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Architects top in IT use.

Series: Building Design ; (1399) 11 June 1999, 5(1)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: According to a Barbour Index survey, architects are way ahead of QSs and other building team members in their use of IT to gather information. The survey reveals that 80% of architects have access to information in an electronic format, compared to 45% of QSs. Use of IT is set to expand rapidly within the industry. At the moment technical debate between architects is focused on using e-mail and how copyright of drawings might be protected.

According to a Barbour Index survey, architects are way ahead of QSs and other building team members in their use of IT to gather information. The survey reveals that 80% of architects have access to information in an electronic format, compared to 45% of QSs. Use of IT is set to expand rapidly within the industry. At the moment technical debate between architects is focused on using e-mail and how copyright of drawings might be protected.