The Reality of Research: Multiple expectations on the contemporary university serving the construction sector (keynote address)

Abstract

This paper challenges industry, academe and our professional institutions to come together and find consensus on how we should balance the multiple expectations on our university faculties to best serve society in the built environment arena. One purpose of this paper is as a prelude to a research experiment that hopes to identify new conclusions and directions for the reality of the built environment. It is a work in progress, providing background to some of the key issues to stimulate discussion in the ensuing panel and open discussion during AUBEA Industry Day.