Preface

Creation is an inspiring endeavor. This is especially true when one creates objects of a size that only a few people can. Cathedrals or skyscrapers, bridges or aqueducts, highways, or dams are not only fascinating due to their size but also because they significantly affect the lives of all people in their proximity - for decades or even centuries. The act of construction is an act of “true” creation. Growing demand for a “better” built environment - even though the meaning of “better” is often hard to define in this context - requires increasing levels of diverse knowledge. As time progresses, it is getting harder to live up to the ever-growing societal expectations: trains begin to compete with the speed of airplanes, buildings are often expected to produce rather than to consume energy, and in the not-so-distant future, we build settlements in outer space, most likely with advanced robotics. Creative Construction Conferences are organized to provide an annual forum for ambitious researchers and practitioners from around the world who have realized that the construction industry is rapidly changing and who accept that building materials, construction technologies, and project management will quickly and creatively evolve in the future. List of International Scientific Committee (permanent), Editors are available in this pdf.