ccp.49.2.1 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper P.C. Hewlett, "The Role of Assessment and Certification in Transposing Innovation into Practice", in M.B. Leeming, B.H.V. Topping, (Editors), "Innovation in Civil and Construction Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 55-60, 1997. doi:10.4203/ccp.49.2.1 Abstract Innovation and constructive change are the cornerstones of progress. Whilst civil and structural engineering are not always perceived as purveyors of radical change, they have adopted new technologies and that process continues. However, innovation and change carry with them risk and that makes designers, specifiers, users and clients wary about such change from established practices. Such caution, whilst understandable, is an impediment to responsible innovation. It is the task of product and process assessment, certification, production inspection and site surveillance to provide such reassurance. This paper covers these aspects at both national and European level emphasising the principles of assessment and Agrément in objectively judging innovation and its role within the regulated and non-regulated areas of building and construction activity. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £85 +P&P)
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