Andrew P. McCoy

Andrew P. McCoy

Andrew Patton McCoy, PhD, is the Preston and Catharine White Endowed Fellow and associate director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction (MLSoC) and the director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech. He is associate professor of Building Construction in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, a joint venture of the College of Engineering and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies which focuses on inter-disciplinary, multi-departmental outreach, research and education.

Policies, Programs and People that Shape Innovation in Housing

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$49.95
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In Stock Date: 
06/29/2015

Andrew P. McCoy
Andrew R. Sanderford
C. Theodore Koebel
Carlos Martin

Scholars of innovation have, for some time, engaged in the process of identifying the role of innovation in economic growth. The study of innovation has produced an astonishing array of insights into the way firms create, individuals choose, and markets evolve.

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A Business Framework for International Commercialization of Innovative Construction Products

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In Stock Date: 
12/30/2015

Ali Albassami and Andrew Patton McCoy

Businesses, consumers, industry groups, and governments understand the importance of innovation for continued economic success and improvements in quality of life. However, innovation remains an opaque topic. A paradox exists in the construction industry at-large; using innovation is vital yet challenges the value to individual organizations. This paradox is supported by a landscape that includes a sizeable graveyard of failed attempts at innovation on grand and small scales.

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